Human Rights Commission of Belize Concerned Over Threat of State of Emergency
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Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics
For the latest news across Belize, visit: http://edition.channel5belize.com/ Deputy Commissioner of Police Chester Williams this week threatened to impose another state of emergency; this time to tackle the rising cases of armed robberies that have been plaguing the north and south sides of Belize City. Last week Wednesday, Police Constable Osbourne Martinez, was shot and killed as he responded to the scene of an armed robbery at Belcove Hotel on Regent Street West. A trio from the PIV Gang in the Saint Martin’s area has been charged for his murder and other offences, and police believe that other members from that same faction are behind the slew of armed robberies. But is the suspension of the constitutional rights of Belizeans living in a particular zone, the best crime fighting tool? Vice President of the Human Rights Commission of Belize, Kevin Arthurs, says the threat is cause for concern.
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