Marigot: --- An anonymous letter was sent to Senator Louis Constant Fleming and President Frantz Gumbs last week by someone who calls themselves St. Martin Angel of Death.
In the letters, both the Senator and President were told that they did not attend the funeral of Rigobert Bertrand Maurice (20), who was slain on the night of September 24 2009 in the vicinity of the Collectivity of St. Martin.
According to well-placed sources, the writer of the letters wants the Collectivity of Saint Martin to pay some Euros 150,000 as compensation to the family of Rigobert Bertrand Maurice, while the president must clean up around the COM.
The writer states in the two-page letter that there is no type of loitering or drug smoking around the Government Administration Building on the Dutch side and as such, the President of the COM must clean up around the Collectivity, Sandy-Ground and Low Town St. James. The letter writer is demanding that all scooters be taken off the streets of St. Martin. He gave the president a deadline, which ended on November 13. The writer made clear that they once lived next to the COM and they know what takes place there, the letter continued to state that the writer has nothing to lose and they would shoot a lot of people before committing suicide.
A second letter was sent to the COM on Wednesday this time in a pizza box SMN News learnt the contents remain the same, which includes the photograph of a high-powered rifle with the words “this is the baby that would do the job.”
It is understood that the writers of these letters also included two articles that was published on this website regarding the killing of Rigobert Bertrand Maurice.
On both occasion copies of the letters were sent to Vice Prosecutor Jacques Louvier and the Captain of the Gendarmerie.
SMN News also learnt that President Frantz Gumbs and Senator Fleming have filed an official complaint with the gendarmerie on Wednesday. Sources say the gendarmes also questioned Senator Louis Constant Fleming on Wednesday since he too has been threatened.
In an invited comment, Senator Fleming confirmed receipt of the letters, which he said, contained some serious death threats. He also confirmed that the person who is behind the letter said they are going to shoot a number of people before committing suicide. Fleming said the writer of the letter wants the compensation to be paid to relatives of the late Rigobert Bertrand Maurice.
About a year ago SMN News received an email from the St. Martin Angel of Death who said they were an association formed in French Quarter. In that, email threats were made against the prosecutor, the gendarmes and those elected.