Guyanese businessman and presidential candidate of the We Put money into Nationhood (WIN) celebration, Azruddin Mohamed, has strongly denied claims that he has been visiting the Venezuelan Embassy in Georgetown to safe a visa to journey to Caracas.
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In a press release launched to the press, Mohamed described the allegations as “baseless, malicious, and politically motivated.” He insisted, “I by no means visited the Venezuelan Embassy, nor have I utilized for a visa to journey to Venezuela.”
The WIN celebration chief’s response got here hours after International Affairs Minister Hugh Todd mentioned he had summoned Venezuela’s Ambassador to Guyana, Carlos Amador Perez Silva, concerning the problem. Todd famous that Congressman Carlos Gimenez had raised issues about what he described as Venezuela’s makes an attempt to affect inner affairs in Guyana via Mohamed.
“I’m inspired to tell you that solely not too long ago we discovered that the Mohameds have been often visiting the Venezuelan Embassy right here in Georgetown. Now, you possibly can recall that we’ve had Congressmen in america of America who’ve been very vocal in connecting the Mohameds to Nicholas Maduro and his regime, significantly because it pertains to smuggling and the sanctions which have been positioned on Venezuela, gold smuggling that’s, and cash laundering,” Todd disclosed throughout an interview performed by the Division of Public Info.
In his assertion, Mohamed known as out the federal government over the allegations, saying, “This smear marketing campaign is supposed to be a distraction from the PPP alleged corruption being uncovered making headways on social media.” He added that the marketing campaign is an try and “divert consideration from the reality and suppress the voices exposing their wrongdoing.” Mohamed challenged the Venezuelan Embassy to provide proof supporting the claims: “Current any file of my entry to the Embassy. Present the Guyanese folks a single shred of documentation of me making use of for a visa.”
Mohamed expressed his disgust on the allegations and accused the federal government of misusing state sources for political achieve. “It’s off-putting that this administration would stoop to such depths, squandering state sources in a quest for political mileage towards me and by extension the WIN celebration. To coerce the Venezuelan Ambassador into deceptive the Guyanese public speaks to the lengths this administration is prepared to go utilizing his ministers as pawns. It additionally exposes the truth that the federal government of Guyana is in cahoots with the federal government of Venezuela,” he mentioned. He warned that such actions might put Guyana’s territorial integrity in danger, including, “…With leaders like this, our sovereignty may very well be bartered away behind closed doorways. All of Guyana should acknowledge this for what it’s, the Ali administration is in mattress with the Authorities of Venezuela and this presents a looming hazard to our nationwide sovereignty.”
Urging his supporters to stay centered on the upcoming election, Mohamed mentioned, “September 1 isn’t just polling day; it’s a turning level in our nation.”
