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WHEN INTEGRITY BECOMES DELAY
What the case of senator/candidate minister Mike Meza reveals about our screening law — and the fine line between due process and political obstruction.

Aruba’s Ministerial Integrity Ordinance was enacted to ensure transparency and accountability in government. But when delays mount — and leadership goes quiet — we have to ask: is the process still serving we the people?

In this week’s column, I explore:
✅ What the screening law actually requires
✅ The difference between administrative delay and political inaction
✅ The role of tax authorities, SVB, and the formateurs
✅ Why government departments must not become political actors
✅ And why silence is not leadership — it’s failure

🗣️ Mike de Meza says he feels wronged.

Whether you agree or not, the people deserve answers. And the law deserves to be applied — not politicized.

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