Last week, we told you how the activist, Jose Uc Espat, was attempting to bring pressure on the police department for what he sees as a failure to properly investigate the case of the missing Belize City resident, Mark Pollard.
You'll remember that the 49 year-old went missing back in July of last year, when he went on a morning run, and since then, his family has been searching for him.
They've been helped along by Uc-Espat, who's recently been taking on the role of private investigator, and he's earned their trust. He came forward to the press on last Friday with 2 phone calls which he thinks that the department should have acted upon. In those calls, the speaker suggests that Pollard is not missing, but actually dead. The caller also suggested that a dispute over inherited properties is the motive for that supposed demise.
The family still has hope that Pollard is alive, but they can't take any chances, and they have handed over these phone calls, believing that at the very least, the caller should be treated as a suspect.
Well today, Espat called another press conference and asked Mark Pollard's son to explain in his own words why he thinks that the police aren't showing the interest in his case. Here's an excerpt of that those calls, and Malcom Pollard speaking on the unsuccessful searches for his father:
Voice of Caller:
"I'm begging you right now, in Jesus Christ's name, hand over that key, and get rid of this sh**, because you cannot handle none of those properties. That's why Mark get kill, over those property, okay. That's all I am saying to you, okay."
Malcom Pollard - Son of Mark Pollard
"Throughout this entire investigation, from since the moment my father went missing, we've just been pushed around. We've just been set back, like we have no sort of say, no sign of importance towards the police. Every time we went to them, I went to them with this voice message. This voice message has been shared amongst 2 CIB's, and both dragged their feet. They both dragged their feet. No one have any kind of thought that my father is murdered. Everyone still believes that he is alive, but somewhere out there hiding, or somewhere being held captive. I shared this recording to the police before this lady touched down in Belize, before she arrived, and she arrived on December 4. And I shared this message with the police way ahead, and nothing had been done."
Jose UC Espat - Helping in the Search
"They had enough time, from the 24th of November to the 4 December of the person's arrival. They had enough time to seek legal advice, to see what charges could be laid on the person, to see what could have been done to investigate deeper into this matter."
Malcom Pollard
"Majority of the family members are known surroundings, by their individual peers. But, due to certain circumstances, they only persons whose lives might be in very serious danger, would be mine and my sibling's."
As you heard, Malcom and his sibling would be next in line to inherit the disputed properties through the strength of a will of his grandfather, the original owner. Responding to Press inquiries earlier this week on Mark Pollard's case, the department spokesperson said quote, "Police are seeking one person for questioning in regards to the investigation."
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