What Happens During an SOE Mediation?

The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Belize Police Department will not simply push for amendments to the Constitution for stiffer laws for gang and gun violence. Today, Commissioner Williams told reporters that during the ninety-day State of Emergency, they will conduct mediation sessions with the youths who are locked at the Belize Central Prison during this period. 

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“Next week we will commence intervention and mediation sessions at the Kolbe Foundation. That will be led by Mr Nuri Mohammed. The intention is for him to go in twice a week to meet with them in smaller groups and then see how we can eventually expand the groups. That will be done for the three-month period of the SOE. Again, the objective is not to just have them locked up in prison but also to have them resolve whatever issues or conflicts that they may have, so hopefully it is going to bear good fruits. In terms of the persons who are still wanted by the police, some of them may have left the country, some of them may be hiding in other parts of the country, but we’re hoping that the public is going to assist us in rooting them out from where they may be.”