During an impromptu press briefing held on Monday, Suriname’s head of state President Jennifer Simons confirmed that she will hold a closed-door consultation with Minister of Justice and Security Harish Monorath the following Tuesday, with a final ruling on whether Monorath will retain his cabinet post to be announced immediately after their discussion. The announcement came directly in response to repeated queries from attending reporters about swirling public speculation over a potential cabinet reshuffle that could see Monorath removed from his ministerial role. The minister’s position has come under intense public scrutiny in recent weeks, stemming from a long-running legal dispute tied to the Telecommunications Authority Suriname (TAS), where Monorath previously served as supervisory board chair before taking up his current government portfolio. President Simons declined to issue any preliminary judgment on Monorath’s performance in his current ministerial role during the press conference, emphasizing that no pre-emptive conclusions would be drawn before the two sides have reviewed all verified facts related to the TAS case. The briefing unfolded against the backdrop of widespread public outcry over surging crime rates across the country, a topic that dominated the opening segment of the press Q&A session. Simons outlined new public safety initiatives, including deploying units from the National Army to provide backup for local law enforcement teams, and ramping up uniformed patrol visibility in the capital city of Paramaribo and other high-risk neighborhoods. She stressed that the national government is prioritizing allocating additional staffing, patrol vehicles, and operational resources to security agencies to support their crime-fighting mandates. Notably, Monorath himself was present at the Monday press conference, alongside the president. This is not the first time Simons has addressed the TAS-related allegations against Monorath: in a prior appearance on the popular current affairs program *Kal Aaj Aur Kal* hosted by Faried Pierkhan, she publicly classified the formal criminal complaint filed against Monorath over his conduct during his tenure as TAS supervisory board chair as a serious matter. The complaint is linked to a disputed employment contract dispute involving former TAS director Wendy Jap-A-Joe, and Simons confirmed at the time that she would work through all documented facts and evidence with Monorath during a dedicated consultation to determine appropriate next steps, without pre-committing to any specific personnel outcome.