Chester Defends Month-long Incarceration of Gang Members
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Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics
For the latest news across Belize, visit: http://edition.channel5belize.com/ Forty persons including adults and minors who police have determined are gang members have been transferred to the Hattieville Central prison where they will be locked up until the end of this month. On Wednesday, which marked the seventh day since they had been detained, the group was transported to prison from the holding cells of the Queen and Racoon Streets stations. They were handed documents stating why they were held but won’t be formally charged as permitted under the state of public emergency imposed in two south side constituencies where the gangs have been active against each other. But their thirty-day incarceration has come under fire from human rights experts and attorneys who argue that the rights and freedoms of these people are under attack. After the thirty-day period, the police say some can be charged with gang- related offenses. At a press conference today, sought to cool down concerns over the process of their incarceration. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports.
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