We also asked Eamon Courtenay, the attorney for the PUP Claimants, to discuss their dispute with that email from Chief Elections Officer Tamai. He said that it was important for his clients to put it before the Court of Appeal:
Eamon Courtenay, SC - Attorney for the Claimants
"When an injunction is issued you are to obey it. On the say when the injunction was issued, on the advice of the attorney general, the chief elections officer ordered her staff to proceed with preparations. Now, we believe that was an important matter to bring to the attention of the court, because depending on fay you go and depending on what you do, it may amount to a contempt. The government of Belize whether it is the chief elections officer, the attorney general, the prime minister or whoever must respect an injunction issued by the chief justice. Our reason for bringing it up was do exactly what happened, they swore very long affidavits expressing that they did not intend to disrespect the court, that they did not intend any disrespect to the chief justice - that they just trying to be ready in the event that they would win here today and I think its tantamount to an aplogy to the court and thats the way I read it. They didn't put it that way, but that is the effect of it and that is what we were insisting on - respect for the rule of law."
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