U.D.P Standard Bearer Responds to Criticism on Voter Fraud Trial  

After weeks of back-and-forth in the San Ignacio magistrate court over alleged voter registration fraud in the Cayo North constituency, the magistrate decided that no determination could be made. The case will now move to the high court for further proceedings. However, it’s not all bad news for U.D.P. Standard Bearer Omar Figueroa, who brought the case to court. For now, all 101 voter transfers will remain in their original constituencies. Throughout the five court sessions, Figueroa has faced criticism from the public, with some claiming that voter fraud is a common practice by both parties every year. We asked Figueroa for his response to these comments. Here’s what he had to say.

 

Britney Gordon

“What do you have to say to the people that criticize this trial saying, oh, it happens every year, both parties do it, and they think that this is a waste of time?”

 

Omar Figueroa, UDP Standard Bearer, Cayo North

“I don’t subscribe to that argument. If we believe in what we’re doing, then at some point, the change has to start. We, our country is governed by a parliamentary system of government, right? Which essentially means we have 31 constituencies. And it is the legal residents of those constituencies that should determine who the standard bearers are. And there is I’ve heard that argument from several fronts, but like I said, if we don’t start to do the things the right way, um, it’s never too late to start well and get this thing done the right way.”