A woman poured out on social networks on a legal case following the looting that followed Hurricane Irma in Saint Martin to discuss her implication for "simple pasta".
Following the distribution of this video, the Saint Martin Martin Prosecutor's Office wishes to clarify that “following the unprecedented waves of post-hurricane looting, a judicial center made up of gendarmerie investigators, volunteers and experienced, with the support of the detached parquet remained on site, has enabled the arrest and prosecution to date of more than 150 perpetrators of criminal offenses and the return of a large number of stolen materials, which is their usual mission of fighting crime but corresponded in in addition to a particular need for security among the population in these exceptional circumstances. ”
He added in a press release that "in the case in question, it was an aggravated theft (in a meeting, by break-in and in a room containing goods) and concealment of stolen objects, in the context a general investigation into several acts committed in Cul de Sac, in a convenience store and in apartments, following complaints from individuals and traders.
On this occasion, it was shown that the husband of [this woman], accompanied by a friend, had notably broken the mini-market - which had not been damaged by the hurricane - to steal food, food which Madame had partly concealed at home, including actually pasta. A simple reminder to the law had been notified to the three respondents, having observed that Madame had not been placed in police custody. ”
"The inhabitants of Saint-Martin had been warned for a week of the arrival of the hurricane and had been invited to make food reserves, lists of useful products being widely disseminated in the press for this purpose, also the Theft into a business the day after the hurricane cannot be justified in any way, especially since food was distributed free of charge on the island and in large proportions, but the extent of the case had taken since a simple reminder of the law was notified by the judicial police officer in this case, "concludes the prosecution. _AF
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