“Boots” Martinez Funding Petion Court Case Out of Pocket  

The former Port Loyola area representative says he is preparing to file a legal claim before the High Court by Thursday. Martinez is challenging the Chief Elections Officer’s decision to take no further steps in verifying the signatures that have been rejected. He says that he is being represented by attorneys Richard “Dickie” Bradley and Dean Barrow. But, with the general elections set for 2025, will this be a case that drags out until it is no longer relevant? Martinez says he thinks the court is reasonable enough to know that the matter must be heard within a certain time frame.

 

Anthony “Boots” Martinez, Former Area Rep., Port Loyola

“I think that is the motion they want to go through, but I think the court is reasonable to know that there is a timeframe and reasonable to know that there has to be remedy in terms of time, this is an urgent situation. I nuh the tek the court lightly, but most of the time why these things happen, for the sake of it poor people don’t have the representative, the wherewithal to fight and go to the end, because these things cost.”

 

Paul Lopez

“Are you the one, is it you that is funding this undertaking or is it the party?”

 

Anthony “Boots” Martinez

“Me and the people of Port Loyola, nuh no party. I think members of the party have of the party have some fundamental differences with it, for their view but that is not the view of the people of Port Loyola.”

 

Paul Lopez

“Clearly you have two top attorneys on your side, and it will cost you a lot. Where will you get the funds from?”

 

Anthony “Boots” Martinez

“First and foremost, I need to remind people, I am a pensioner, handsomely paid four time representative to start with and all of that happened due to the will of the people of Port Loyola. My pension is higher than that of an elected representative you know. Plus, I am sixty years old and getting social security pension to. And part of getting social security pension is because the people of Port Loyola keep me in a job so long so that I qualify so that I can invest on them.”