I'm not going to defend the Belize justice system. But I wouldn't depend on the Heritage Foundation for any objective information. It's a right wing think tank.

Why would that matter? They show their methodology, the "corruption" index is mostly taken from Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, where Belize and Guatemala do not do well.

you say poor justice, how comparable to the poor justice in the USA? would he be tortured without trial? do they have death penalty?