WILLEMSTAD - In a press release, the Member of Parliament for the coalition party PAR, Stephen Walroud reacts fiercely to sudden change in the attitude of his opposition colleague Marilyn Moses.
Everyone was surprised by the press release of several lines in which Marilyn Moses says she "has not changed his position and wants to await the verdict of August 12". Even the media assumed that Moses would be at the Parliament today so that the credentials of PAR member Shaheen Elhage would be discussed.
“Moses is untrustworthy and in bad faith.” According to Walroud, the MP leader deliberately made a mockery out of the judge. Inside the courtroom, she 'kept quiet' and left everyone under the impression that everything would fizzle out, but once outside, the MP's party chairman classifies her participation in the meeting as 'fake news' and Moses says she will wait on the judge’s ruling. Walroud does not have a good word for it and does not expect Moses to return to her position. "She will not come and will never cooperate."
Elhage also understood on Friday during the hearing of the interim injunction proceedings - which he filed against the Country of Curaçao, the Parliament, the President of Parliament and the twenty sitting members of Parliament - that Moses would cooperate today 'in forming a quorum', so that his credentials could be treated. That is according to lawyer Michael Bonapart who defends Elhage in the case. His client "is surprised by the most current position that Ms. Moses now takes in her press release."
Judge Kimberly Lasten was originally supposed to announce her verdict yesterday. But precisely because the leader of the opposition party Movementu Progresivo (MP) agreed to the proposal to "participate voluntarily in the public meeting," the ruling was adjourned. With Moses there would be enough Members of Parliament present to allow the meeting to take place. Then Elhage would no longer be interested in a court decision and he would withdraw the process. After Moses' move, his defense asked the judge yesterday to issue a verdict, because "further delay apparently makes no sense". Last night it was not yet known what the judge had decided.