OJ Writes ComPol as Attorney for U.D.P. Trustee  

Turning back to our headline story involving the takeover of the U.D.P. headquarters… late this evening, attorney Orson Elrington penned a letter to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams. In the letter, Elrington, representing his client Philippa Griffith-Bailey, asserted that Bailey, as a trustee for the U.D.P., is the rightful owner of the land where the U.D.P. headquarters stands. He claimed that the police officers present were infringing on her rights. The letter emphatically demands, “We insist that you immediately instruct your officers to cease and desist from encroaching upon her rights and unlawfully occupying the property. This ongoing action not only violates her legal rights but also risks unnecessary escalation. Furthermore, we request that the Belize Police Department halt these unlawful acts within the next eight hours, by ten a.m. on October 29, 2024. Should you fail to do so, we will consider your inaction as a decision to have your officers remain on our client’s private property illegally. We will then take immediate steps to file a claim in the High Court for Judicial Review of your decision to have your officers remain on our client’s private property without authority”.