The Public Prosecution Service met an EL PACCTO 2.0 delegation led by Javier Samper on 9 November to discuss cooperation against cross-border organised crime.
The EU programme and prosecutors discussed digital evidence, cryptocurrency investigations, drug trafficking, human trafficking, cybercrime, asset recovery and witness protection.
They also considered technical assistance, expert training and direct contact between specialists.
Transport Minister Raymond Landveld told Parliament on 5 November that TAS’s supervisory board would commission government-audit, quick-scan and forensic-accounting work.
Reports of a board criminal complaint against former director Wendy Jap-A-Joe and former chair Harish Monorath remain allegations and planned investigations, not findings of liability.
After an initial suspension over access arrangements, ABC reported on 7 November that board chair Emanuel Scheek said TAS and CLAD had agreed to resume the special investigation, with document access coordinated through the board.
Suriname Herald reported that Simons met Monorath on 10 November without immediately deciding his position.
In a subsequent account attributed to Ronnie Brunswijk, she would examine additional documents before a decision, while Monorath remained minister for the time being.
The documents and any claim that they clear him have not been independently verified.
A cantonal judge sentenced former FAI director Nitesh Ramlakhan on 5 November to three years in prison, including one year suspended, with time in pretrial detention deducted and a two-year probation period.
De Ware Tijd and SUN report convictions for aggravated embezzlement and document-falsification offences involving a company-funded vehicle and improper damage claims.
The court maintained his detention and ordered seized property returned to its rightful owners.
The reports do not establish whether an appeal has been filed or the judgment is final.
The Public Prosecution Service says the prosecutor-general declined an information request by letter on 28 October, taking account of an ongoing criminal investigation involving the requester, SUN reports.
The OM refers to the former Home Affairs minister placed under the parliamentary accusation procedure on 4 June and says a draft request for a judicial preliminary inquiry is still being prepared for the investigating judge.
It says the decision concerns this request and does not constitute a general refusal to disclose prosecution-policy information.
The article does not establish submission or judicial approval of the inquiry request, or any conviction.
Earlier reports recorded a 2 November hearing and a 3 November ruling target concerning the remaining Mennonite families.
SUN reports that the request to suspend removal was withdrawn on 3 November after the families chose reunification.
In a 5 November follow-up, Suriname Herald reports that the last mother and two children were removed on 4 November, bringing the reported total to 63.
Remaining claims, including legal costs, were expected to return on 9 November; these reports do not supply a final costs judgment or a merits ruling approving the removals.
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