PHILIPSBURG:--- Members of Parliament have decided to formulate a number of questions that they will send to the Kingdom Council of State regarding the instructions given to St. Maarten. The members of Parliament met on Monday during a meeting of the Permanent Committee of Kingdom Affairs and Inter-parliamentary relations.
All Members of Parliament that attended the meeting agreed that St. Maarten has to take a stance on the instructions they said were taken illegally since it is not in alignment with the country's constitution and the Kingdom charter.
Questions will be send to the Council of Advice to say which judicial basis can be used by the Kingdom to issue an instruction to the Governor of St. Maarten by Kingdom decree.
Members of Parliament feel that St. Maarten's President of Parliament should meet with the Presidents of Parliament of Aruba and Curacao to better prepare their action plan prior to the IPKO meeting which is scheduled for April 2015.
Monday was the last day St. Maarten had to submit questions and while Government did not consult with Parliament to formulate the questions it clearly states during the IPKO meeting that it is the Parliaments that has the authority to pose questions or even address matters such as these.
One of the issues the Parliament of St. Maarten have decided that they will press forward for establishment of the dispute committee.
