ComPol Condemns Accusations of Ignoring Murder Charge Orders

For the past two years, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has praised the Belize Police Department for their efforts in keeping the country’s murder rate below one hundred victims. In 2024, Belize recorded eighty-nine murder victims, just two more than the previous year. When asked about these numbers, Commissioner Williams was questioned if he was ignoring directives from the Director of Public Prosecution to charge some of the alleged perpetrators with murder to keep the official count lower. Here’s his response.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“Every instruction  given to the police, by Her Majesty’s Director of Public Prosecution is adhered to under my command. I do not encourage my officers not to adhere to directives from the DPP. So I don’t know where you’re getting your stats from, but so there’s no such directive again. What you’re doing or what you’re  trying to digest is not  working of your stomach.  Spit it out.”