Former Prime Minister of Curacao Detained
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WILLEMSTAD, Curacao – The former Prime Minister of Curacao Gerrit Schotte (39) was detained on Tuesday morning by the Police in connection with an on-going investigation.
His life-partner C.R.D. (36) was also arrested. According to a press release from the Public Prosecutors Office, Curacao based on complaints made in September and October 2012, the Attorney General’s Office decided in January 2013 that the accusations warranted further investigation by the Curacao National Detective Service.
Based on information received by the Attorney General’s Office from overseas, in mid-2013, a criminal investigation was started under the name Babel. The Curacao National Detective Service is receiving assistance from the Detective Cooperation Team.
House searches were carried out in December 2013 and various computers and documents were confiscated in the interests of the investigation.
The former Prime Minister is suspected of committing forgery and money laundering.