John Robert Gerard von Niesewand has been congratulated on earning a Legal Law Master degree, known in Suriname as a Master in Surinamese Law. He received the qualification on 19 October 2026 from the Faculty of Legal Sciences at Anton de Kom University of Suriname. Von Niesewand marked the achievement by defending his thesis before the faculty. His research examined how police actions are assessed. The published thesis title was truncated, so the full scope of the inquiry was not included in the announcement. Waterkant carried the congratulatory message, which first appeared on its news site.