MARIGOT:--- The owner of Bikini Beach and Kontiki Beach along with the investigators and Vice Prosecutor Flavien Noailles can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Prosecutor General has submitted an appeal for the (Authorization for Temporary Occupation) AOT case which the prosecution lost on November 28th, 2013. The Criminal Court on St. Martin acquitted the three suspects first Vice President Guillaume Arnell, Jose Carti, and Norbert Luftman for the lack of evidence and prosecutorial errors. The court also gave the prosecution ten days in which they could submit an appeal of the verdict rendered on November 28th, 2013.
The three suspects first Vice President Guillaume Arnell, Jose Carti, and Norbert Luftman of Sindextour will have to appear in court again in the near future.
SMN News further learnt that the Gendarmerie will be installing a special brigade to handle cases that involve finances. It is not clear if that brigade will be in place to review the AOT investigation which has been appealed by the prosecution. SMN News made several attempts to confirm the information we received with the Prosecutor General in Guadeloupe but he could not be reached. However, sources close to the prosecution said the appeal was submitted last week.
