Belize: Supreme Court Rules Against Police  · Global Voices
Janine Mendes-Franco

The Belize Supreme Court has ruled that the police cannot prevent citizens from protesting against the controversial Universal Health Services loan guarantee during today's House of Representatives meeting. Belizean quotes United Democratic Party leader Dean Barrow: “The will of the people obviously cannot be thwarted and the right to dissent must be upheld. It is a glorious victory.”