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Suriname justice minister Harish Monorath resigns
Harish Monorath has resigned as Suriname’s justice minister after his position became untenable, President Simons said.
The controversy concerns Monorath’s earlier role as chair of the supervisory board of the Telecommunication Authority Suriname, the official regulator.
He is accused of signing a 2021 contract that gave the regulator’s director unusually favourable pay and working conditions.
In return, the regulator allegedly paid Monorath for work on behalf of Ronnie Brunswijk, who leads Monorath’s party.
The allegations have also led to the regulator’s director leaving her job: Wendy Jap-A-Joe was dismissed after her contract expired, and a court upheld the dismissal on appeal.
Monorath’s resignation ends his time in the justice ministry, while the controversy centres on alleged payments and the regulator’s contract.
Suriname’s justice minister, Harish Monorath, has resigned.
President Simons had announced on Thursday that Monorath would leave, saying his position had become untenable.
Monorath came under scrutiny over his actions as supervisory board chairman of the state Telecommunications Authority Suriname.
He allegedly signed a 2021 contract granting the authority’s director unusually favourable payments and working conditions.
The authority allegedly paid Monorath in return, officially for work on behalf of Ronnie Brunswijk, the head of Monorath’s party.
- Who
- Harish Monorath, Suriname’s justice minister, resigned.
- What
- He stepped down after coming under scrutiny over his role at the Telecommunications Authority Suriname.
- When
- The resignation was reported on 14 November 2026. President Simons had announced on Thursday that Monorath would leave.
- Where
- Suriname.
- Why
- His position had become untenable amid scrutiny of an alleged 2021 contract and payments involving the telecommunications authority.
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Monorath allegedly signed a contract granting the Telecommunications Authority Suriname’s director unusually favourable payments and working conditions.
President Simons announced that Monorath would leave, saying his position had become untenable.
Monorath’s resignation was reported.
- Minister
- Harish Monorath
- Country
- Suriname
- Authority
- Telecommunications Authority Suriname (TAS)
- Contract year
- 2021
- TAS director
- Wendy Jap-A-Joe
- Party chairman
- Ronnie Brunswijk