And while we didn't even bother to spar with Peyrefitte on that one, we
did search him out on the Southside state of emergency. It's the second
Southside emergency this year - and it seems that police are now using
this very extreme measure as a kind of policing tool for preventative
detention.
Presently, the entire Southside of Belize city, from Burdon Canal to
the Swing Bridge is under a state of emergency, and we asked the
Minister if this is the incipient stages of a police state:
Belize City was first placed under a Southside state of emergency in
mid March, followed by a three month national state of emergency in
late March, followed now by another Southside SOE.
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