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Rupert Myles was previously advised of his legal status in Santa Cruz village

By on June 22, 2015
Eviction Notice

Eviction Notice

Punta Gorda town, Toledo. Monday, June 22, 2015. The case of Rupert Myles versus Santa Cruz village blew up in the social media in the hours following the posting of pictures of his detention, handcuffed and tied up on Facebook on Saturday night.

As we reported on Sunday night, Mr. Myles himself furnished West Vision with copies of documents, letters that were served on him months ago, seeking to expel him from the place where he now resides in Santa Cruz village because it is considered part of the archaeological area known as Uxbenka.

The first of the documents is dated January 26, 2015 in which the Alcalde and Deputy Alcalde and the chairman of Santa Cruz village informed Mr. Myles that he had not sought or gotten permission from the highest governing body of Santa Cruz, the village meeting, to occupy, use or erect structures on any land within the Uxbenka Maya site.

Since, according to the January letter, he was illegally residing in Santa Cruz, the village leaders notified Mr. Myles of his eviction and gave him twenty one days to collect all of his personal belongings and vacate the premises.

The January letter was copied to the police in Punta Gorda, namely to the officer in charge Superintendent Simeon Alvarez.

Letter to the Police Department

Letter to the Police Department

A follow up letter was send to Rupert Myles last month, reminding him of the illegality of his occupation of the property where he now resides because it is within an archaeological area and also that he had not sought or received permission to reside in Santa Cruz village as is the requirement under customary laws.

In the June seventeenth letter, Mr. Myles was informed that the villagers would be enforcing the eviction and taking down his buildings and placing his belongings on the side of the road for his collection and removal.

It appears that all the previous notices of his status in the village were ignored by Mr. Myles, and it all erupted into the ugly incident on saturday when Mr. Myles was detained, handcuffed and tied up with a rope by a group of men of Santa Cruz village.

There is no indication that any charges were brought against him by the Alcalde on Santa Cruz village.

 

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