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 that. More than 41 years after the murders and after sixteen years of litigation, the Court of Justice will deliver the final verdict on Wednesday. Can Bouterse still avoid jail? Lawyer Gerard Spong and relatives look ahead.

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