PM Briceno Addresses Andre Perez’s Return to Cabinet

In that same release issued by the Government of Belize earlier this month, it was also announced that Belize Rural South Area Representative Andre Perez would be returning to Cabinet as Minister of Blue Economy and Disaster Risk Management.  The news came after several months of Perez being sidelined from government following a sex scandal including a female attorney.  So what became of an investigation into the matter?  When asked about the inquiry led by the attorney general, the PM opted not to touch on the controversial issue.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“I really don’t want to go into that.  A lot of that has been said.  I don’t want to go into a back and forth with Ms. Auxillou.  What I can tell you is that anybody could have made any report to the attorney general and nobody did.”

 

Reporter

“But was there actually an investigation…”

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“I said nobody did.  The investigation was that no laws were broken.  You could question the judgment of the person, but no laws were broken that came to light.  Nobody went to the attorney general and said here is any evidence.  Next question…”

 

Reporter

“And so it wasn’t determined that the minister did not offer things that he shouldn’t have to this woman.”

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“As I said, nothing came to attention, no evidence.  The point of [it all], I think the point that you all are missing is that Minister Perez went into his constituency and he worked hard and for this municipal election, he… For this election, he, along with the mayor, Wally Nunez, they won by the largest margin ever in the history of San Pedro.”