Show the evidence against President Ali – Jagdeo to US-sanctioned Azruddin Mohamed

…“ridiculous” – Ali rejects claim he approved a tax waiver

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has challenged United States-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed to release evidence to support his claim that President Dr Irfaan Ali assisted him in evading taxes associated with the importation of his 2020 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster.
“Let him release the evidence that President Ali told him to submit a false invoice to the GRA, a fake invoice. Let him release it, because no such thing happened. I spoke with President Ali, he said not at all,” Jagdeo said hours after Mohamed made the accusation.

After appearing at the Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday to answer charges related to fraudulent declarations made to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) concerning the vehicle’s importation, Mohamed claimed that the President assisted him in the crime.
“I have proof where Irfaan Ali facilitated and assisted with the clearance of the Lamborghini. I am waiting for him to say that is a lie and anytime he say that is a lie, I will show the whole country how dishonourable he is,” he told reporters.
The businessman pleaded not guilty and was placed on $500,000 bail.
Produce the evidence
“Now, I would have hoped that he would have produced this evidence and say to the Magistrate or in the High Court ‘here is the evidence, not the fake invoice that he submitted’ so let him show any evidence,” Jagdeo reiterated.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, President Dr Irfaan Ali rejected claims by Mohamed that he approved a tax waiver for a Lamborghini calling the allegation “ridiculous.”
He clarified, as reported in another section of the media, that only the GRA has the authority to waive taxes, and said he never intervened in any tax matter involving Mohamed. Ali challenged the businessman to provide proof that he ever submitted the vehicle’s true invoice to the Office of the President. He also emphasized that while tax-related concerns are often brought to his attention, they are always referred to the GRA, which independently handles such investigations.
The businessman recently announced his intention to contest the 2025 General and Regional Elections.
The vice president debunked claims that Mohamed is being attacked because he is running for political office. In fact, he recalled that the entire issue escalated after the businessman posted invoices to Facebook showing that he paid $93M in taxes to import three vehicles including the Lamborghini.
This led to the GRA contacting the banks, which showed that the cost of the Lamborghini was undervalued.
“[He] Dishonestly puts that in an affidavit before the courts and then GRA went to the bank and saw he transferred US$695,000 to the company, they then asked the US Justice Dept… to get how much he paid abroad… This is a criminal act, a fake invoice is a criminal act, unless we change the law to suit the Mohamed’s,” the vice president explained.