Attorneys General meet for joint consultation

WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao (24 October 2023) – The joint consultation of the Attorneys General of the Kingdom KPG was held in Curaçao on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at the Office of the Attorney General of Curaçao, of Sint Maarten, of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.

In attendance were Attorneys General Ton Maan (Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba), Amalin Flanegin (Aruba), and a member of the Board of Attorneys General in the Netherlands Guus Schram. The attorneys general consult with each other at least twice a year via a joint consultation.

Besides preparing the Judicial Four-Party Consultation JVO, the KPG also deals with a number of its own topics resulting from the KPG Covenant 2018. These subjects concern the coordination of investigation and prosecution in cross-border and other cases, legal aid, assistance as well as the developments within the respective Prosecutors' Offices, the mutual cooperation and development thereof, and other subjects in the field of operational management.

This trip to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom marks Schram’s first in his current position. He will also visit Bonaire and Aruba where he will meet with (justice) officials. He was also scheduled to visit Sint Maarten, but this was cancelled due to Hurricane Tammy.

Schram served as PG of Curaçao, of Sint Maarten, of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba February 2014 to September 2017.

Flanegin assumed the post of PG in Aruba as of September 2023.