Etiket: Bouterse
Convicted Bouterse will ask President Santokhi for pardon
Former President Desi Bouterse of Suriname, who was sentenced to twenty years in prison, will submit a request for clemency to current President Chan Santokhi. His lawyer Irvin Kanhai said…
Surinamese President Santokhi: inevitable that Bouterse will go to prison
Surinamese President Chan Santokhi said on Thursday that it is “inevitable” that Desi Bouterse will soon go to prison. In conversation with News hour he also said that “the laws…
The end of the Bouterse era
On Wednesday, December 20, the Court of Justice in Suriname sentenced the 78-year-old Surinamese ex-president and army leader Desi Bouterse to twenty years in prison for his role in the…
Bouterse verdict shows resilience under the rule of law | DVHN commentary
The Bouterse verdict is a tribute to the courage and independence of Surinamese judges and the perseverance of the victims’ families. After years of litigation, Suriname held its breath on…
Desi Bouterse also receives twenty years in prison on appeal, but does not yet have to go to jail
The Surinamese ex-president and army leader Desi Bouterse was also sentenced to twenty years in prison on appeal this Wednesday for his involvement in the murder of fifteen opponents of…
Ex-president Desi Bouterse of Suriname gets 20 years on appeal for the December murders
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Will Bouterse finally be put in handcuffs for the December murders? “If he’s a guy, he’ll come.”
The question is not whether Surinamese former president Desi Bouterse (78) will go to prison for the December murders, but when. Apart from his most fanatical supporters, no one doubts…
Surinamese OM demands 20 years in prison and direct imprisonment Bouterse for December murders | Abroad
The 77-year-old Bouterse is on trial on suspicion of complicity in the murder of fifteen Surinamese on December 8, 1982 in Fort Zeelandia in Paramaribo. These political opponents of army…
Van Mierlo threatened a cabinet crisis over Bouterse
Due to a lack of support from fellow ministers and too much criticism from the Lower House of his approach to the Surinamese drug suspect Desi Bouterse, the then Minister…
Former president Bouterse: let Rutte rot
Former president Desi Bouterse of Suriname does not agree with the visit of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to his country. Bouterse says he does not understand why Suriname has…