Two released after questioning over Leonard Mahadeo’s execution

Leonard Mahadeo

The two men held in relation to last Friday’s execution of businessman Leonard Mahadeo have been released from custody and according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud a third man is still being questioned by investigators.

Stabroek News was reliably informed that the men, an ex-policeman and the other a well-known East Bank Demerara businessman, were arrested by police shortly after they left the crime scene, where they had gone seeking information about the shooting.

When contacted yesterday, Persaud would only say that one of the three men is closely associated with Mahadeo. He explained that the investigators were forced to release two of the men on