PHILIPSBURG:--- The Attorney General has ordered an investigation against the head of the Landsrecherche Ademar Doran. The investigation started after detective Lydon Lewis filed a complaint against Doran for defamation and slander.
SMN News understands that the investigation started this week and that Doran will remain in office as the investigators that are investigating the case are not from of St. Maarten. However, several officers of the force are questioning the procedure because they claim that the investigation is conducted by the Landsrecherche of Curacao and when they landed on St. Maarten on Sunday they were picked up by Doran and taken to their hotel. " We are concerned with this investigation because the person under investigation is in bed with the investigators who came from Curacao, instead of them acting independently they are allegedly consipiring with one of their own." The officers said that the investigators from the National Detectives and Doran came from the same hometown in Curacao, meaning they are long time friends, the officers even said the Minister of Jusice Edison Kirindongo is also from Curacao and he is not only a friend of Doran but also a former colleague. " We know if Kirindongo has to leave office after the September 26th parliamentary elections he would have to go back and work with Doran who would be his boss if he survives the investigation and other court litigations that he will be facing, but for now the Minister has to act like a Minister and not as a friend of his former boss, can you imagine Doran picked up these investigators, he took them to thier hotels and detectives working under Doran will be questioned yet the Minister chose to keep his former boss and friend on the job." At this moment the Attorney General needs to step in and take these investigators off the case and either get investigators from Aruba or the Netherlands who would do their jobs independently," the officers told SMN News.
Lyndon Lewis a veteran detective was sent home for dereliction of duties after he gave a statement against Rishmer “Red Rum” York who was convicted for the shooting death of Akeem Isidora.
Isidora was shot to death on March 12th 2015 in front of his home on that fatal night. Prior to the shooting the relatives of Isidora said that York was harassing Isidora and even once arrested him close to his home because he did not have an identification on him. On the night of the killing it is understood that York called Lewis and told him that he will finish Isidora. According to information provided to SMN News detective Lewis ordered York out of Belvedere since he was off duty and he is not a resident of the area.
SMN News further learnt that senior officers including the current Chief of Police Carl John was highly upset when Lewis gave a statement against York and John went as far as chasing Lewis out of the Police Headquarters, not long after that Lewis was sent home pending an investigation which never took place. Those in the justice chain (Doran) felt that Lewis should have called KPSM to inform them of the calls he received from the now convicted killer, he Doran even wrote an advice to former Minister of Justice Dennis Richardson recomending that Lewis be fired from his job, but that did not happen because the government fell.
Minister of Justice Edison Kirindongo confirmed that the investigation started, but said that he is not in the habit of giving out information about members of his personnel especially when there is an investigation taking place. Lewis was reinstated back to work with KPSM in February 2016 where he was placed as a Team Leader at the Simpson Bay outpost but after that he filed another court case in order to get salaries renumeration according to his rank. Lewis is a sworn Inspector of Police but he is being paid a police major. Ever since the case was filed Lewis was sent on paid leave of absence until the case is finalized. That court case was heard on on June 27th 2016 and the verdict is expected to be handed down on August 22nd where the judge will rule on the correct renumeration.
