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Paramaribo, Suriname – The Court of Justice Wednesday imposed a 20 year-jail term on former president Desi Bouterse, who has been implicated in the murder of 15 men on December 8, 1982. Bouterse, who was not present when the Court issued the ruling, had appealed against his conviction that had been handed down in August 2021, when the Court Martial of Suriname upheld the 2019 military court ruling of a …
The former President of Suriname, Desi Bouterse, was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment at final instance for the 1982 "December murders" of 15 political opponents.
Suriname's ex-president Desi Bouterse will be jailed after losing his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of political opponents over four decades ago, the prosecutor's office said Thursday.In a statement, the office said it would "now proceed with the execution of the sentence" and would consult with Bouterse and his lawyer to "determine the day and date of the execution of the sentence imposed."
Suriname's ex-president Desi Bouterse will be jailed after losing his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of political opponents over four decades ago, the prosecutor's office said
Suriname's ex-president Desi Bouterse will be jailed after losing his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of political opponents over four decades ago, the prosecutor's office said