Dear Editor
After King Willem Alexander apologized for the crime action in his speech of July 1, 2023, for the enslavement executed by the kingdom of the Netherlands in the past, Fundashon Kòrsou na Kaminda pa Libertat is hearing some rumours going around among the people of Curaçao that a new governor will be appointed by the same Willem Alexander.
We are surprised that apologies are being made for the history of slavery and that the same colonial structure of the past that tortured our ancestors is being maintained.
What are the changes after asking for an apology for the horror acts committed during the slavery days, which Fundashon Kòrsou na Kaminda pa Libertat should expect to see in the early future?
The United Nations has instructed all its members to finalise the process of decolonization of all countries that are still not completely decolonized.
Total and real decolonization means that the governments of the countries named as non-colonial countries actually get their own independent representation at the United Nations, where decisions are taken in relation to foreign affairs. And that the parliament, in this case the government of Curaçao, has every right to control the representation of this country.
As long as this is not the case, asking for an apology does not carry any weight.
It is time to choose and vote for our own freedom. Free from neo-colonialism and the right to be a free and independent country in the sense stipulated by the United Nations in its mandate.
We have the utmost expectation that the people of Curaçao follow these developments closely and are ready to vote for their freedom.
Hubert Cristina
Chairman Fundashon Kòrsou na Kaminda pa Libertat
