{"id":210700,"date":"2026-11-12T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/?p=210700"},"modified":"2026-11-12T15:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T18:30:30","slug":"meeting-on-security-situation-called-off-despite-quorum-brunswijk-and-gajadien-voice-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/meeting-on-security-situation-called-off-despite-quorum-brunswijk-and-gajadien-voice-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting on security situation called off despite quorum; Brunswijk and Gajadien voice criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The public meeting of De Nationale Assembl\u00e9e (Suriname’s parliament), at which the security situation in Suriname was to be discussed on Thursday, 12 November, was cancelled shortly before it was due to begin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

P<\/span>arliamentary Speaker Ashwin Adhin had the meeting, scheduled for 2 p.m., cancelled through the clerk at 1:38 p.m. At that point, a quorum had already been established. The decision drew criticism from, among others, VHP parliamentary group leader Asiskumar Gajadien and ABOP chairman Ronnie Brunswijk.<\/a><\/div>\n
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According to Adhin, the meeting was postponed at the government’s request. At that time, the government was reportedly unable to provide the requested information on the security situation. The parliamentary speaker invoked his powers under the Rules of Procedure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not going to organise a meeting if I do not have a government. I was also asked by the president. Given the situation, the speaker exercised his right to postpone the meeting on the basis of the Rules of Procedure,\u201d Adhin stated.<\/p>\n

Gajadien calls course of events unacceptable<\/h3>\n

VHP parliamentary group leader Asiskumar Gajadien responded critically to the decision. He pointed out that, two days earlier, broad agreement had been reached in parliament on the need to discuss the country’s security situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo days ago, it was broadly stated here in parliament that we would hold a meeting on the security issue. It can never be the case that such an issue arises and there is no consultation between the parliamentary groups,\u201d Gajadien said.<\/p>\n

According to the VHP parliamentary group leader, the government must provide clarity if it is unable to account for the security situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the government is unable to account for the security issue in this country, then let that government say so before society. I ask you to protect parliament,\u201d Gajadien said.<\/p>\n

Brunswijk: minister was prepared to answer questions<\/h3>\n

ABOP chairman and deputy speaker of parliament Ronnie Brunswijk also questioned the postponement. According to him, the Minister of Justice and Security was indeed prepared to answer parliament’s questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are a minister until you resign. In any case, society wants to know the state of the security situation. We also do not know why the meeting is being postponed,\u201d Brunswijk said.<\/p>\n

His response comes against the backdrop of political developments surrounding Minister Harish Monorath of Justice and Security, whose position within the government is under discussion on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Brunswijk stressed that society has a right to clarity about the security situation. According to him, the political situation that has arisen is no reason to forgo parliamentary consideration of the security issue.<\/p>\n

Misiekaba: government is present<\/h3>\n

Minister Andr\u00e9 Misiekaba of Health, Welfare and Labour said that the government was present and prepared to respond to parliament’s agenda.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us hear what the agenda and instruction of parliament are, and we will respond accordingly,\u201d Misiekaba stated.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the minister stressed that the government does not want to be involved in what he considers internal matters of parliament.<\/p>\n

The cancellation of the meeting raises questions about parliamentary oversight of security policy, precisely at a time when the country’s security situation is the subject of public and political discussion. It is not known when the postponed meeting will take place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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