It made major news last week when Ramon "Monchie" Cervantes and his family released a phone call from a man claiming to be wanted murder mastermind
Manuel Castillo. That caller made the explosive allegation that Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega organized a political assassination which ended up
with Ramon Cervantes Sr being brutally murdered. DPM Vega has categorically denied that allegation, and now, he is demanding that Monchie Cervantes
retracts and pays him damages for defamation, or else, he will sue.
In a letter dated Sunday, November 9, Rodwell Williams, acting on behalf of Vega, wrote a letter to Cervantes saying quote,
"You, Mr. Ramon Cervantes, Jr, the poltical opponent of the Honourable Gaspar Vega, played a voice recording in the Spanish Language of a conversation
which you claimed was made between... Manuel "El Pelon" Castillo... and your mother, Mrs. Vilma Cervantes... The same was published by carrying and
broadcasting live on Love FM and Fiesta FM Radio Stations to the General Public in Belize."
Williams continues,
"In their natural and ordinary Meaning, the words mean and were understood to mean that Minister Gaspar Vega:
Is connected to the Mexican Mafia;
paid money for the killing of Ramon Cervantes Sr;
sent someone to kill Ramon Cervantes Sr.;
Wanted to kill Ramon "Monchie" Cervantes, Jr.'
Is the person who killed Ramon Cervantes, Sr.;
Is corrupting the police, and
is engaging in criminal activity.
These words published by you were calculated to disparage our client in his office as a Minister of Government, and as a law-abiding person. These were
baseless, untrue and amounted to a very serious libel on our client, and have caused him considerable distress and embarrassment..."
Williams continued to explain that Vega requires that Monchie Cervantes make
"a full and equivocal retraction and apology"
, approved by Vega, and an undertaking not to repeat the allegations. Additionally, he must pay compensation for aggravated damages, and if he doesn't
respond by next week Monday, a defamation suit will be filed against him without further notice.
We haven't gotten any response from Ramon Monchi Cervantez.
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