Women of Indian Creek Support Current Alcalde

Following the election of Jose Choc and Felipe Sam as Alcalde and Deputy Alcalde, respectively, the Attorney General’s ministry declared both men duly elected officials of the village. But he informed the villagers on August fifteenth of the M.L.A.’s civil suit, challenging the installation of Choc and Sam. The women who spoke today, Jessica Ack and Silvania Maquin, vehemently opposed the reinstatement of the previous alcaldes and gave their reasons why.

 

Jessica Ack, Resident, Indian Creek Village

“I just want to ask, if these people come back in power, do you think that they will cooperate with the village council when we want development in our community?  (Crowd shouts “No”) So this is the reason why we do not want these people. We want that Mr. Manuel Ak and Mr. Nicholas Choc to stay as alcalde and deputy alcalde.”

 

 

Silvania Maquin, Resident, Indian Creek Village

“They will not work, they will not cooperate with our chairman, and I have seen it. And the beginning of this problem is not just today. It started when we were to bring – when this prince was to come in this village, there is where the problem started. There is where this village is divided in two. And from that day forward, this M.L.A. system is brainwashing these alcaldes that they want them back again. And we don’t want these two sets of alcaldes in the village.”