And the function of the police and the DPP's office is to prosecute crime. And the Budna one happened in plain view - but many politicians from the ruling party and senior cops have had a hard time admitting that it happened and was caught on camera.
The DPP harbors no such illusion:
Jules Vasquez
"Are you operating on the clear conclusion that obviously a crime was committed in plain view on that night?"
Cheryl Lynn Vidal, DPP
"Obviously a crime has been committed. I don't believe there is any doubt in relation to whether or not a crime has been committed."
"A Belizean citizen was in Belize. He is now in a Guatemalan prison. It was not his intention to go to that Guatemalan prison. And he has spoken and he has said what happened to him. A crime has been committed. What we need to confirm beyond a reasonable doubt is who was involved in that crime, not just the actors as in the ones who detained him against his will."
"But why did they do it? Where did the instruction come from, or how did the plan originate to do it? This is, this is what we have to look at."
Jules Vasquez
"But if we know who did it, why can't they be arrested and charged?"
Cheryl Lynn Vidal, DPP
"You seem to know who did it, Jules. He's identified someone. That person was put on interdiction."
Jules Vasquez
"The acting commissioner took it seriously enough."
Cheryl Lynn Vidal, DPP
"So, as I said earlier, I need to have it within the four corners of my file."
