Jeremy Enriquez Discusses CCJ Decision

We also heard from Jeremy Enriquez, the claimant in this case. He explained that his attorney filed the last-minute special application to the CCJ because they were worried, they wouldn’t get a Court of Appeal hearing before March twelfth. Despite the outcome, Enriquez is glad to see renewed interest in the matter.

 

Jeremy Enriquez, Claimant

“The rational for taking this to the CCJ was that we were very concerned that if we did not receive a hearing before the day of the election then there would be attempts to moot our entire case or just call it off. So we wanted to, we were seeking to just make a point in having the government recognize the violation of the constitution that is consistently being done over the past years, especially since the last election when this government promised to ensure there was proper revision of our electoral division. We recognize from the beginning this was not going to be an easy battle. This was an uphill battle, given the short time that we had to call the government to task to be accountable for their actions. This is not the first time that this political party, administration faced the court for re-division, the first time being before the last election which they joined forces with the previous administration to find ways to stop the re-division before elections. So the other case is still before the court with the Belize Peace Movement. I will have to get back to the drawing board with my attorney to see how we proceed, but the question remain, who the Belizean people turn to when their constitutional rights are consistently violated.”