A Special Prosecutor to Argue the Case Against Elmer Nah

A special prosecutor will be sought through the attorney general’s office in the days ahead to pursue the case against Corporal Elmer Nah in court.  According to Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa, that individual will be chiefly responsible for putting together the argument on behalf of the Crown.  That decision was taken out of an abundance of caution, in order to avoid any controversy that may arise out of the Director of Public Prosecution’s relationship with the family of the accused murderer.

Kareem Musa

Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs

“That is a matter when I learnt that Elmer Nah was the prime suspect in this case, immediately I contacted the prime minister to get his blessing because in this case, while it is that the DPP may, on her own, want to recuse herself from this case because of her relationship through marriage, we are taking no chances and in fact, we will be hiring a special prosecutor for this case, of course, in conjunction with the family.  They must be satisfied as well with the selection to prosecute this case.  So you can be rest assured that a special prosecutor will be hired for this case.”

Reporter

“Minister Musa, I’d like for you to sort of expound a little bit on the plans for the special prosecutor.  Do we know who that person is going to be yet?  Is it going to be somebody from outside?  Is it going to be a Crown Counsel?  What is the scope of their responsibilities?”

Kareem Musa

“Yes, like I mentioned, it is something that we would wish for the attorney general’s ministry to have input, as well as the family.  And so, we are not limiting it to just Belizean prosecutors, but certainly one from the Caribbean that has similar legislation to ours and laws as ours.  And so that is the direction that that is looking, either from Belize that the family can agree to or one from the Caribbean, from outside.”