PHILIPSBURG--The Prosecutor's Office issued a call on Sunday calling on witnesses who "might have more info or were contacted before the elections in 2014 to accept presents, money or goods in exchange for votes."
Anyone with information should contact the National Detecive via by e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., call 587-7217 or can visit the National Detecive office on A.Th. Illidge Road 56 (between GEBE substation and the Windward Island Bank) Monday to Friday.
This call from the Prosecutor is in connection with the ongoing "Octopus" investigation at which independent Member of Parliament (MP) Silvio Matser is at the centre. Matser has been in the custody of the National Detectives since March 2.
Octopus has netted 17 suspects, including Matser. Several people including his 79-year-old mother, have been questioned by the National Detectives.
