The man Guyanese voters recently elected to be the country’s opposition leader was arrested by local police on Friday and is being prepared for extradition to the US to face a string of financial charges, officials said.

Azruddin Mohamed, 38, was handcuffed by police a mere four days before parliament is to meet in its first session since the Sept. 1 general elections.

Mohamed’s party, We Invest in Nationhood, won 16 of the 65 seats, making it the second largest party in the country after the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP).

Mohamed was tipped to be elected as the opposition leader, but it is unclear now whether he will be able to take up his seat.

His father, Nazar Mohamed, was also arrested. Both were sanctioned by the US Treasury Department last year on charges related to

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