| Belize Peace Movement Stumbles In The High Court, Hearing Delayed |
| Tue, March 4, 2025 |
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| And so while Jerry Enriquez and Anand Ramlogan have thrown in the towel on their fight to block the election - the Belize Peace Movement still had a chance. They had a hearing today in the high court before Justice Hondora to try and do the same. But, the papers weren't filed properly - so the hearing could not be held:
Eamon Courtenay, SC, Attorney for the AG
"There was an order by Justice Hondora that the record be prepared and filed and it was not filed. It is 852 pages, and it was sent to me electronically at 437 yesterday. The judge indicated this morning that he had not read it. He had not even received it. And, Miss Sharon Pitts, for the claimants, apologized. And the judge gave her a time to file it. He asked her to explain the urgency, and she gave her explanation that the elections are coming. It was pointed out to her that her clients are not asking the court for any urgent relief, any interim relief and an injunction. So what is the rush? So if you ask me my view, I would say to you that, we don't know when we're going to actually physically get the record of 852 pages, I assume later today. Tomorrow, I don't know. But when we get it, the judge will have to make a determination as to what is the urgency where you're not asking for a, you know, an injunction or something."
"It's just pure legal arguments. There is no application in that case to stop the election."
The matter has been postponed until a new date to be set - meaning it definitely will not be heard before the elections, or, in other words, DED.
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