WILLEMSTAD – There is no official request from the Curaçao Parliament to have the Foundation Government Accountants Bureau (SOAB) investigated by the General Audit Chamber of Curaçao. That clarification was provided by Parliament Chair Fergino Brownbill in a letter to the Algemene Rekenkamer Curaçao, aimed at preventing what he described as “possible confusion and uncertainty.”
The clarification follows a motion submitted on December 18 by the MAN-PIN parliamentary faction, which called for an investigation into the legality and efficiency of the use of public funds by Stichting Overheidsaccountantsbureau. That motion, however, failed to secure a majority in Parliament and was formally rejected.
Despite the rejection, the MAN-PIN faction contacted the General Audit Chamber directly on January 9, 2026, requesting that an investigation still be conducted. A copy of that correspondence was also sent to Parliament. According to the Parliament Chair, however, this request cannot be regarded as an official mandate from the Curaçao Parliament, as it is based on a motion that was not adopted.
Through the letter, the Parliament’s presidium seeks to make clear that there is no formal parliamentary instruction for the Audit Chamber to investigate SOAB. Any decision by the General Audit Chamber to proceed with an inquiry would therefore not be the result of a resolution by the Curaçao Parliament.