WILLEMSTAD - Interim director Richenald Ricardo has been dismissed by the Minister of Justice, Shalten Hato. The minister announced this on his Facebook page on Tuesday.
The government is in search of a new director for the Curaçao Detention and Correction Center (SDKK). Starting from November 1st, Anthony Hasselmeijer will act as the acting director of the institution, pending the appointment of a new director. Hasselmeijer was part of the management team as the unit head for special detention. Since the retirement of former director Urny Floran last year, SDKK has had a series of interim directors.
It is unknown whether Ricardo's sudden dismissal is related to the incident involving Nicole Lake on Saturday. Lake escaped on Saturday but was caught 24 hours later.