Another day, another post...so are the days of John Saldivar's life, or maybe it is a political afterlife…because today the man from Belmopan made an otherworldly request; he's asking Belizeans in the diaspora to call their congressman or woman and tell them to set Saldivar free of the corrupt designation, which the US State Department has put on him.
Today's post is what he calls a "press release" and it says quote, "I also call on the fair minded members of the United States Congress to review this blatant abuse and miscarriage of justice by its government officials here in Belize. I also call on Belizeans in the diaspora to forward my case to their Congress person to initiate a review of this unfair and unfounded designation." End quote.
He concludes hopefully, saying, quote, "every accused person (must) be afforded the basic human right to face his accuser and to know the evidence that is being used against him." End quote.
But, of course, this won't happen because as this former Minister of National Security knows - the United States needs only allege, not prove. Their State Department statement says it, quote, "(has) obtained credible information regarding Saldivar's involvement in significant corruption while serving as a Belizean minister."
