Philipsburg: --- A female officer of the Voluntary Korps of St. Maarten has been suspended from active duty confirmed Prosecutor Rienk Mud. Mud said his office was not involved in the case and that the police department has since issued disciplinary measures against the officer. The prosecutor said he do not even know what the officer did and why she has been suspended.
SMN News learnt of this case that involves officer Marina Surante of Dominca almost two months ago, when we contacted authorities on the case it was flatly denied. The officer in question has acquired her Dutch nationality making her eligible to be part of the VKS. Sources told this reporter that the officer borrowed monies from someone that was locked up and that she went as far as lending her personal phone to the suspect to call his boss and requested that his employer released the monies to her. It is said the officer has refused to repay the prisoner who decided to speak out. The officer was suspended since over a month now.
SMN News contacted the Commander of the VKS Jean Illidge with the information we received. Illidge confirmed the information and further stated that the officer is suspended indefinitely. He said the police are presently investigating the case and a decision has to be taken by them to see if they would bring criminal charges against her. Illidge said the only reason he could not confirm the case when SMN News contacted him some two months ago was because he was hospitalized and that he had no knowledge of the case at that time.
