In a claim to be 'addressing' the issue of violent...

In a claim to be 'addressing' the issue of violent crime via the resumption of executions, the Prime Minister of Belize, Said Musa, brought before the House of Representatives the Belize Constitution Amendment Bill 2002. The Bill proposes to remove the right of appeal to the UK based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council - currently the final court of appeal for Belize - in the case of class A murders. Following a 17-year de facto moratorium on executions, this amendment would establish the Belize Court of Appeals as the final appellate court in the case of Class A murder, which includes: murder by shooting; murder committed in the course of theft, resisting or avoiding arrest; murder of a police officer acting in the execution of his/her duty; murder relating to illegal drugs or criminal gang activity.