Minister Patrick Brunings was summoned by parliament last Tuesday to present progress report but the information that he shared was everything but hopeful. Many legislators even suggested that the culprit is being protected because the government refuses to reveal the identity of the persons responsible for the mass fish die-off although the minister explained that it is possible that cyanide most likely got into the river after it had leaked out of a storage reservoir. It is believed that the contaminated water from the tank ended up in creeks and the river as a result of heavy rainfall. The minister claimed that he could not point any fingers or share any details because the investigation is still ongoing. He guaranteed that the polluters would not get away scot-free because the Public Prosecutor’s Office is already working on this case. The contamination which reportedly started in the Moeroe Creek before spreading to the Saramacca River has brought investigators on the trail of two suspects including a big gold mining company in Suriname. Legislators criticized the minister for failing to mention any names specifically despite the fact that investigators have already followed the trail to the source of the contamination.