John McAfee, founder of McAfee Antivirus, has become the target of a Belize Gang Suppression Unit. He’s explained that the GSU raided his research facility, killed his dog, took his passport, handcuffed him and arrested him on a bogus weapons charge.
McAffe lives in Belize, and seems to be generous within its community. In 2009, for instance, he donated a $US1.2 million boat to the Belize coastguard. But in a story that sounds like it belongs on a budget TV show, McAfee suspects he’s a victim because he didn’t donate money to a crooked politician. Belize news channel News 5 has a statement from McAfee:
“On Monday at six o’clock, I was awakened by the sound of a bullhorn, a megaphone. I went outside and saw about 30 GSU in full uniform, full dressed, automatic weapons, storming through the property and drive way…
“They began, with sledge hammers, to break the doors of the buildings-none of them were locked, but they just went and broke them in any case… They confiscated my passport… handcuffed me and everyone and for fourteen hours outside in the sun, I sat handcuffed without food or water…
“They murdered my dog in cold blood… I was arrested on a bogus charge of having an illegal firearm… They confiscated my passport and claimed they didn’t have it. The entire day was an incredible nightmare.”
Turns out, McAfee’s physical security isn’t quite as strong as his digital counterpart. Understandably, McAfee is seeking legal advice. [News 5]
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