Belmopan, Nov 2 (EFE).– Belizean chief elections officer Josephine Tamai said Monday that the people threatening her and her family should stop, with her comments coming two days before the national elections.

“I actually felt threatened and my family has been threatened,” Tamai told reporters.

Tamai has complained of “political mischief” and said police have been providing her with round-the-clock protection.

“I won’t get into much details because of security issues and, like I said, issues with my family, but I found it very alarming when I had masked men showing up at my house … one with a ski mask and one with a stocking pulled over his head,” Tamai said.

As the two main political parties enter the final two days of campaigning for Wednesday’s general elections expressing confidence of a good showing at the polls, Tamai called on those making threats against her family to stop.

“The only thing I can say and will say at this point is that whoever is creating whatever they’re trying to create, they need to desist from that. Because as a public officer I have a job to do and I will continue to do my job,” Tamai said.

In September, Prime Minister Dean Barrow dissolved Belize’s 31-seat National Assembly and predicted victory for his United Democratic Party, saying it would keep the country on the path of economic growth.

Belize, a former British colony, has a population of roughly 330,000. EFE