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Former MP Silvio Matser sentenced to two years behind bars --- Denied the right to be elected for 5 years.

September 26, 2018

Former MP Silvio Matser sentenced to two years behind bars --- Denied the right to be elected for 5 years.
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Condemned in absentia.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The judge once again sentenced former Member of Parliament S.J.M. (Sint Maarten, 1966) Wednesday, September 26, 2018, in Philipsburg. His case was retried on September 5, 2018. The suspect was absent during the January 31, 2018 hearing, therefore the case had to be retried. He was sentenced today to 2 years prison and denied the right to be elected to Parliament for a period of 5 years.
S.J.M. was sentenced earlier already by verdict on February 21, 2018, in the “Octopus” investigation. S.J.M. was sentenced to the maximum 8 months imprisonment for electoral bribery, of which two-months were conditional with a probation period of 2 years and denied the right to be elected to Parliament for a period of 5 years.
The “Octopus” investigation looks into electoral fraud during the August 29, 2014, parliamentary elections on St. Maarten. This investigation encompasses a total 20 suspects, a number of which were already sentenced.
Also sentences were confirmed in Philipsburg by the judge in the case of “vote buying”. F.L.A. (Aruba, 1970) was acquitted of all charges, in accordance with the demand by the Public Prosecutor. J.J.B. (Sint Maarten, 1987) and R.F.A.Y. (Sint Maarten, 198) were both sentenced to a prison sentence of three months and 2 years probation and a fine of 100 US Dollars as an additional punishment.

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*S.J.M. wederom veroordeeld in zaak “Octopus”*

De rechter heeft woensdagmorgen 26 september 2018 oud-Statenlid S.J.M (Sint Maarten, 1966) wederom tot 2 jaar gevangenisstraf veroordeeld. De rechter is namelijk tot hetzelfde oordeel en ook straf gekomen. Als bijkomende straf ontzetting uit het passief kiesrecht voor de duur van 5 jaren. Het betreft het onderzoek “Octopus”. Op de zitting van 31 januari 2018 was de verdachte niet verschenen en heeft het Gerecht verzocht de zaak opnieuw te behandelen.
S.J.M. was op 21 februari 2018 reeds in “Octopus” veroordeeld tot twee jaar cel en een proeftijd van 2 jaar voor omkoping. Ook met als bijkomende straf ontzettinguit het passief kiesrecht voor de duur van 5 jaren. Op de zitting van 21 februari 2018 heeft de rechter de verdachte niet schuldig bevonden aan deelname aan een criminele organisatie.
Het “Octopus”-onderzoek betreft de verkiezingsfraude tijdens de parlementsverkiezingen van 29 augustus 2014 op Sint Maarten. Dit onderzoek omvat in totaal 20 verdachten.
Woensdag was in Philipsburg ook uitspraak in de zaak F.L.A. (Aruba, 1970). Hij kreeg conform de eis van het OM vrijspraak. J.J.B. (Sint Maarten, 1987) en R.F.A.Y. (Sint Maarten, 198) werden als stemmenkopers beiden door de rechter veroordeeld tot een gevangenisstraf van drie maanden en een proeftijd van twee jaar en als bijkomende straf een geldboete van 100 US Dollars.

Prosecutor's Office Press Release.

http://www.smn-news.com/st-maarten-st-martin-news/30170-former-mp-silvio-matser-sentenced-to-two-years-behind-bars-denied-the-right-to-be-elected-for-5-years.html

Source: https://www.sxm-talks.com/st-martin-news-network/former-mp-silvio-matser-sentenced-to-two-years-behind-bars-denied-the-right-to-be-elected-for-5-years/

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