In a scathing critique of the police investigation into the abduction of Joseph Budna, Cheryl-Lynn Vidal, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), has labeled the case file as ‘less than nothing.’ Vidal, who received the file last week, expressed her disappointment, stating that she had anticipated a thin file but was shocked by the lack of substantive information. ‘I apologize as director for saying this, but I was expecting nothing. What I was not expecting was less than nothing,’ Vidal remarked. She emphasized that her office is currently reviewing the file as a team but noted that, based on the information provided, no arrests can be made at this time. ‘Very few people saw anything, and what they saw, they are not too sure about,’ she explained. The case was handed over to the DPP by Prime Minister John Briceño, who opted against an independent investigation due to the Attorney General’s advice that there was no legal framework to support it. Budna was abducted in Orange Walk in August, and while Constable Barrington Flowers was initially accused of aiding in the abduction, he has since been moved to full-pay suspension and denies all allegations. Budna remains incarcerated in a Guatemalan prison.