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Suriname's Public Prosecution Service (OM) is investigating why ex-president Desi Bouterse and an accomplice, both convicted of murder, haven't reported to prison to start their lengthy sentences.
There is an ongoing search for Desi Bouterse after he did not report to prison, the Surinamese Public Prosecution Service has said. Bouterse was due to report to a Surinamese jail at 1 p.m. Netherlands time on Friday to start a 20-year sentence for his role in the December Murders. Fifteen political opponents of his were killed in 1982.
Former Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison last month for the killings of 15 political opponents, has disappeared after not surrendering to authorities on Friday as planned.
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Former Surinamese president Desi Bouterse, along with four others, was due to report to a Surinamese prison at 1 p.m. Netherlands time on Friday to start a 20-year sentence for his role in the 1982 December Murders. However, his wife Ingrid Waldring-Bouterse informed journalists on Friday that he would not report to prison. This was reported by the NOS correspondent in Suriname.