PHILIPSBURG:--- The Parliament of St. Maarten met during an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the letter send by the Public Prosecutors Office to the Minister of Justice Cornelius de Weever informing him that detained Member of Parliament Theodore Heyliger has officially been suspended since he is in pretrial detention as a suspect involved in corruption and money laundering over a long period of time. The suspension is in keeping with article 50 of the country’s constitution.
Chairlady of Parliament Sarah Wescot Williams told parliament that now that Parliament met and acknowledge the suspension of Heyliger the Central Voting Bureau will be informed that they need to follow article 115 of the Electoral Ordinance and have the person that will deputize for Heyliger sworn in.
The candidate next in line is former MP Jules James whose credentials have to be vetted before he takes the oat in front of the Governor of St. Maarten.
