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Attorney Audrey Matura Raises Further Questions on the State of Public Emergency

815 views · Published 20 September 2018 · 2:03 · Indexed 19 October 2026

Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics

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Forty plus men have been locked up since September fifth following the proclamation of state of public emergency on two neighbourhoods, in south side Belize City, where the George Street and the Mayflower/Bank Street gangs reside. Seven days later, the men were transported to the Central Prison in Hattieville where they remain detained, without any charges levied against them. Their constitutional rights have also been waived as a result of the proclamation, which is being monitored closely by the Human Rights Commission of Belize as well as several attorneys. But even as the statutory instrument was signed on the fourth, the regulations were released until days later. Attorney Audrey Matura says that based on provision in the constitution, she has been retained by several of the detainees, but has been unable to meet with her clients. There are also allegations coming out of the prison that some of the detainees have been denied visitation rights and have been placed in solitary confinement after being brutalized. Matura says that she wrote to the C.E.O. at Kolbe, Virgilio Murillo and will ask Justices of the Peace to exercise their powers. Matura also says that fourteen days after the proclamation, she’s unaware if information on the detainees has been gazetted, as required.

Attorney Audrey Matura Raises Further Questions on the State of Public Emergency

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