MAN-PIN demands Justice Minister Hato answer unanswered parliamentary questions

Curaçao Justice Minister Shalten Hato of the MFK party has still not responded to a letter containing questions submitted by the MAN-PIN parliamentary faction as far back as March 2025. The letter concerned the presence of firearms, and MAN-PIN faction leader Giselle Mc William has now publicly raised the issue, demanding accountability from the minister. Mc William's decision to go public signals growing frustration over what the opposition sees as a lack of transparency and responsiveness from the minister. Parliamentary correspondence is a formal mechanism through which elected representatives exercise oversight of government ministries, making Hato's prolonged silence a matter of constitutional concern. The unanswered questions have been outstanding for several months, which Mc William suggests is an unacceptable delay. The matter is now drawing public attention as the opposition pushes for answers on the sensitive topic of firearms presence in the island territory.