There was a closed Joint Court of Justice hearing yesterday in the case against Parliamentarian Patrick Illidge, who along with Jaap Van Den Heuvel and Theo Heyliger has been implicated in the "Bada Bing" case.
The hearing was based on the Landsverordening Vervolging Politieke Gezagdragers Ordinance Prosecution Political Authority, a law that came in to place following the October 10th 2010 country status proclamation of St Maarten which states that persons in political ofifce including memers of parliament, cannot be prosecuted like any other citizen.
Before any person in political office such as a Parliamentarian or Minister can be prosecuted, a hearing must take place in the Joint Court. Which then decides whether a prosecution can proceed. The verdict will be given at the end December 2013
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