(The Strong and Autonomous Curacao Foundation) to rectify a previously published press release about him. In response, the members of the foundation, who are also lawyers, went hard on the counterattack. They linked Tromp to corruption and said that they have evidence.
Eldon Peppie 'Sulvaran, Anthony Eustatius and Chester Peterson even referred to rumors that Tromp has something to do with the murder of Helmin Wiels.
In October, the KFO accused Tromp of corruption. According to the three lawyers, Mr. Tromp gave a loan of 150 million dollars to the St. Maarten Harbour Finance Inc, a private company, without the consent of the Board of Directors. That goes against the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten Charter, the lawyers argue. According to the trial brief, the bond issue of 250 million guilders to the utility company Aqualectra should have never happened because it is a loan that covers more than 40 percent of the equity of the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS). According to the statutory maximum it can only be 5 percent of the equity.
Tromp, according to the KFO, also misused 8.2 million guilders of public funds to finance the "si' (yes) campaign for the 2009referendum. In the trial brief the trio lawyers also stated that Tromp was involved in providing a loan of 3 million to his girlfriend Janet de Castro, without imposing the necessary requirements.
KFO feels there is more than sufficient evidence for a criminal case against the director of the CBCS. The foundation also denounced the attitude of the Public Prosecutor. They would only combat corruption selectively and do not dare to tackle Tromp.