Pretrial detention of MP Emmanuel and co-suspect Marisha Richardson extended. | SMN News

October 24, 2019

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Christopher Emmanuel and co-suspect his chief of the cabinet while he was the Minister of VROMI will have to remain in pretrial detention.
Hazel Durand Spokesperson of the Prosecutor’s Office said in a short statement that the pretrial detention has been extended based on Article 87 wetboek van strafvordering, meaning the pretrial has been extended by 8 days.

Emmanuel and Richardson were arrested on Tuesday morning after their homes were raided by the Landsrecherche and OM. The prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday that the two were arrested on suspicion of abuse of function and forgery

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