Stiefen Petrusi

Stiefen Petrusi is the chairman of the Vereniging van Saamaka Gemeenschappen (VSG), an organization dedicated to advocating for the rights and preservation of the Saamaka community's land and forests. Recently, he was in the news for his statements regarding a lawsuit filed by the VSG against the state of Suriname and Palmera Hout, which claims that a Memorandum of Understanding was signed without proper consultation with the Saamaka community, leading to concerns about the negative consequences for their collective land rights.