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The Belize Times Sunday, May 9, 2010 United States. The Commissioner wonder, how many other citizens may went on to say that Belizean law en- not have been rung through the sysforcement officers are coordinating tem out of malice, hate and vendetta? with their US counterparts to see the If the police could have done it to return of the man to Belize to face one of their own who wouldn’t they charges against him. do it to? This is an incredulous bit of inWhich finally brings me to this formation. Firstly, if the Police De- point. Belize City’s Deputy Mayor was partment has had this information for on television the other night spouting some time, why have they not released a proposal to change our system to it to the public? I recall they went out one in which those accused of crimes of the way to have a media trial of are presumed to be guilty and then Mr. Williams. And many, if not all of they have to prove their innocence. He us, bought into the hype. We had all did say that the idea was not “novel” the earth will one day rise again. convicted Chester a long time ago. or engineered by him; that it has been The full hundred in Mr. Williams’ But the more distressing thing about floating around out there. But when ordeal gradually begun to unfold. all this though is that Chester Wil- you put the Chester Williams’ case First, there was in May, 2008, liams was not fielding a conspiracy into perspective, you quickly realize the legal opinion of the then Solici- theory after all. Big man (as they say that such a proposal could only bring tor General, Tanya Herwanger, on in the streets) as it now turns out, more pain and suffering to the nathe merits (or rather demerits) of Mr. were indeed plotting and scheming tion. Not a lot of our people will have Williams’ case. She professionally and and making very, very serious allega- the resources as a Chester Williams to boldly wrote that the case against Mr. tions against an individual, just be- prove what the public will chide as a Williams was “fatally flawed”. And cause ah position. Which makes me conspiracy theory. more revealing, she wrote that the decision to suspend Chester Williams was “influenced by various interested parties.” These interested parties were listed as UDP Ministers Carlos Perdomo and John Saldivar, as well as the Commissioner of Police and the CEO in the Ministry of the Public Service. The Prime Minister was terribly vexed with the Solicitor Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a Company duly registered under General for her candour and publicly the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised scolded and embarrassed the woman. Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert The Solicitor General’s legal opinion, naturally, had eyes popping open. and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of How could it be that the government its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a handpicked legal expert could be sayDeed of Mortgage made the 16th day of October, 2001, reing that government’s case was flawed, corded in Deeds Book Volume 42 of 2007 at Folios 715 -738; when, in March, 2008, the chilling and and the Supplemental Deed made the 26th day of August, 2005, surreal allegations were made Chester Williams appeared to be a slum dunk recorded in Deeds Books Volume 26 of 2005 at folios 1433 – case against him? 1442; between BERTHA LUZ COYE of #31 Progress Street, Then things really started lookOrange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize; of the one ing more suspicious when later in part and the said Bank of the other part; the said SCOTIADecember, 2008, the Belize Advisory BANK (BELIZE) LTD. will at the expiration of three months Council vindicated Williams and ordered him reinstated as a Senior Sufrom the date of the first publication of this notice sell the propperintendent. That again had eyes erty described in the Schedule hereto. popping out. The case against Chester Williams begun to look indeed like All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing a case of a framed cop as Chester had and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from put it when the wild allegations first started. the said SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. But Tuesday’s revelation by the Commissioner of Police definitely had to floor everyone who has been keeping track of the case. In its newscast on Tuesday, Channel5 ran an interview with Mr. Jefferies wherein the Commissioner of Police admitted ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot A comprising that the Police Department has long known that the man Chester Williams 147.284 Square Metres situate West of Progress Street, Metzis alleged to have killed is alive in the gen Estate Area, )Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District,
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Like everybody, I always find conspiracy theories hard to swallow and view them with great skepticism. And so back in 2008, after government had changed and Sr. Superintendent Chester Williams was telling the country that he was being set up by other high ranking members of the police department and politicians, it was kinda hard to swallow. It did seem like a conspiracy theory to me, as I suppose most Belizeans, at the time. It seemed incredulous at the time that senior police officers who had a personal vendetta would be so consumed that they would frame Mr. Williams in the manner they did: getting a fellow police officer to give a statement stating that he witnessed Mr. Williams execute a man who was supposedly on the run. It did seem extraordinary for men who took an oath to maintain law and order, to go to such depths in the quest to jockey for power. Ah mean, that is the stuff that makes for an excellent Alfred Hitchcock suspense movie. We out here were not privy to what Mr. Williams or his lawyers or those police officers and politicians knew. So, as I said, most of us our here thought Mr. Williams’ was fielding a conspiracy theory at the time to save face as disciplinary actions were being taken against him, and he was being suspended. And most of us, naturally, did not believe his version at the time. But it is said: truth crushed to
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THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO
bounded and described as shown by Plan No. 989 of 2004 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 989 of 2004 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (This property is now referred to as Parcel 1769 – Block 4 – Orange Walk Town Registration Section). DATED this 4th day of May 2010.
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