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Casablanca appeal after the summer
PHILIPSBURG – The Common Court of Justice will handle the appeal hearings in the so-called Casablanca case after the summer – in August or September - it appeared from a pro forma hearing on Thursday afternoon. LOGIN More...
Tougher demand against MP Brownbill for tax fraud
PHILIPSBURG – The public prosecutor demanded a higher sentence against Member of Parliament Chanel Brownbill on Thursday than he did against other suspects in the Emerald-investigation: 18 instead of 15 months More...
Equal crime, equal punishment
By Hilbert Haar Everyone in Sint Maarten shall be treated equally in equivalent circumstances. Discrimination on grounds of religion, belief, political persuasion, race, colour of skin, sex, language, national or More...
Government fails to set standards: no conviction possible for operating illegal brothel
PHILIPSBURG – The public prosecutor demanded 36 months with 6 months suspended and 2 years of probation against Juan L., owner of the Juan Bar in Cole Bay for ill-treatment, human trafficking and the illegal More...
Brutal rape or seduction? The court rules on April 18
PHILIPSBURG – The public prosecutor demanded 3 years of imprisonment against Ashworth R. for raping a 19-year old girl on December 19 of last year. The defendant says the girl seduced him; the prosecutor spoke More...
Man sentenced for possessing semi-automatic weapon
PHILIPSBURG – On December 21, unknown gunmen fired shots at Erno Labega jr. when he came back home. His car was riddled with bullet holes and Labega sustained serious injuries, but he survived. When police arrived More...
Emerald-suspects ducked 4 million in taxes
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance handled the cases of four suspects in the Emerald-investigation on Tuesday and the demands from the prosecution against all four were identical to those issued in February More...
Court acquits looting-suspect
PHILIPSBURG – Gerardo Antonio O.V. walked out of the courtroom a free man on Wednesday morning after his attorney Geert Hatzmann successfully defended him against accusations of looting in the aftermath of Hurricane More...
Man sentenced for gun possession
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance sentenced Leando Aslem Prince on Wednesday morning to 10 months of imprisonment for the possession of a firearm and ammunition. Police officers caught the 26-year old More...
Child porn trial to May 30
PHILIPSBURG – The trial against a 59-year old Scotsman for the possession of child porn and for sexual assault on several minors was postponed on Wednesday until May 30. Colin K., who misses the bottom part of More...
