BPM Redistricting Case Before the High Court  

The Belize Peace Movement has a redistricting case currently before the High Court. It’s still in the early stages, and it’s unclear if it needs to be resolved before the general election. The movement is asking the court to determine if the current electoral divisions violate the Constitution of Belize. Attorney Eamon Courtenay provided an update on the hearing.

 

Eamon Courtenay, Attorney at Law

“There was an order by Justice Hondora that the record be prepared and filed and it was not filed. It is eight hundred and fifty-two pages and was sent to electronically at four-thirty-seven yesterday. The judge indicated this morning hat he had not read or received it and Ms. Sharon Pitts for the claimants apologized and the judge gave her time to file it. He asked her to explain the urgency and she gave her explanation that the elections are coming. It was pointed out to her that her clients are not asking for any urgent relief, any interim relief, any injunction, so what is the rush. So if you ask me my view I will say we don’t know when we will physically get the record of eight hundred and fifty-two pages. I would assume later today or tomorrow. But when we get it the judge will have to make a determination of what is the urgency since you are not asking for an injunction. It is just pure legal arguments. There is no application in that case to stop the election.”