Two persons remain in custody in Suriname and six others are being held at the Springlands Police Station as investigators try desperately to solve the mysterious abduction and murder of Corentyne businessman Fazal Hoosein whose body was found on Thursday.
Fazal Hoosein
Sources told Stabroek News that the two persons who are in custody in Suriname are the owner and captain of the boat that was transporting Hoosein and nine other passengers to a landing at Number 78 Village, Corriverton.
They were reportedly arrested on the port in Suriname on Thursday following the discovery of his remains. Police are still hunting for the ‘Dutch boat’ along with the five masked gunmen who pulled up alongside the passenger boat around 5:30 pm on Wednesday and ordered him into theirs.
Three persons were also apprehended by local police immediately after the body was found, while one was taken into custody on Saturday night and two others on Sunday night.
Police sources told this newspaper that so far no “confessions” have been forthcoming even though they are conducting intense interrogations. They are also pleased with the close collaboration with their Surinamese counterparts.
A post-mortem examination conducted on Saturday indicated that Hoosein, 44, of Number 69 Village, Corentyne, was thrown overboard alive by his attackers. Passengers aboard the boat had related that the men did not take any cargo that was in their possession but directed their attention to Hoosein.
Reports are that after the pirates started firing bullets everyone went down in the boat. The pirates then “jumped into the boat and lifted the caps of some of the passengers and looked at their faces until they recognized Hoosein.
With guns pointing at him they ordered him, while speaking “in Dutch” to get into their boat. The men then demanded everyone hand over their cell phones before removing the engine lead and escaping towards Suriname in the boat which was “very fast.”
Unable to power the boat to get to shore, someone who had an extra cellular phone used it to call for help and another boat subsequently went to their rescue.
Hoosein’s father, Jafar, 73, told Stabroek News that his son may have complied with the gunman because he was concerned for the lives of the other passengers.
He said when he saw the body at the mortuary the hands were tightly bounded in front and his feet were also tied. The attackers used a “fat yellow rope and a fine one to tie me son as if they tie a cow.”
Further he said, “I couldn’t even loose it out with me hands… when the rope come off he hands and feet still had brands from how tight they tie he up.”
He said too that when he “bathe and prepare the body it had black and blue marks all over. There was not a part of his body that they did not beat.” He was also upset with reports that the body was in an advanced stage of decomposition.
Jafar said his son who owned about four fishing boats and was a member of the Number 66 Fish Port Complex sold fish locally as well as in Suriname. He also had to go there at times to collect payments and renew fishing licences.
He said Fazal was employed with a businessman of Number 79 Village and was sent to Suriname to transact business. He however denied that it had anything to do with gold.
Jafar, who was a fisherman and worked at sea for 43 years, said Hoosein, the sixth of nine children, was the only one to follow in his footsteps.
Meanwhile, a resident who said he has been in the ‘backtrack’ business for the past 25 years, said this is the second time that passengers were robbed at sea. He said almost two months ago pirates, armed with a gun and cutlasses, attacked and robbed passengers of their money and other valuables. He is of the opinion that both incidents were “well-planned.”
See how expeditiously the PPP directs its armed forces to resolve this crime.
In contrast to the recent vigilantee shooting where Crime chief Seelall Persaud claims not to have a lead. Is his comment not peculiar since it was reported in the SN that the mother of the victim was informed of the identity of the shooter?
Where did you read that the mother was informed of the identity of the shooter. The statement said the mother has no information who the shooter is, but there are plans to visit him. Get a life and stop blaming everything on the PPP. Surprising you did not blame the Air France jet disaster on the Guyana government, because Guyana is too close to Brazil.
Biswattie Ramsawak BLAMING THE PPP, every thing u blame the ppp for, ah thief get shoot u blame the ppp, they solved the crime u blame the ppp, your man left u, u blame the ppp, u get fired from your job u blame the ppp, try and educate your self and stop blaming the ppp
zainno read again it was mentioned that the mother was aware of the shooter’s identity.
i think it time you stop blogging, every one is sick of your blog ,NO TASTE OR SENSE OF HUMOR.WHY DONT YOU BLAME THE PNC FOR MAKEING YOU THIS WAY.
zainno read sn monday edition in the fifth paragraph and you will see it say the mother was informed of the shooter’s identity.
You Guys seem frustrated today if people read the articles you wouldnt be having fun tugging at one another.
oh stop with the racism. please!
That’s true Biswattie, and when they say they are conducting “intense interrogation” to get a confession, it likely means they are torturing them.
Biwattie it’s like you cooking DHAL everyday, you just keep GOTAYING the same thing over and over.You’re like day old bread- TOO STALE!
Why allyuh dont leave BISWATTIE alone. Allyuh sound like patriots to a sysytem that is corrupting allyuh. I fell you Biswattie, the PPP is to be blamed. But the people dont not see it. No wonder Guyana is in such a mess right now. It is under their watch all of the ills are happening. But no they cannot fix it, because they are the ones deepely involved – the PPP officials.
Ask Bishpattie, which party she supported all her life Navy Seal??? The same party she now badmouthing was doing good in her eyes all the years until last two weeks…
SN I think it’s time you use your “moderator” skills and put a sock in Biswattie Ramsawak’s blog! Surely if you are ALLOWING this person to get away with these sort of comments you are guilty of fanning biased reporting. As a media representative, your responsibility is to ensure transparency and CORRECT those who might have an inconsistent opinion from your storied. Shame on you Stabroek News for allowing this to happen!
It is called FREE SPEECH, leave Biswattie ALONE.
dinesh the moderator is bias and enjoy these negative one sided comments.
When they are caught , they should be executed.
Does that happen in the land of the Stars & Stripes? Isn’t there a PUBLIC trial before sentence, judgment and passage of judgment?
When they are caught,tried, & found Guilty they should be executed.
OK. Good to see that you agree there MUST BE A PUBLIC TRIAL FOR ALL killers.
This does not smell like robbery..the father said his son complied with the pirates to save the others…but the articles say the pirates when onto the boat to get the captain that is all it sounds like they wanted..who knows this might be bigger that we think…hell if I know…
biswattie and amena read the article properly before commenting ” the mother was informed that he might have known his shooter”unlike biswattie saying that the mother was informed of the identity of the shooter if that was the case well case close a ready
mary jane go read again and this time put on your glasses, read sn june 8th and read the article go to paragraph 5 and read what it says and then respone to me.
Listen my Royal Guyanese Family, the PPP and Jagdeo have run Guyana for the past 18 plus years. As the managers of Guyana, they are responsible for passing laws to address this shituation of crime and criminality.
When Burnham was there he got blamed for everything and that was cool for he was responsible.
Why so much immorality when there is so much hope by everyone that things in GT get better???
Stop blogging craziness if yuh ah PPP or PNC or de other crazy parties.
When are we going to STAND UP FOR GUYANA REGARDLESS of political affiliation????Take a good look at Jamrock and see where the divisive dual political schemes has the country falling apart at the seams. Jamrock is murder and mayhem with corrupt cops.
Arise you mighty Guyanese and speak TRUTH TO POWA ALWAYS. Guyana first and political parties second. As to those who live in the u-s-a with its torture and illegal invasion regime, shut yuh trap and tek care feh see that the u-s-a war criminals and genocidal agents are prosecuted in d HAGUE.
Until then stop blaming Guyana and help solve d problems.
This man was another bidnessman who was singled out for revenge by his counterparts. What was he involved in to meet such a brutal end??? This is the question of d day.
“Keep it “LIT”
dat is d Pinnacle fyahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhkey
Empress something is being done to bring those torturers to justice, so cool down and deal with what is at hand, i don’t see anything done to those corrupt officials in ja, i you don’t know i read the weekly star every week so i know what is happening in ja.
this looks like an inside job. somebody know when he was travelling and what he had on him