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Francesco Corallo is gisteren direct na aankomst op het vliegveld van Rome op vrije voeten gesteld. Hij zit nu met zijn gezin, thuis in italië. 

​Afgelopen woensdag is Francesco Corallo op het vliegveld gezet richting Italië. Dit nadat het openbaar ministerie, na zijn maandenlange foltering in internationaalrechtelijk afgekeurde politiecellen, de ultieme daad van menselijke vernedering heeft toegepast.
 
In haar rapportage van 2015 over onze eilanden heeft het Europese Comité tegen Foltering (CPT) bij de overheden er op aangedrongen om de inhumane praktijk van het blinddoeken van gedetineerden onmiddellijk te beëindigen. Maar ook dit is op de eilanden, evenals het beëindigen van inhumane detentie situaties, niet aan de hier werkzame magistratuur, waaronder de eiland hoppende Procureur-generaal, besteed. 

Corallo die in Italië beschuldigd wordt van een financieel delict, wat volgens de verdediging in de kern neerkomt op een belastingdispuut, is met veel fanfare op het vliegtuig gezet, omringd door zwaar bewapende gemaskeerde mannen van het arrestatie team, terwijl hijzelf machteloos geblinddoekt en in de boeien geslagen, door kennelijk bewust ingeseinde fotografen op de foto werd gezet, welke foto’s vervolgens wereldwijd door het openbaar ministerie zijn verspreid op hun facebook pagina en twitteraccount, om zoveel mogelijke internationale coverage te krijgen.
 
In haar rapportage keert het CPT zich fel tegen de onmenselijke praktijk van het blinddoeken van personen. Volgens het CPT wordt dit juist gedaan om te voorkomen dat de slachtoffers degenen herkennen die hen mishandelen. Het is een vorm van opzettelijke vernedering van mensen die veelal, net als met Corallo het geval, nog niet eens door een rechter zijn veroordeeld. Wij kunnen de behandeling van Corallo dan ook niet enkel houden op alleen maar enkel ‘Cheap Theatrics’ zoals het Sint Maartense dagblad Today in haar redactioneel artikel van gisteren deed. Deze behandeling is beneden ieder peil.
 
Het probleem op onze eilanden is, dat de overheid, vanwege de Consensus Rijkswetten, niet in staat is direct in te grijpen ten behoeve van onze eilandbewoners wanneer de meestens ingevlogen gastarbeiders in de juridische sector, die bij ons de magistratuur bemensen, zich aan deze wanpraktijken schuldig maken. Het is ronduit een schande dit systeem. Dit past kennelijk wel perfect in het streven om de eilanden als corrupt af te schilderen, zodat Nederlandse politici van bedenkelijk niveau, de vinger op de eilanden kunnen blijven wijzen.
 
Corallo is thans vrij, omdat zoals ook al hier aan de justitiële autoriteiten ter zitting duidelijk werd uitgelegd, hij nimmer voor de verwijten jegens hem, zo lang in detentie had mogen verblijven en zeker niet onder inhumane omstandigheden. Wat nu verder met hem gaat gebeuren, is aan de Italiaanse autoriteiten, maar ook die afhandeling ziet de verdediging van Corallo met veel vertrouwen tegemoet. Wij houden het openbaar ministerie aansprakelijk voor de onherstelbare reputatie schade die Corallo lijdt als gevolg van deze inhumane en vernederende behandeling versterkt door het actieve, agressieve en zeer bedenkelijke PR-beleid.

Op 13 december 2016 is cliënt, Francesco Corallo, op last van de procureur-generaal in Sint Maarten voorlopig aangehouden op aanvrage van Italië vanwege verzoek om zijn uitlevering. Op 16 mei 2017 en op 6 juni 2017 heeft de inhoudelijke behandeling plaatsgevonden van het Italiaanse verzoek tot uitlevering. Op 20 juni 2017 brengt het Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie van Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten en van Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba advies uit over het al of niet toestaan van de gevraagde uitlevering, maar ook de beslissing omtrent het vierde verzoek namens cliënt aan het Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie om zijn onmiddellijke invrijheidstelling onder andere vanwege zijn inhumane detentieomstandigheden, in afwachting van een eventuele daadwerkelijke uitlevering aan Italië.

Francesco Corallo zit in uitleveringsdetentie in het politiecellencomplex te Philipsburg in Sint Maarten. In mei 2014 heeft het Europees Comité inzake de voorkoming van folteringen en onmenselijke of vernederende behandeling of bestraffing van de Raad van Europa (CPT) een bezoek gebracht aan dit politiecellencomplex. In augustus 2015 heeft het CPT naar aanleiding daarvan een zeer kritisch rapport uitgebracht, waarbij een aantal ernstige tekortkomingen werd geconstateerd.(*1)

Head-to-head

During the court session, which was witnessed by Minister of Finance Richard Gibson, Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs and Members of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams, Perry Geerlings and Rodolphe Samuel, the three-member school teams went head-to-head as the defence and prosecution in mock proceedings in a case involving war crimes and weaponry.

Students argued their sides of the case based on international criminal law as applied by the International Court of Justice seated in The Hague. The pleadings were in English, as they will be in the international competition. The panel, comprising five judges, was presided over by St. Maarten Judge Katja Mans.

The winning team, which consists of students Yvette Rosario, Ajay Dayalani, Emmanuel Iman and substitutes Gayani Makhijani and Tan Arrindell, was advised by attorneys Shaira Bommel and Daniella Engelhardt. Together with best speaker Briani Penijn of MPC, they will head to the Peace Palace in The Hague next year, where they will argue a case in front of judges of the International Court of Justice and other international tribunals located in that city in next year's High School International Moot Court.

There the St. Maarten team will compete against teams from some 18 countries, which in the past have included the United States, Russia, China, Germany, Argentina, Bulgaria, Georgia, South Africa and Sweden, among others.

Life-changing
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Students had two months’ time to prepare their cases. They were assisted and advised by St. Maarten-based attorneys and other legal experts.

“I’ve always been interested in law and wondered what it would be like to compete on a case. It’s been stressful, but good overall. It’s a lot of pressure, because we all want to win,” said Destiny Jagtiani (17) of CIA.

SMA selected its students by giving all applicants a mini-case, of which they had to give a short presentation.
“Students were picked based on their performance,” said Vincia Nelson (17). “We had lots of meetings. It was so much fun working with real lawyers. They were so supportive and kind. Working with them made me look at this as an experience rather than a competition.”

Raquel Chayadi (17) of MPC really enjoyed the preparation. “I thought it would be really serious and hard to do because as a teenager you very rarely come into contact with the law. However, our coach made it fun. Coming here, I think even if we don’t win, I am grateful to get to have this experience,” she said.

The Moot Court may have been a life-changing experience for Gayatri Malchijani (18) of St. Dominic, who said, “I would recommend this for younger students because it exposes you earlier to possible jobs. I really want to go into the medical field but this competition made me see that maybe the legal field would be something for me.”

Motivation and flair

The panel of judges praised the high level of all competitors during the prize-giving ceremony at Holland House Beach Hotel and said they had seen “incredible enthusiasm, motivation and flair.”

“This case was so incredibly difficult. In real life, only the finest of the finest present these cases and here you are, students, presenting so well and showing us how hard you worked,” Judge Mans said.

In describing the different teams, Mans said the CIA team “never gave up and had a remarkably strong rebound.” MPC was praised for “its strong rebound and pleading structure” and St. Dominic was praised for its exceptionally good speakers. The SMA team stood out for their “liveliness” and for “engaging and keeping the attention of the judges.” MPC 2 was described as “eloquent” and had responded well to their opponents and to questions by judges, said Mans.

Funding is available to send three students to The Hague, but considering that delegations may consist of as many as eight students, the SXM Moot Court Foundation calls on sponsors to make it possible to send five more “eloquent winners” to the Netherlands.

Source: The Daily Herald

PHILIPSBURG--The Judge in the Court of First Instance on Friday ordered Country St. Maarten to take a number of measures to improve safety and security of inmates and guards at Point Blanche prison.

Represented by attorneys Sjamira Roseburg and Shaira Bommel, Point Blanche Inmates Association (PBIA) had filed an injunction in which it argued that the prison situation is very unsafe and the circumstances so poor that intervention by the Court is needed.

​​According to the inmates, it is urgently warranted that security measures be put in place, and that facilities and daytime activities are improved, that medical care is more widely made available, and that lawyers’ access to their clients be improved.

15 claims

To this effect, the Inmates Association filed 15 claims in total. The Court awarded eight of these claims, and attached daily fines of US $800 to each of these claims, in case of non-compliance, to a maximum of $50,000.
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The Court’s evaluation of all facts and circumstances led to a number of provisions. Prison-guard shifts are to be executed by at least six prison guards in total, and shifts are not to last longer than eight hours per day. Prison guards are to receive professional training in first aid, emergency response, communication and motivation.

Inmates are to follow an educational programme, starting with the young adults. Inmates are to be timely informed of their release date. A public telephone, a laundry room with washing machine, and library books are to be provided.
Furthermore, arrangements are to be made for a dentist to regularly visit the prison, similar to visits by a family doctor. Medical cost for referrals to a medical specialist are to be covered, similar to basic health care.

Besides, the Court ordered that lawyers be given access to their clients on Thursdays. They are to announce their visit one hour ahead of time.

The findings of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the response to these findings by Country St. Maarten, and the most recent report of the Law Enforcement Council, have played an important role in the Court’s decision.

Signals of major concern

These documents show that for the past 10 years signals of major concern about the situation in Pointe Blanche Prison have been given, and that Country St. Maarten did not keep its repeated promises to follow up on recommendations given, the Court said.

Denied, for various reasons, were the inmates’ claims pertaining to the suspension of Prison Director Edward Rohan, the holding cells at the Police Station, cell searches, two inmates in one cell, the separation of inmates, labour for women, and a 10 per cent reduction of prison time due to the inhumane situation in prison.

Most of these claims could not be awarded as these are closely connected with the overcrowded and outdated prison building. Only renovation and an extension of the current prison facilities would allow for measures to be taken to get rid of the bottlenecks in these areas.

According to Country St. Maarten, represented in the injunction by attorney-at-law Aernout Kraaijeveld, it should be left up to the Minister of Justice and the Prison’s new management team to come up with an action plan to adequately address the current “crisis” in the prison.

It is up to the Minister of Justice to set priorities without outside pressure. The Court should not take over the role of the executive branch. Many of the claims that were put forward are “unrealistic” and “too broadly formulated,” Country St. Maarten argued during the Court hearings of February 28, and of March 17.

The Court stated in its ruling that it agrees that it is not the Court’s job to manage the Prison. However, it was considered possible to demand certain measures in the injunction, due to the urgent circumstances of the case, and in taking into consideration all interests involved.

Period of normalization

“In this case, the Court had to evaluate if the situation in the Prison is so urgent and so far removed from being in accordance with the law that provisions aimed to end the unlawfulness need to be put in place. The Court to that effect carefully weighed all interests at stake and also paid attention to the degree at which the provisions can actually be executed. Furthermore, the Court has taken into consideration the “period of normalization” of three months that was repeatedly mentioned by Country St. Maarten,” the Court said.

In this light, the Court granted Country St. Maarten three months’ time to take measures, pertaining to, for instance, the prison guard workforce, shifts and training, as well as the education of young delinquents. Detainees 24 years and older should be provided with education within nine months from now.

The stipulations concerning the public phone, washing machine, a laundry room, library books, a prison dentist and lawyer visits on Thursdays also need to be implemented within three months’ time.

Detainees due for release need to be informed in writing no later than one month prior to their release date, the Court stated in the verdict. Country St. Maarten was ordered to pay the legal costs of the proceedings, which were set at NAf. 1,746.50.

​Original Aricle here: TheDailyHerald