PHILIPSBURG:--- Sharon Filico one of the three Mitte suspects who was arrested on Wednesday 11th May 2022 was released on Thursday after a lengthy interrogation. Another suspect was released on Thursday, May 12th, 2022.
So far, there is no information on the other suspect Alex Dijkhoffz who was also arrested on May 11th.
The Mitte investigation has to do with the clean-up and repair works conducted at the Princess Juliana International Airport post-hurricane Irma in 2017.
Alex Dijkhoffz was the former chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE).
TBO team had arrested the now dismissed Chief Operations Officer of PJIAE Michel Hyman and Rene Guichard in October 2021. Both suspects have been released but lost their jobs since they were arrested and not charged in the ongoing investigation.
So far the investigators arrested five persons as they continue the probe.
A press release from the prosecutor's office states that the trio that was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, their homes and place of business were searched and the suspects are accused of forgery, bribery, and money laundering.