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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.
Former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, 78, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the Dec. 1982 killings of 15 opponents of his then-incumbent regime.
Former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, 78, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the Dec. 1982 killings of 15 opponents of his then-incumbent regime.
Former Surinamese dictator Desi Bouterse, 78, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 murders of 15 political opponents.The notorious "December murders" were prosecuted over the course of a 16-year criminal case."We have received a gem of a verdict," Hugo Essed, a lawyer for the victims’ relatives, said of the case, before