After his defamation lawsuit was finished on Friday, Castro didn't stick around for the press to approach him for an interview.

We got the chance today to ask, if given that his standard bearer's position is up for grabs, should he have just left well enough alone and dropped the suit? He made it clear that he wasn't going to discuss that with the press at this time. He refused to answer, even though it is arguable that he took a political hit from Alvarine Burgess' allegations in open court:

Daniel Ortiz

"Bad timing for you as a convention candidate."

Hon. Edmund Castro - Belize Rural North Area Rep

"My friend, I cannot discuss that case, that case is in front of the judge and I can't discuss that."

Reporter

"Do you still expect the prime minister to support you given what transpired in court?"

Hon. Edmund Castro

"Did I say that matter is in front of the court? So if it's in front of the court."

Daniel Ortiz

"Political consequences."

Hon. Edmund Castro

"That matter is in front of the court, let the court for what they do. It wasn't them suing me, I sued them."

Daniel Ortiz

"Ought you not to have left good enough alone, politically speaking."

Hon. Edmund Castro

"My friend, I'm not here to try prejudge nothing, I took them to court."

Daniel Ortiz

"I'm talking about the political consequences."

Hon. Edmund Castro

"There is no political consequence. Let me tell you this, there is no political consequence you know."

Daniel Ortiz

"But she is alleging illegal activities sir. Must have some sort of consequence"

Hon. Edmund Castro

"We will go through convention, I will increase the margin on who ever come. We'll win the general election and I will defeat who ever else come. And if the want to come out in 2s and 3s, I will still win. I fight out here to represent my people. We are here doing a very good job to represent my people. I don't know what Emerson Burke, that crazy man is taking about."

Reporter

"But sir, that is like saying I was wrong but I shouldn't be criticised for it, it was in the past."

Hon. Edmund Castro

"So you were wrong to buy vegetables."

Reporter / Daniel Ortiz simultaneously

"We're talking about the court case sir."

Hon. Edmund Castro

"Man, I no done answer you and say that thats in front of the court? Why are you asking about court case. I am not talking about no court case."

Reporter

"But does it have political consequences?"

Hon. Edmund Castro

"My friend, you the talk about court case, then you go to the judge and find out. I no the talk about now court case."

The case goes back to court on July 3, and when the closing arguments are completed, Justice Courtney Abel will decide if Castro was defamed or not.