Latest update August 19th, 2026 10:39 AM
Govt., embassy yet to produce evidence Azruddin Mohamed applied for Venezuelan visa
The Venezuelan Embassy in Georgetown
Kaieteur News – Government appears to be ignoring the call by businessman and Presidential candidate of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party Azruddin Mohamed to produce the evidence that he has made frequent visits to the Venezuelan Embassy and is seeking visa to visit the country.
Kaieteur News reached out to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Venezuelan embassy for a response on Wednesday but officials from both agencies were reportedly unavailable. This publication also visited the Venezuelan Embassy’s Georgetown office to ascertain the truth of the allegations but was told that a response could not be provided at the moment as the ambassador was not available.
On Tuesday Foreign Affairs Minister, Hugh Todd claimed that he had summoned Ambassador to Guyana, Carlos Amador Perez Silva, to a meeting on the issue. During an interview conducted by the Department of Public Information, Todd noted that Congressman Carlos Gimenez had raised concerns over what he had described as Venezuela’s attempt to influence internal affairs in Guyana, specifically through Mohamed. “I’m encouraged to inform you that only recently we found out that the Mohameds have been frequently visiting the Venezuelan Embassy here in Georgetown. Now, you can recall that we’ve had Congressmen in the United States of America who have been very vocal in connecting the Mohameds to Nicholas Maduro and his regime, particularly as it relates to smuggling and the sanctions that have been placed on Venezuela, gold smuggling that is, and money laundering,” Todd disclosed
However, Mohamed has categorically denied claims calling them “baseless, malicious, and politically motivated.” “I never visited the Venezuelan Embassy, nor have I applied for a visa to travel to Venezuela,” he said.
In a press statement last even, the businessman called out the government on the allegations.
“This smear campaign is meant to be a distraction from the PPP alleged corruption being exposed making headways on social media,” Mohamed said. He reasoned that the PPP is attempting to divert attention from the truth and suppress the voices exposing their wrongdoing. To this end, the businessman challenged the Venezuelan Embassy to produce the proof. “Present any record of my entry to the Embassy. Show the Guyanese people a single shred of documentation of me applying for a visa,” Mohamed stated.
The businessman noted his disgust at the information being peddled by the government.
“It is off-putting that this administration would stoop to such depths, squandering state resources in a quest for political mileage against me and by extension the WIN party. To coerce the Venezuelan Ambassador into misleading the Guyanese public speaks to the lengths this administration is willing to go using his ministers as pawns. It also exposes the fact that the government of Guyana is in cahoots with the government of Venezuela,” he said adding that if backdoor meetings are being had to concoct lies, such deception put Guyana’s territorial integrity at risk.
He contended that “…With leaders like this, our sovereignty could be bartered away behind closed doors. All of Guyana must recognise this for what it is, the Ali administration is in bed with the Government of Venezuela and this presents a looming danger to our national sovereignty.” The politician urged his supporters to not be distracted by lies but to remain laser-focused on the mission. “September 1,” he said is not just polling day; “it is a turning point in our nation.”
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