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- Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and Police Constable Ryan Greene were remanded to prison until November 24 by the Sparendaam Magistrates' Court.
- Both men face charges under Section 9(2)(b) of the Cybercrime Act relating to the alleged unauthorized access and disclosure of government surveillance footage.
- Prosecutors allege Constable Greene downloaded footage from the Safe Country system and received GY$800,000 from Mohamed for the recording.
- Defense attorneys criticized the bail denial and stated they would apply to the High Court for their clients' release.
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and Police Constable Ryan Greene were remanded to prison until November 24 after appearing at the Sparendaam Magistrates' Court on cybercrime charges. The case involves allegations under Section 9(2)(b) of the Cybercrime Act regarding the unauthorized access to and disclosure of electronic data connected to national security.
Authorities allege that Constable Greene admitted to downloading surveillance footage from the government's Safe Country surveillance system and that Mohamed paid him GY$800,000 for the recording. Defense attorneys Roysdale Forde and Darren Wade criticized the decision to deny bail, arguing that the prosecution failed to establish the elements of the offense, and announced plans to seek bail in the High Court.