Last week we told you about the election for the police association. Over one thousand police officers came out to vote, and they overwhelmingly selected the slate of 7 led by Sergeant Jane Usher. Those new members of the police association were officially sworn-in at headquarters in Belmopan today with Sergeant Usher as the Chairlady, and top vote getter Sgt. Jermaine Hyde as the deputy chairman.
That would seem to put a cap on their election, but not if the former incumbent chairman, Corporal Eldon Arzu has something to say about it.
Despite being defeated by a large margin, Corporal Arzu is crying foul. His attorney has an application for an urgent injunction in the Supreme Court to stop the police from installing the board of the new association. He says that Commissioner Williams railroaded his slate out of the election by not having the election as he should have in November of last year.
So, his attorney says the election is illegal and irregular. Today Commissioner Williams blew it off:
Chester Williams- Commissioner of Police
"This morning I was served with a copy of a judicial review application from Mr. Arzu. I guess it is just the way he is. He is never going to stop. He even wants to set aside the will of the majority of the officers who voted in that election including himself, because he voted too. But as is normal, We will defend the application. We believe that the election process was legal and his application will have no basis in law. But it is his right to challenge whatever. Anybody can challenge whatever before the court. The question is what the outcome is going to be. And so, we will be moving forward with what the lower ranks of the department have determined. The overwhelmingly elected, the slate which was lead by Sargent Hyde and Jane Usher over that of Mr. Arzu's slate. That is the will of the officers and we must respect that."
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