Philipsburg:--- Yesterday the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba overturned the decision of the Court of First Instance of December 7th 2011 in which the judge suspended the pre-trial detention of Border Bar owner I.A.P. Subsequently the Public Prosecutor ordered for the re-arrest of P. which was immediately executed by the Police, resulting in P. being behind bars around 8 PM last night.
Unlike the Court of First Instance, the Joint Court of Justice came to the conclusion that P.'s health condition and age do not leave him unfit to spend his detention in jail. The Public Prosecutor had appealed the December 7th 2011 decision to suspend the pre-trial detention.
The case has now been rescheduled for Friday December 23rd 2011 in order to enable the judge to take a decision on the continuation of the pre-trial detention, with regards to the decision of the Joint Court of Justice.
P. is a suspect in a large human-smuggling case in which the living and working conditions of several female adult entertainers in the Border Bar caused the police to investigate what is being considered a modern slavery situation ("vrouwenhandel").
Earlier the judge decided that the actual court hearing in this case is scheduled for February 29th 2012.
Press Release from the Public Prosecutors Office.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 16 December 2011 00:24 )
Comments (14)
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15-12-2011 15:08 |Unregistered| William47
Yes, ideed. And what about all those who take advantage of so called illegals. Why is this problem not tackled yet? Is it becouse too many here in St.Maarten benefit from it?
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16-12-2011 01:58 |Unregistered| hmmm
so tru why not deal with the indian under paying their staff and wrkin gtheir own like slave they need to look at that its still going on with alot of store so gov should look into that too its still slavery going on and they poor people cant even say anything for their own rights.
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16-12-2011 03:08 |Unregistered| AMAZING
ALL THE BARS OPERATE THE SAME WAY WHERE ON EARTH DID HE SMUGGLE THESE PEOPLE EVEN IF THERE WERE BARS IN THE PLACE IT IS TO PROTECT THE SAME WOMEN, THE PLACE IS LOCATED BEHIND GOD'S BACK IN THE BUSH U EXPECT HIM TO LEAVE THEM UNPROTECTED AND WHEN SOMETHING HAPPEN TO THEM U PICK HIM UP, COME ON WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER PLACES U SEE U ALL ARE TRYING TO OUT HIS LIGHT TO GIVE SOMEONE ELSE PRIVILEDGE LIKE THE BIG SHOT U KNOW WHO AM TALKING ABOUT FROM WAY YONDER, WHY MAKE HIM THE SCAPE GOAT, WHY HE IS NOT WORSE THAN ANYONE ELSE AS TO THOSE PERSONS THAT WROTE ALL THOSE THINGS IN THE POLICE STATION, WHO KNOWS WHAT WENT DOWN IN THERE AS THERE IS ALOT OF CORRUPTION. THOSE GIRLS CANNOT EVEN WRITE PROPERLY SO HOW ALL OF A SUDDEN HE TREATED THEM LIKE SLAVES, RUBBISH. YOU ALL ARE TREATING THE MAN LIKE HE IS A TOYYYYYYYY. IWHORE
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16-12-2011 03:16 |Unregistered| QUESTION
What modern day slavery since when. If it were so why on earth didnt they ask him for their pa**port and head on back home, dont you see someone is behind all of this. Someone had those girls write those statements. Some of those girls even are with some of those same policemen. Take a good look at the picture.
Of all the bars that is the one you pick out the had. Whoever that young woman is who started this she better check herself and all the others who followed her. Look at the hurt and problem they have caused. Why they lie. Put them on the witness stand and you will see what they have to say. Those of u fellows are in these women's arms watch out see what could happen. Many have left sxm and gone with them and returned in a box, not only from sxm but other places. WATCH OUT GUYS this is an eye opener.
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17-12-2011 00:30 |Unregistered| Face the truth
Modern slavery takes place on SXM as well and is unfortunately not something that is buried in the dark history of mankind. Check www.slaveryfootprint.org
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17-12-2011 10:01 |Unregistered| Please
WANT TO GET FREE, JUST GET THE APPELLATE COURT
EVERYTHING, ST.MAARTEN COURT DECIDES, IS OVER
TURNED BY CURACAO.
CURACAO STILL HOLD ST.MAARTEN BY THE BALLS AND HOSTAGE, ALTHOUGH WE WERE TO GET RID
OF THEM.
BOBYY THE BARBER KILLER WALK FREE,
THE COURT SYSTEM IS A JOKE, OF THE WORLD.
WHY WE HAVE IT , I DON'T KNOW.
FRUSTRATION KILLING EVERYBODY, AND NOBODY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING
IT REALLY LOOKS BAD.
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17-12-2011 23:27 |Unregistered| concern citizen
Let it be known that we are once again in South Africa
Dicrimination is rampant here on this small island the united nation should take heed.
Bobby V was incasirated some time ago. He was later released from predetention by this same prosecutors office citing his age and poor health as the condition for his release
Mr Priest is the same age and is in the same health condition but he is black
Steal from a white person or kill a white person the punishment is severe even life in jail. Commit the same crime to a black person u will recieve a few years. In essence the prosecutors are saying do not mess with us whites or else
Check the statistics and u will notice that they very seldom lock up whites They get community service or a slap on the wrist.
RISE UP ST MAARTEN RISE UP
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18-12-2011 04:57 |Unregistered| BOY
CONCERN CITIZEN
YOU ARE MOST LIKE A WHITE SOOUTH AFRICAN.
PEOPLE TALK ABOUT AFRICA LIKE IT POOR....YEAH THE GHETTO'S
BUT SOUTH AFRICA IS ONE OF THE RICHEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.
GO ON THE INTERNET AND CHECK ALL WHAT THEY HAVE.
THEY CRUCIFY THEIR OWN BLACK PEOPLE, SO WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT AFRICA.
PEOPLE NEED TO LOOK INOT AFRICA AND SEE, THE INTERNET HAS WAYS TO MAKE YOU VERY WISE.
NOW FOR ST.MAARTEN, THE ONLY 2 WHITE PEOPLE THEY HAD WAS FROM SIMPSONSBAY, NOW THAY ALL MARRY DOMNICANS, AND HAITIANS.
YOU CHECK HOW MANY WHITE PEOPLE YOU GOT HERE, AND TELL ME, IF THEIR NAMES, AND I WILL WHISTLE FOR YOU IF THEY ARE WHITE, BECAUSE THE ONES YOU REFER TO ABOVE SURE AIN'T WHITE.
AFRICA, NEED TO TELL THE WORLD THE TRUTH, AND STOP THIS SORRY SHIT ABOUT BLACK AND WHITE.
THE WORLD WILL SOON BE MULATTO, COMPLETELY, SO
MOVE ON , AND MOVE OUT, GET YOURSELF A HALF WHITE
MAN OR WOMAN, AND LET US CHANGE THE WORLD TO MULATTO, THEN LETS SEE WHAT ISSUES WE WILL HAVE THEN
I LATELY GOT A TWIN, WITH A WHITE WOMAN, AND ONE MULATTO, AND ONE MULATTA,
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19-12-2011 10:17 |Unregistered| Pleaser!
"Boy" the white people say, one ounce of black in your blood to them you are considered BLACK. There is nothing call mulatto in the white world.
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19-12-2011 10:25 |Unregistered| Pleaser!
It is we own killing us. Do you see white, chinese, or indian out there pulling gold, breaking into our homes and killing us. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Until the STUPID FOOLISH children start acting like they are somebodies, they will remain nobodies :sad: The Chinese and Indians stealing us blind with their high prices for clothes and food , and the white stealing our peace of mind(our beautiful beaches, fishing spots, releasing criminals to terrorize us) :sad: :sad: The world is round, isn't?
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Yet the Indian who locked up his elderly maid alone in his house and went on vacation with his family didn't spend time in jail.
What about the poor living and working conditions of other Indian and Chinese immigrants on this island? When will the justice department step in and apply the law of the land across the board and stop 'playing ostrich'? Something is very wrong in this place.