No one rose fast through the police ranks faster and no one’s fall was
as public and sudden but now Superintendent of Police Chester Williams has been
vindicated. On Friday, the attorneys for Williams, Ellis Arnold and Edwin Flowers
appeared before the Belize Advisory Council to appeal the decision of the Security
Services Commission. In August, the Commission found him guilty of three disciplinary
violations and took the decision to demote him to a superintendent of police.
Williams maintained his blamelessness and appealed his case to the Advisory
Council. Chairman of the Council Richard Stuart confirmed to 7NEWS
that his appeal was allowed and he has been re-instated as a senior superintendent
of police. It is expected that he will be refunded the half-pay that he lost
while he spent six months on suspension. According to his attorney Edwin Flowers,
he has gotten no word of the result of the appeal, and can only comment after
he does. Same for the Commissioner of Police who told us he cannot comment until
he gets official notice.
It is unclear where Williams will go next because he had been transferred to
desk duty in Belmopan after coming off his suspension.
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