Back now to the Prime Minister's press conference. WE asked him about the effect that successive losses in court have had on the "yes" t the ICJ campaign:
Reporter
"This is the second court or second tier of litigation at which the government has not had the desired outcome."
Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"True."
Reporter
"Are you not concern about the taint that this creates, since the referendum is about going to court and we are stuck in court trying to go to court. People will may confidence and say well if you can't win here, how will you win there."
Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"Of course we are and that's why I say that a great deal of blame must attach to the opposition for what is this nakedly opportunistic move to delay the process. But I believe that properly explained, I believe that if we break it down to the Belizean people, they will understand exactly what's going on and they will understand that the local shenanigans in front of courts here absolutely cannot be compared with the process at the ICJ and so while I accept that there is an element if concern in terms of what you have just described, we feel in the end confident that we can overcome that."
WE'LL have a little more for the PM's press conference which was held at the Laing Building at 5:40 - 6:10 this evening.
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