Another Boo-Boo by Central Government … and local Government
April 25, 2008
It turns out that the appointment of the “acting” Lt. Governor Millicent de Weever for St. Maarten was illegal according to Constitutional Law Expert Douwe Boersema at Spigthoff lawfirm in Curaçao.
Other legal experts believe that the best course of action is to do the honorable thing which is for Mrs. de Weever to resign.
The reason for the illegal appointment is that her brother Petrus “Leroy” de Weever was at the time of Mrs. de Weever’s appointment an Island Council member (and still is). According to the Island regulations (ERNA) the Lt. Governor (or Acting Lt. Governor) cannot be a blood relative of any of the Island Council Members.
The Central Government is the body that approves a candidate submitted by the Island Territory and as such is actually at fault, however annulments of appointed officials are difficult to reverse once sworn into office. Therefore the legal bodies urge Mrs. Millicent de Weever to do the honorable thing and resign since she cannot be forced to resign without a Kingdom decree.
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