And just as today's PAC meeting was about to start, a key political operator for the PUP was detained by police. Viewers should know Vaughan Gill very well; he is a seasoned political operator and one of the morning show hosts on the PUP's Vibes Radio.
He was on the job today with members of the PAC and the other PUP Standard Bearers in Belmopan when he was approached by a police officer who arrested him.
We understand that he had an outstanding balance of $5,000 for child maintenance, and today just happened to be the day when Belmopan police executed a commitment warrant which they had pending.
So, instead of doing the ground work for the PUP in relation to the PAC meeting, he was detained. It didn't last long, however, because as soon as Chairman Julius Espat walked out of the meeting, he went to the police station, and paid that outstanding balance in full. With that, he was released from custody, and when we contacted him this evening, he told us that this five thousand-dollar balance was the arrears of a bigger amount of $15,000.
He told us that he's been ordered by the courts to pay child support of $200 month, and when he lost his steady job in 2008, he couldn't keep up, so the balance which climbed to that amount. He added that he has been paying as he could, and he made arrangements with the court to deal with the rest. According to Gill, the police required him to pay to whole balance today, which he couldn't do, so Julius Espat came to his rescue.
He says that his outstanding balance has been used before for political maneuverings to throw him off his game. So, he's back down to zero, and according to Gill, police can't use this case against him until next month, when another $200 will be due.
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