Leader of We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), Azruddin Mohamed, who along with his father has been sanctioned and indicted in US courts, today confirmed that he “sold and transferred” 11 vehicles to third-parties, but claims that the transactions were all legitimate as he pushed back against an investigation by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

GRA, in announcing a full investigation, said the transfers, which took place between November 27 and December 5, 2025, were done in breach of regulations associated with transfers of motor vehicles and in contravention of Anti-Money Laundering Regulations.

But in a statement this morning, Mohamed, while describing the actions of GRA as “bizarre,” challenged the tax authority to identify the law that was breached.

Maintaining that the transactions were all legitimate, Mohamed explained that the vehicles transferred were not luxury vehicles, like his Lamborghini, adding that they were all third-hand vehicles which were registered in Guyana – some as long ago as 12 years. The vehicles included a Toyota Allion, Toyota Fielder, Toyota Land Cruiser, and Toyota Crown.

He is convinced that the investigation is part of a campaign against him.

“This episode represents yet another escalation in the sustained campaign of persecution against me and my family, driven solely by my outspoken criticism of, and exposure of corruption within, the present Government. Only recently, I uncovered devastating evidence implicating sitting Ministers of Government who have amassed extraordinary and unexplained wealth within the last five years. Prior to their time in government, many of them asked me for money or needed various favours,” Mohamed said.

He said insurance companies have all ceased doing business with him, thereby effectively preventing him from obtaining any insurance for his vehicles.

“Since I began speaking out against the Government, I have been systematically denied insurance for most of my vehicles. In addition, certain police officers have refrained from issuing certificates of fitness for my vehicles out of fear of Government retaliation. As a result, many of my vehicles could not be put to use. For these reasons I was compelled to sell my vehicles. In facilitating those transfers, the hardworking and honest employees of the GRA – many of whom are at the highest levels of that organization whom I will not name – fearlessly adhered to the law and performed their public duties,” he said.

On the advice of his lawyer, he is maintaining that there is no law in Guyana that prohibits the importation, ownership, transfer, or use of bullet-proof vehicles or vehicles fitted with security features.

Mohamed appealed directly to the Commissioner-General of the GRA, Godfrey Statia, to intervene and to prevent the continued political weaponisation of the tax authority.

But the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, in a statement that followed hours later, said Mohamed, “a Fugitive Offender,” continues to portray himself as an alleged victim of political persecution rather than accept the reality that he is feeling the consequences of sanctions imposed upon him, his father and their business by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury.

The Father and son are also facing extradition.

“It is public knowledge that these OFAC sanctions prohibit the Mohameds and their businesses from conducting transactions and exposes US citizens, US businesses and indeed all other entities to severe consequences for transacting business with them or their commercial outfits. These sanctions were imposed since June, 2024 and they were indicted before a grand Jury in the United States on October 2, 2025 and yet Azruddin Mohamed expects himself and his commercial enterprises to operate as if ‘it is business as usual’ — a clear indication that this individual is either living in a bubble or is simply incapable of appreciating reality,” the Attorney General said in a statement.

He said the Government cannot be faulted for decisions taken by commercial banks and insurance companies to sever relations with Azruddin Mohamed, his businesses and those associated with him, in order to protect themselves against repercussions from the sanctions.

He said it is no secret that the Revenue Authority has launched a comprehensive investigation into the Mohameds in relation to smuggling of gold, and the evasion of billions of dollars of taxes as well as customs duties, regarding the importation of motor vehicles.

He added that amid the sanctions, a block was lawfully imposed on the transferral of the motor vehicles while the investigations are ongoing.

The Attorney General said notwithstanding the “block,” “the Mohameds managed to corruptly have these vehicles transferred and worse yet, some transferred into the names of a member of the family who is specifically prohibited from transacting any business with the Mohameds by virtue of the OFAC sanctions, Maksim ‘Max’ Dmitriyev.”

He added: “when GRA discovers this fraudulent design and signals an intention to investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice as the law demands, the Mohameds go into the characteristic victim mode and chant the usual anthem of persecution and victimisation.”

The Attorney General said the Laws of Guyana must be upheld, and GRA, as well as the Guyana Police Force must be allowed to do their work, and there ought to be no exception, not even for the Mohameds.

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