And denies any link between firing and filing of an alleged complaint with public prosecutor
Honourable Minister of Finance Hiro Shigemoto, confirmed on Wednesday that the firing of B. Roorda as Interim Head of the Finance Department has no link with his role in whatever form with respect to any probe and whatever findings related to senior staff at the Sint Maarten Tourist Bureau.
"It is ridiculous for whomever to insinuate this. It is baseless without any grounds. We are not a banana republic. The public prosecutor’s office has its role to play. We are a country governed by laws and nobody is above the law.
"The Council of Ministers did not fire the Interim Head of Finance because he allegedly filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutors Office with respect to any alleged wrong doings of other government officials. That is absurb," Hon. Minister of Finance Hiro Shigemoto said on Wednesday.