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"Mud further explained that based on article 9 of the traffic ordinance of the Netherlands Antilles gives a person 24 hours after an accident to report it to the police." Mr. Prosecutor can you inform me if this applies to everyone and in every situation. I've made a mental note of this and rest a*sured in the future someone will make use of what you have said.

That devil Prosecutor should be fired. Hit and run and drunk nota bene.
What more excuse he want to make, they want to rob him ? he should be given a ticket back to Deviland to Hol achter de koeien.

What goes up, must come down. The spinning wheel goes round and round. Why me ? What you do to people in life will come back to hunt you. The wrong that the Prosecution office do all the time to people and their children, families, innocent and or guilty. Please...chub me, chub you........
Mud take care you don't get your a.. muddy, great pretendor.

how can they critisese others when they dt even show the good example...hit and run by a "tipsy" prosecuter...isnt sxm just great

I wonder if he goes to work drunk !!!!!!!

Mud has toned down his defense of Develing, but he still feels the need to point out Art 9. so Mr. Piar can be aware of the loophole.

Dick Piar, don"t let Mud ride over the top of you on this one. Give Develing a fair hearing and don't forget to ask to see his medical certificate for his leg problem that prevented him from standing on one leg during the so-called SOBRIETY TEST.

I will pin that ruling to my dashboard for future use if he gets away with it.

But I agree with previous bloggers: we SXMers allowed this to happen. They are simply using the corruption that exists all over the island to their advantage.

The law does state that you have to report to the police within 24 hours. But Mr. Mud forgot to inform the public that if you are caught within that time, you will still be arrested for hit and run and the 24 hour rule will no longer be in effect (correct me if I am wrong with article to back it up Mr. Mud).

If someone hit my car and I am suspecting that they are planning to rob me, I am not going home. They can follow me home and endanger my family as well. So I do not buy that excuse... but somehow Mr. Mud did.

And take note of this people. Do you see how Mr. Mud was quick to turn from public prosecutor to defense attorney? A good example why such cases must be handled outside of St. Maarten.

I think prosecutor Mud should be placed on leave as well for his remarks. He is untrustworthy and should not practice the profession anymore. St. Maarten is too small for people like him to be in that position. Very dangerous.

I can bet my last dollar he will lock away an innocent person for good just to defend one of his friends.

If this was you or me on st maarten, we would have been in court already. No investigation will be needed. See why we need an outside entity to over see the justice system on st maarten. and when we become coutry it will be worse.

We need we own people overseeing the dutch??

TO TEST A PERSON FOR SOBRITY TEST THE ONE THAT TAKE THE TEST MUST BE APPOINTED TO DO THAT. I HEARD THAT DEVELING WAS TESTED BY THE CHIEF AND THE ACT CHIEF OF POLICE. SUCH A TEST THE TESTER MUST DO THAT IN THE PRESENTS OF THE PATROL OFFICERS THAT ARRESTED HIM.
IF THE TESTER HAD A SO CALL OPDRACHT TOT HET VERKLAREN VAN GESCHIKTHEID HAS TO BE PROVEN.

They say: Aruba prosecutors office will investigate the matter, thus will ensure a fair investigaton.
But when I looked further, I noticed that the chief prosecutor in Aruba is his (Develing's), good friend and former Boss in St. Maarten, mr Taco Stein!

Who are they fooling???
Is Justice really blind or are we so stupid we can not see!