Student activist cleared of court charges

In 2005, Moses Sulph became a household name as the militant student activist from the University of Belize. But Sulph’s reputation came under fire in April of that year when police arrested him on charges of organising and taking part in a procession without a permit, trespassing on the compounds of Pallotti and Saint John’s College, and damaging a police vehicle. Sulph pled not guilty to all counts and was released on bail. Since then, four of the charges were withdrawn, leaving Sulph to answer to just the matter of damaging a police vehicle, namely, breaking the windshield of a Ford Focus parked on the B.T.L. compound. But today Sulph walked out of court cleared of all charges as his attorney, Michael Peyrefitte, successfully argued a no case submission before Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord. Peyrefitte pointed out that the police failed to show evidence of damage to any vehicle, much less the specific allegation in question. Following the court’s decision, Sulph maintained his innocence to the accusations.

Moses Sulph, Cleared of Charges