As Sint Maarten braces itself for the 2024 Parliamentary Election scheduled for January 11, a collection of troubling incidents involving political indicators have emerged.
In a latest assertion, the Sint Maarten Police Pressure (KPSM) expressed its deep concern over the alarming rise in vandalism focusing on political indicators positioned throughout the island.
Experiences have been flooding in, detailing situations of indicators being spray-painted, broken, or ruthlessly destroyed. This disturbing development not solely disrupts the political environment but additionally runs afoul of the legislation.
Legally liable
Sint Maarten legislation explicitly designates such acts of vandalism as punishable offenses.
Perpetrators may face extreme penalties, together with arrest and prosecution, ought to they be apprehended. The general public is being sternly reminded of those authorized ramifications.
Attraction for accountable conduct
The Police Pressure of Sint Maarten implores the general public to eschew such harmful habits.
They firmly imagine that everybody must be entitled to precise their political views peacefully, with out the looming menace of vandalism.
