Last night, you heard the first hand account from Roger Plett, the Mennonite farmer working in the Green Hills area west of Spanish Lookout who was taken into Guatemala and tied up by uniformed persons he says were Guatemalan soldiers. It's a story that only the media has taken seriously, and we've heard nothing from the police, national security, or foreign affairs.
But, today the PUP issued a statement supporting Plett, and calling out the government. The statement says, quote, "His story...should be cause for alarm, and certainly cause for IMMEDIATE and decisive action from the proper and pertinent authorities."
It continues, quote, "We understand that any incident that happens...anywhere along the Adjacency Zone must be treated with sensitivity...But it MUST be investigated. Five days have passed since this alleged incident and we have heard nothing from our Police and nothing from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
The statement end with a flourish, quote, "Unlike the Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington, we do not believe that our local media have been compromised by foreign interests. We do not believe that they do a grave injustice to our society, but rather make an invaluable contribution which can never be disregarded. We find it unfortunate that it is only through the media that we are made privy to these very consequential and disturbing allegations.
The PUP calls on the Government and all its pertinent bodies to investigate the allegation of kidnapping of a Belizean, by Guatemalans on Belizean soil, and to take all necessary diplomatic actions to follow investigation."
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