Protest Necessity Cause Or Rather Consequence Dagblad Suriname

Friday, February 17, 2023 is forever imprinted on our retinas What was supposed to be an innocent moment in our history as a young nation eventually turned into an abomination.

A fairly quiet protest that had been announced 2 weeks earlier by activist pakittow biervliet We briefly consider the situation of the current politics, the situation that has arisen with regard to the great dissatisfaction of the people, the hostile approach of the current government towards its people, the violations of the rights of Surinamese people and other consequences.

The Surinamese people, under the leadership of (led by) the indigenous community of Suriname, are of the opinion and or conclude that a disastrous political, social point has been reached, that leads to the destruction of the trust that has been built up over the years in a stable Surinamese nation The situation that has arisen was caused by unprofessionalism, mismanagement, a wrong approach by the current government led by President Santokhi with coalition partners ABOP led by Ronnie Brunswijk, PL led by P.

Somohardjo and NPS led by G Russia, a hostile attitude from the government and by the panicked protest of the people who were repulsed and demobilized.

The government was aware of the planned protest action well in advance The government has been implementing a crash policy for more than 2 years that now not only affects the small wallet.

Vision of the future has become unclear and hazy for many The government's latest measures regarding the price at the pump make it a daily struggle for many to get out.

Derailment, irritation, frustration are the result for many on the field A clear breeding ground for corruption, excess, resistance, fires, destruction, mistreatment, looting and so on were the result of the situation that completely got out of hand.

To protest against the policies of any government is a democratic right It is expressing the free opinion but not in this way.

Expressing free opinion has nothing to do with destroying other people's property And certainly not if that is his source of income.

The Amazone Party of Suriname strongly disapproves of what happened last Friday The looting has gone on for too long while security services are located in various parts of the city center that could have limited the damage.

The Ministry of Defense could have deployed the military to act against looters, but that never happened Before the protest started, the Ministry of Defense had to deploy its troops at strategic points in the city.

The question now arises: Is the government capable enough to guarantee the safety of its citizens? That did not become apparent on February 17, 2023 This must be a traumatic experience for many entrepreneurs, because they will always fear that they can be robbed or looted and left to fend for themselves.

For future investors who would like to invest in the country, the question will always arise how safe this country is In fact, safety is one of the factors taken into account when visiting a country.

The human rights of the Surinamese have been seriously compromised, while this kind of bizarre approach to problems that live among the Surinamese, was renounced in our nation after the military, dirty internal war period and the closed amnesty schemes for all perpetrators It is found that the same path is followed by the government that was the direct cause of the military, dirty internal war period that destroyed us.

What Friday, February 17, 2023 also showed, is the fact that the government is also failing on another front And that is guaranteeing Paramaribo as Unesco's world heritage.

Suriname is on the Unesco World Heritage List, which means it functions as a tourist attraction, but ironically enough, a fire started in one of those buildings Public security has suffered a huge blow and it now depends on country and people to provide that guarantee again.

The very important task of the government now rests on the shoulders of whether it will continue its disastrous policy for society or whether it will seriously enter into a conclave with all layers of the population in order to create a better Suriname During the government's press conference, not a word was said about the message that resulted from the protests.

The president has spoken much but said little The government has not understood the message, so we can cautiously conclude that there will be no change in this policy.

Our strength as a people lies in the fact that we are tolerant of each other While ethnic tensions sometimes run high in countries in the region, we have been spared these unpleasant scenes.

Looting other people's property is not Surinamese and this should not happen again This is not the way we want to present our country to the rest of the world! We need a government that works for the people and not its loyalists.

The people indicate that they can no longer cope with the increases In a country with so many mineral resources, fertile soil and lots of flora and fauna, there should be no poverty.

Especially not with a population of just over half a million Good leadership is something Suriname lacks.

It is clear that the current parliamentarians and especially the government do not know how to run this country They never talked to the people during the protests.

All were remarkably quiet at home in their air-conditioned room The bitterness of the population is evident in the many divided reactions.

The behavior of the looters cannot be justified at all, but the unrest, pain and frustration that many experience daily has erupted in this way We call on all Surinamese to make an effort so that we can jointly face the many problems and challenges in peace.

We once again appeal to the government and government leaders to take this cry for help from society very seriously and to do everything possible to alleviate the great needs that exist and not to take measures that plunge us deeper into the valley It can begin by addressing the causes that led to this protest.

The Amazon Party Suriname, APS.