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Curacaoan politician
Ben Komproe
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In office
22 July 2003 ? 11 August 2003
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Monarch
| Beatrix
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Preceded by
| Etienne Ys
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Succeeded by
| Mirna Louisa-Godett
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Born
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1942-10-22
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22 October 1942
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Died
| 11 October 2004
(2004-10-11)
(aged 62)
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Nationality
| Dutch
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Benard Komproe
(22 October 1942 ? 11 October 2004) was a Curacaoan politician who briefly served as the 24th
prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles
from 22 July 2003 to 11 August 2003.
Komproe was a member of the local party
Frente Obrero Liberashon 30 di Mei
(FOL), and was fifth on the ballot for the
2003 Curacao general election
. When party leader
Anthony Godett
was blocked from being appointed
formateur
pending a police investigation, Komproe was appointed instead. Komproe was named Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 22 July until 11 August 2003. After that, he was replaced by
Mirna Louisa-Godett
, and became Minister of Justice.
As Minister of Justice, Komproe attempted to order the local authorities to cease investigations into his brother
Hedwig Komproe
. Additionally, he tried to have the Attorney General fired. when it became known that he violated his oath of office, the
Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles
forced Komproe to resign, leading to the fall of the Godett Cabinet.
After his resignation, a judicial investigation was started on Komproe's tenure as minister. The investigation included what went on at an open-air brothel Campo Alegre. Komproe was alleged to have given out signed letters, basically to allow dozens of
prostitutes
from
Colombia
and the
Dominican Republic
to reside on
Curacao
. He was said to have plans to process each prostitute's permit of residence personally, and to have ordered a special stamp just for this purpose. In July 2004, a judge determined that Komproe was not authorized to issue letters of that nature. Additionally, Komproe did favors for
Giovanni van Ierland
, the incarcerated owner of the brothel.
In September 2004, Komproe was to be on the Curacao Island Council for the FOL. However, he was arrested on 6 September 2004, and charged with
corruption
,
fraud
, and being member of a criminal organisation.
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On 24 September his imprisonment was delayed, followings complications from an abdominal operation he underwent a few days earlier. He never regained consciousness and died at the age of 62.
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