VSG: MoU with Palmera has adverse consequences for Saamaka community

PARAMARIBO — The foundation Association of Saamaka Communities (VSG) denies in a statement that the lawsuit it has filed against the state of Suriname, Palmera Hout and Saamaka grand chief Albert Aboikoni is an action against the person Albert Aboikoni. It is made clear that the lawsuit is an action against the secret conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Palmera Hout without consulting the lö’s. The VSG felt compelled to write …