On the day when the suspension took effect on April 21, at least 10 customers had been provided services, she said.
She said she has been operating a scooter, diving and tour business on Tinian for already 10 years and had not experienced any inconvenience until Martin M. Sakisat, Tinian’s revenue officer and business license supervisor, “harassed” her business.
“I didn’t do wrong,” she said.
Two days after the issuance of the 10-day suspension, Sakisat informed Shin Na that Finance had already lifted the suspension and that she could operate her business again.
“The Tinian business license office fully understands how you have felt these past two days over the suspension of your company’s business license,” Sakisat said in his letter dated April 23.
Sakisat told Shin Na that they should understand the laws in the CNMI which should be followed and respected.
“There’s only two important things that the Tinian business license office would like to ask you to always do in your business — obey the laws and love your business neighbors next door,” the letter stated.
But in the suspension letter, Sakisat never specified the reason for the temporary closure of her business establishment, Shin Na said.
Shin Na has asked the Department of Finance to look into the suspension order.
On April 21, Shin Na said Sakisat and Edward Shai, now the acting resident director of Finance, went to their scooter shop and wrapped a caution tape around the structure to effect the closure order.
The two then went to her house to serve the suspension letter, she said.
Shin Na said she was told by Sakisat to come to his office.
There, she said she was referred by Sakisat to Gabriel Evangelista, the then-Finance resident director.
But Evagelista didn’t know about the suspension letter, she said, adding that Sakisat then left the office and never answered her call.
On the following day, Shin Na said Tinian Mayor Ramon Dela Cruz called her and asked her to remove the caution tape and open her business.
After removing it, Sakisat and Evangelista went to the business site and wrapped it again with the caution tape, she said.
“I felt sorry to the mayor,” she said.
Yesterday, Shin Na said some customers didn’t know that their business had already resumed regular operation.
Shin Na is hoping that Finance Secretary Larissa Larson will look into her complaint regarding the “harassment” by Sakisat.
