Attorney General moves to enforce $4.5M court costs against Mohameds

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, S.C., has signalled that enforcement action will soon be taken against Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed to recover millions of dollars in court-ordered costs following their unsuccessful legal challenges to extradition proceedings.

The move comes after the Court of Appeal on Tuesday unanimously dismissed the Mohameds’ appeal, upholding an earlier High Court ruling and awarding an additional $3 million in costs— $1.5 million each to the Minister of Home Affairs and the Attorney General. When combined with the $1.5 million previously awarded by the High Court, the total now owed by the father and son stands at $4.5 million.

However, according to correspondence from the Attorney General’s Chambers dated March 11, 2026, no payments have yet been made in relation to the earlier High Court order .

In that letter, addressed to Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde, the Attorney General reminded that the High Court had ordered payment of $500,000 to each respondent, including the State, by February 27, 2026. The Chambers noted that the deadline had passed without compliance.

“We are not in receipt of any payment of costs as per the Court’s Order, and note that the time stipulated for compliance has since passed,” the letter stated .

The correspondence further demanded that payment be made “forthwith,” warning that failure to comply would result in steps being taken to enforce the court’s order .

The Attorney General’s position follows the latest appellate ruling, which decisively rejected arguments advanced by the Mohammeds that the extradition process was tainted by bias. The Court of Appeal affirmed that the decision by Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond to issue the Authority to Proceed (ATP) was lawful and administrative in nature, and not subject to disqualification on the grounds alleged.

The court also dismissed claims that legal advice provided by the Attorney General influenced the process improperly, finding no evidence to support assertions of bias.

The appellate panel comprising Acting Chancellor Roxane George and Justices of Appeal Rishi Persaud and Nareshwar Harnanan, found the appeal to be without merit and dismissed it in its entirety.

The ruling further strengthens the Government’s position as extradition proceedings against the Mohammeds continue before the Magistrates’ Court.

With both High Court and Appeal Court costs now outstanding, the Attorney General has indicated that additional correspondence will be issued to recover the newly awarded sums, as the State prepares to move to enforcement if payments are not made.

 

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