Deputy Mayor Eric Chang was expected to return to the country today - after a four-week trip to his country of birth, Taiwan. But, we checked all the incoming flights from USA and Central America; Deputy Chang wasn't on any of them. His boss, Mayor Darrell Bradley did not return our text messages querying Deputy Chang's status.
As we have reported, Chang has been named by credible sources as the arranger of the deal to get south Korean fugitive Wonhong Kim a Belizean Passport. The Prime Minister also conceded that he has heard such reports - but that, in his mind, it added up to little more than rumour because there is no proof. Here's what he told us yesterday:
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
"I have heard what you have heard, what the media has heard but do you have any evidence at all to say that Eric Chan played any role in this."
"I have my suspicions but again we must act on the basis of evidence. It may well be true but it doesn't arise to the level of anything that is in the slightest degree actionable."
Those close to Chang tell us that he's in good spirits, while others in the UDP he has spoken with tell us that he felt he could have been under threat when Citizen Kim's Belizean passport was revoked.
Of course, we haven't been able to confirm any of this with Chang, because he's been in Taiwan - unavailable for comment. So when is he coming home? Well, we did speak to one of his close friends today and he told us, he's not sure because he was expecting him to return today as well.
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