The petition will be sent to the Governor of St. Maarten Honourable drs. Eugene Holiday, the Dutch Second Chamber of the Netherlands, The Queen of the Netherlands and the Prime Minister of St. Maarten Sarah Wescot Williams.
In an invited comment Van Putten said that the current coalition was not elected by the people of St. Maarten and most importantly there are too many criminal investigations hanging over the heads of government. Van Putten said the Prosecutor's office has a case of 'vote buying" that involves the deputy Prime Minister and leader of the United Peoples Party Theo Heyliger while they are also investigating the former Minister of Health and Labour Maria Buncamper Molanus for the sale of the economic rights of government lease land.
Furthermore, Van Putten said the people of the Curacao have given their government a vote of no confidence in the past and it is also possible for the people of St. Maarten to do the same based on the country's constitution. Asked if the petition that he is circulating at this point is the same as the teacher's petition, Van Putten said he does not know anything about the teacher's petition.
It now appears as though there are two groups of people who are busy signing petitions to get rid of the current government.
The petition driven by Elridge Van Putten.
