“Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk has no objections to the request for legal assistance that was made by the Netherlands,” Humphrey Dundas, spokesman of the VP, told Times of Suriname. Last week the Dutch media reported that the Dutch justice department had asked Suriname for legal assistance because they want to question Brunswijk about a batch of gold that was found in the house of Siegfried Pier Wortel who is a convicted felon. The gold reportedly has a street value of € 6 million. The VP has confirmed via his notary that the gold belongs to him. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the Dutch Justice department has already sent the request to Suriname’s Justice and Police Minister Kenneth Amoksi. “We received information about the request for legal assistance. We have not received the formal reports. Brunswijk is willing to cooperate with the investigation. Amoksi could not be reached for comment. It is not clear if Brunswijk is labeled as suspect or as witness…[+]