He's a pastor and a public officer, but Irving Thimbriel is also a father who lost a son to murder in 2016.
It happened in Camalote village almost exactly 6 years ago when two men were killed: Akeem Thimbriel and his cousin Shawn Lopez were both shot to death near Thimbrel's home in the village.
Since then no one has been charged and the family has no closure, and no satisfaction that justice will be done - or even attempted to be done.
That's why today - almost exactly on the 6th anniversary of his son's death, Thimbriel - who believes there has been a police cover up - led a small protest this morning at 7:00 am in Belmopan. He told the media why he kept up the pressure to keep this cold case active. We have this courtesy PLUS TV:
Pastor Irving Thimbrel, Protestor
"Ballistic test was done on the gun from one of the other suspects. That panned out, because they were able to show that that gun, because they found a slug in my son's hand and when they did ballistic test on that slug, they found the gun. That person was allowed to walk away and go to the States. That person is related to one of the officers in charge."
Reporter
"They don't charge unless the director of public prosecution instructs. So if they did not get that instruction to file murder charges, then what do you have to say to that?"
Pastor Irving Thimbrel, Protestor
"I'm a public officer, I hold a senior position in the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing. Now as it pertains to that the DPP, six years ago gave directive to the police to pick up 6 pieces of information, now 6 years has elapse, what is the system doing? One time when I went to them and ask for the information, they couldn't even tell me where the file was. So who is actually following up on these things? What system is in place? We've gone on the media umpteen times and we will continue to go as much time as is necessary. When I saw the arrest made last week of the ambassador, that really triggers something in me, if we reach this place where we can arrest an ambassador, why is it then in our case and in the case of many other persons - how come nothing can be done about those things where so much evidence is there on the table."
Thimbriel says that his crusade for justice is far from over and he is sending letters expressing the family's concern and discontentment to the Prime Minister and members of his Cabinet as well as the Commissioner of police and the DPP.
