Complaint filed with Dutch-appointed Governor of territory
Bonaire, March 15, 2019
To: Mr Edison Rijna
Governor
of Bonaire
Plaza Wilhelmina 1
Bonaire
Subject: Dutch State and
Dutch media gestapo tactics - violation of human rights freedom of free press
Honorable Governor Rijna,
With this letter we denounce
conspiracy and extortion by the Dutch State interference to undermine the
Bonerian press and media fundamental right to freedom of free press.
Recently on March 6th the major
leading daily newspaper of Bonaire, the Extra, on page 31, through an editorial
article denounced that they were approached by the Dutch media, based on a
“general media pact and agreement”, to conspire to boycott and silence Mr.
James Finies, president of the civil society organization : foundation Nos Ke
Boneiru Bek (We Want Bonaire Back).
Governor Rijna, a
non-democratic appointed governor-institution, representing the King and
Kingdom, maintaining powers above/and to over-rule the elected government, main duty is the legal protection of the rule
of international law and as such to respect, to protect and to comply with our
peoples rights. Above described gestapo tactics by the Dutch State and Dutch
media conspiracy and intimidation of the local media could lead to a
totalitarian or dictatorship rule if the people are not informed by free
press. Mr Rijna should take note of the
fact as the people if they are not informed freely, cannot make up ones mind
and cannot have an opinion. They will be deprived not only from its capacity to
act but also of its capacity to think
and to judge. With such a people you can then do what you please.
As Mr Rijna is aware that our
foundation NKBB has position itself towards the upcoming elections advising the
people of Bonaire to protest and boycott this election to vote blank or no
vote. Contrary to Mr Rijna press-conference urging the people to use their
sacred rights to go vote in a illegal system, rejected by the people and where
the power is held by the Dutch parliament in the Hague. A blank vote or no vote
is internationally recognized as same,
exercise of this sacred right. This
“protest-vote” is to demonstrate the
peoples dissatisfaction of political alienation by the imposed current
political system of public entity and as rejection of the Dutch democratic trap
to legitimize the 1st chamber, the Dutch senate, with the ultimate
aim to legalize the current illegal status and all imposed laws against the
Bonerian peoples. Our “protest-vote” is
also in solidarity with the peoples of our sister island Sint Eustatius.
Statians cannot vote and are deprived from their “sacred-democratic-rights”
because the Dutch government deposed the legitimate elected government in
February 2018 through undemocratic abusive legislative, military and police
actions and stopped the scheduled free election.
Our main request to Mr Rijna
as governor is to condemn above
revelation of the Dutch state and media conspiracy and blackmail against the
Bonaire free press as a serious threat and commence a investigation. Secondly
please rectify your last public statement of misinformation and to tell the
people of Bonaire the truth that a blank vote or no vote is also a legal
exercise of their “sacred”democratic right as a “protest vote” . And finally as Mr Rijna inspiring initiative
of promoting, voting, by writing 685 personal letters towards the
first-time-youth-voters on Bonaire to go vote. It would be morally correct, an
heroic act of compassion and brotherhood towards our alienated brothers of Sint
Eustatius that are deprived of democracy and cannot vote to do same and write
150 letters to all Dutch 2nd chamber parliament members and another
75 letters more to all members of the Dutch Senate requesting them to restore
democracy back on Sint Eustatius so the peoples of Sint Eustatius can also make
use of their sacred democratic right as civilized peoples in the Kingdom.
Sincerely yours,
James Finies,
President
Foundation We Want Bonaire Back
Mr. Julian Willock was elected and sworn in as the Speaker of the House of Assembly during the First Sitting of the First Session of the Fourth House of Assembly on Tuesday, March 12.