No talks about lower prison sentence for Theo Heyliger – UPDATED
PHILIPSBURG -- There are many rumors circulating about the fate of Theo Heyliger, the founder of the United People’s party (UP), who was sentenced in May of last year in the Larimar-trial to five years of imprisonment More...
Lower prison sentence for Theo Heyliger due to violation of standards
PHILIPSBURG — The judge acknowledges that former Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger has been brutally treated by holding him first in a filthy Philipsburg police cell and then in Bonaire, violating his right More...
Stand by your man
By Hilbert Haar The verdict is in and former parliamentarian Theo Heyliger is facing a 5-year prison sentence for accepting bribes and for money laundering. It is a given that Heyliger will appeal the verdict; More...
UP Board: Hearsay trial produces hearsay verdict
PHILIPSBURG — The board of the United People (UP) party on Friday said that the hearsay trial of party founder Theo Heyliger resulted in a hearsay verdict, and hopes Heyliger’s legal team appeal the More...
Request for double acquittal in LARIMAR case
PHILIPSBURG — The ten days he spent in the police cell were “horrible,” said Ron Elferink, CFO of shipping company Intermar. Along with Intermar owner and CEO George Pelgrim, he is suspected of More...
The crown witness
By Hilbert Haar Did Theo Heyliger get a fair trial? Not according to his attorney Eldon Sulvaran and certainly not according to the United People’s party-founder’s diehard supporters either. For the defense, More...
‘De openbaar aanklager heeft de rechten van Heyliger vertrapt’
PHILIPSBURG – Theo Heyliger wordt vervolgd op grond van verklaringen van een verdachte die door het Openbaar Ministerie beschermd wordt en voordeel geniet als kroongetuige terwijl de wetgeving van St. Maarten More...
Sulvaran: “The public prosecutor has trampled on the rights of Heyliger”
PHILIPSBURG – Theo Heyliger is prosecuted on the basis of statements by a suspect who is protected by the Public Prosecution and who receives benefits as a crown witness while the legislation of St. Maarten More...
Public Prosecutor’s Office demands Heyliger be immediately imprisoned
~ Six years and six months in prison demanded against Theo Heyliger ~ PHILIPSBURG – The Public Prosecutor in the Larimar case demands six years and six months in prison against Theo Heyliger for taking over More...
Theo Heyliger: ‘I never accepted money from Maasdam’
PHILIPSBURG – Defendant in the Larimar case Theo Heyliger remembers that building consultant Ronald Maasdam brought stroopwafels for him from the Netherlands. But envelopes with banknotes, no, he never received More...
