WILLEMSTAD - Parliament was allegedly misinformed by Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas and Refineria di Korsou (RdK) about the forgeries in the Caribbean Petroleum Refinery (CPR) project, according to the opposition party PAR, as reported in a press release.
The largest opposition party claims that the information provided by the government during meetings on January 11th and 16th, 2023, regarding the CPR project, does not match the content of the forensic reports.
PAR leader Quincy Girigorie expressed his indignation regarding the role of the foreign group CPR, which was the preferred candidate for the takeover of the refinery for a long time. Girigorie wonders how RdK and the government could continue negotiations for so long, knowing what the forensic reports revealed and still having confidence in CPR.
“By these statements, it appears that CPR and the people in and around the company are responsible for the forgery of important documents," said Girigorie. This differs from what was communicated by the RdK director and Pisas, who claimed that external parties were responsible.
After the Antilliaans Dagblad revealed the forgery of the reports just before the end of the year, RdK immediately issued a statement admitting the forgeries. However, there was no evidence that CPR had forged the documents themselves or that they were involved, according to the official statement at the time.
PAR does not need to file a complaint, as the Public Prosecutor's Office has already initiated an investigation following complaints from the Central Bank CBCS and the insistence of third parties, such as RdK itself.
PAR wants to have a debate with the government in the short term. Girigorie considers the information serious enough to discuss it with the entire Parliament.