Phillip "Fawda" Henry is famous for his one-man protests. In the world of protesting, we're not so sure that's a distinction to be proud of, but nonetheless, he soldiers on - crusading single-handedly against an array of different causes. This morning he had his focus set on city Councilor Eric Chang. As we've reported, Chang has been in Taiwan for the last six weeks, and yesterday, he was stripped of his Deputy Mayor-ship and his Council portfolios. Well today, Fawda Henry tried to strip him of his dignity in a fiery protest. 7news was there:..
Jules Vasquez reporting
When Phillip Fawda Henry started out with this tenderly preserved Eric Chang campaign shirt on a hanger, you might have thought he was there to praise the former Deputy Mayor.
But in a few minutes, this shirt was on fire.
Phillip "Fawda" Henry
"We need to stop this, we need to call it a quit, we need the United States Government to intervene and arrest this man for what he has done wrong in this country."
"It's not only Penner, we know it's not only Penner. Why is a councilor abroad up to this day and haven't come back to the country Belize as yet. He doesn't even seem to be a Belizean, but he is abroad. I ask the Mayor to terminate his services for the fact that Belizean people are paying money to his pocket and he is abroad."
"They are selling our passports out to foreigners. Let me say this; who is this Hon Wong Kim; a foreigner who received a passport in a click of a second who don't even know this country - its hurts my heart."
After a 15 minute tirade, Henry set the Chang shirt on fire.
Phillip "Fawda" Henry
"Eric Chang must go. I will tell you this Mr. Jules, the reason why I am out here today - you have to see this. They have done wrong Jules and I am showing it that this must call to the attention of this country that we must stand up for this nation."
It burned for a while, - but drew an immediate response from police who had been circling the park.
Police officer
"Excuse me sir, you have to extinguish that flame right away. Thank you."
After that Henry calmly waked into the police truck - satisfied with his one man protest:
Phillip "Fawda" Henry
"I have not committed any offence."
Geovanni Brackett, reporter
"You think you have broken any law?"
Phillip "Fawda" Henry
"There isn't any law that has been broken. I think that we have stand-up in ensuring that no laws have been broken."
Henry was taken away by police to precinct one, and in an hour's time he was set free after a good talking to he was humbled. And was back at our studio
Phillip "Fawda" Henry
"I was brief by a great man Mr. Segura who I go and and forth to in order to get things to teach the school children. We were there for about an hour and I have a great time with the senior police officers at Raccoon Street who brief about the rules and regulation about going about doing things."
Fawda Henry is a former City Council employee.
We tried to get a comment from Eric Chang via What's App, but, as with all our prior requests, we got no response.
