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Former Alcalde Gives Notice
posted (April 30, 2014)

And in an update to our Monday story about the Ousted Alcalde Leader from Conejo Village, Valentin Makin made his challenge to his removal official today with the Toledo Alcalde’s Association.

He wrote a letter to Alfonso Cal, the president of Association, demanding that he hand over all the written details about the signed petitions, the village meeting, and the process by which they community decided to eject and replace him as Alcalde.

Valentin said quote, “I think that you are setting a very bad precedent as the president of the Toledo Alcalde Association in allowing the Alcalde System to be manipulated by a few NGO’s in the District. This action will cause all Alcaldes to now be afraid that SATIIM or any organization who do not like an alcalde to simply come into a village use your office to remove them without due process.â€￾ End Quote.

He ends by saying that he still considers himself to be the Alcalde of Conejo Creek until he is removed by the Attorney General or his office, as stipulated by the laws of Belize regarding the jurisdiction of Alcalde.

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