1.媒体来源:
The Yucatan Times
2.完整新闻标题:
Maya Leaders Arrested in Belize As They Peacefully Protect Sacred Site
3.完整新闻内文:
Maya leaders of Southern Belize were arrested on Wednesday June 24th, 2015 in
a gross violation of their rights. On the early morning of that day,
traditional leaders of the Maya people of Southern Belize were violently
arrested in their homes by police on the charges of unlawful imprisonment
The charges were brought against 12 people, including the Village Chairman,
and the Second Alcalde, elected by their communities according to traditional
practices.
位于伯利兹南部马雅领导人在周三2015年六月24日被逮捕
这一天的清晨，因违法监禁的指控遭警方在家园逮捕
共12人被指控，由传统习俗竞选出来包括部落酋长等
Also arrested was Maya Leaders Alliance (MLA) spokesperson, Cristina Coc, a
peaceful and well-respected advisor to the traditional leaders and mother of
two.
还逮捕了马雅领导人联盟发言人，克里斯蒂娜、一名和平受人尊敬顾问以及两名妈妈
At an arraignment that afternoon, bail was initially set at $8,000 Belizean
Dollars (US$4,000) each. When one of the attorneys for the Maya defendants
explained that this was beyond the means of Maya farmers, the Magistrate
increased the amount to $10,000 Belizean Dollars (US$5,000). According to
local attorneys, bail for this level of offenses is usually between
$1000-$3000 BZD. Bail was posted by other Maya villagers from various
communities and all were released. The group warrant was never presented to
the attorneys or their clients. The case has been adjourned until July 28,
2015.
下午传讯，保释金为8000伯利兹美元(约4000美元)，据当地的律师，保释金正常水平
在1000-3000美元伯利兹，案件已押后至2015年7月28日
The charges were filed by Mr. Rupert Myles, after he was handcuffed by local
Maya police at a village meeting during which Mr. Myles became agitated and
threatened to wield a firearm. The conflict arose because Mr. Myles has been
illegally constructing a house on the grounds of an ancient sacred site of
the Maya People, the Uxbenka temple. The laws of Belize prohibit building
on or damaging any archeological site.
鲁伯特˙迈尔斯先生被提出了指控，冲突的出现是因为迈尔斯先生在Uxbenka考古场地
上(村落一座古老马雅寺庙)建造一栋住房，伯利兹法律禁止建设或破坏任何考古遗址
The Maya people have legal customary ownership of Santa Cruz, where Uxbenka
is located, as per a recent court decision at the Caribbean Court of Justice,
which recognizes the property rights of the Maya people in accordance with
their customary land tenure system. Maya customary law, which forms part of
the law of Belize, requires that people apply for residence in the village.
Mr. Myles at no point applied for residency.
马雅的习惯法，形成了伯利兹法律的一部分，要求人们居住在村庄
The Maya authorities had previously alerted the Punta Gorda Police, the
Belize Defense Force and the Belize Institute of Archeology about the
situation, but Mr. Myles continued construction, causing irreparable damage
to the sacred site by bulldozing a road to the structure. Last month in May
2015, a letter was sent to the Belize Institute of Archaeology (NICH) from
the Director of the Uxebnka Archaeological Project, in which he expressed his
concern that Mr. Myles had: “bulldozed into the archaeological platform (…
). He has also built new buildings, and has burned vegetation to the very
edge of the steel plaza, further endangering the ruin. The bulldozing
activity has irreparably damaged the platform.”
马雅当局先前惊动蓬塔戈尔达警察、伯利兹国防军和伯利兹考古相关，但迈尔斯先生续建
用推土机而造成圣地道路结构不可挽回的损失；上个月，Uxebnka考古计画曾被致函关切
迈尔斯先生曾将推土机推入考古平台(...)，他还建立了新的建筑物，并已烧毁广场边缘，
进一步危及废墟，无可挽回已损坏的平台
4.完整新闻连结 (或短网址):
http://tinyurl.com/pjdhfeq
5.备注:
MAYAMAN