Curacao Public Prosecutors’ O.M. Launches Massive Investigation Into Deviant Behaviour In The Police Force; The Public Prosecution Service in Curaçao has started a major investigation into corruption and deviant behavior among police officers. Police officers are said to have been guilty of theft from homes or attempted theft, violation of the opium national ordinance and misuse of official powers. Internal Affairs Office of the Curaçao Police Force is leading the investigation that bears the name Outpost. Four suspects are currently detained, their custody has just been extended by eight days.
The suspects are restricted and can therefore only have contact with their counselor or counselor. Curaçao is plagued by police misconduct. In 2018, a large batch of cocaine was stolen from a safe in the police complex during a burglary at a police station. The 600 kilos of drugs had previously been confiscated by the police. Recently it turned out that a chief agent had borrowed from a victim who had been robbed of it. The culprit had been located, but the confiscated money disappeared. https://curacao.nu/om-curacao-start-groot-onderzoek-naar-corruptie-en-normafwijkend-gedrag-agenten/
