Surinamese former president Desi Bouterse and four others must report to a Surinamese prison on Friday, the Surinamese Public Prosecution Service (OM) confirmed on Wednesday. Last month, Bouterse was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for his involvement in the 1982 December Murders. His co-defendants were sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, whose conviction for involvement in the killing of 15 people more than four decades ago was upheld in December, must report to a jail to serve his sentence, the public prosecutor said on Wednesday. A three-judge panel affirmed the convictions of Bouterse and four others in the execution of 15 government critics, including lawyers, journalists, union leaders, soldiers and university professors in December 1982. Bouterse, 78, dominated politics in the former Dutch colony for decades and left office in 2020.
By Ank Kuipers PARAMARIBO (Reuters) - Former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, whose conviction for involvement in the killing of 15 people more than .
PARAMARIBO (Reuters) - Former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, whose conviction for involvement in the killing of 15 people more than four decades ago was upheld in December, must report to a jail to serve his sentence, the public prosecutor said on Wednesday.