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Military · ParamariboPARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on former Surinamese President Desiré Delano Bouterse and six former Surinamese military officials for alleged “gross violations of human rights....See the Story
Former Surinamese president Bouterse ineligible to enter United States
Paramaribo · ParamariboThe fugitive Surinamese ex-president Desi Bouterse is no longer allowed to enter the US, as are six other former leaders in the Surinamese army. This was announced by the US Department of State. Four unnamed family members of the former soldiers are also no longer allowed to enter the country. The reason given by the ministry is that the seven men were involved in the torture and extrajudicial killings of political opponents in 1982, the so-call…See the Story
Fugitive Bouterse is no longer allowed to enter the US due to December murders
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Paramaribo · ParamariboThe Surinamese state has been sentenced by the judge to publicly apologise and pay compensation to ex-soldier Edgar Ritfeld because he was wrongly prosecuted as a co-suspect in the December murders. This is reported by the Surinamese daily De Ware Tijd.See the Story
Suriname sentenced to apology and compensation Edgar Ritfeld
Paramaribo · ParamariboPARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – Police say that one of their colleagues is being questioned in relation to the discovery of 593 kilogrammes of cocaine on board a plane belonging to the national carrier, Surinam Airways (SLM) last month...See the Story
Police officer among suspects after drugs found on Surinam Airways
Netherlands · NetherlandsIn de strafzaak rond de Surinaamse Decembermoorden (1982) moeten Desi Bouterse en drie andere veroordeelden worden opgespoord zodat zij hun straf kunnen uitzitten. De nabestaanden van de vijftien slachtoffers vragen duidelijkheid over de inspanningen van het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) en president Chan Santokhi. In een open brief vragen zij hun om de krachten te bundelen en de samenleving te informeren.See the Story
Claimants demand investigation and imprisonment of Bouterse.
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Paramaribo · ParamariboBy Ank Kuipers PARAMARIBO (Reuters) – The families of Surinamese activists slain for their opposition to the government in the 1980s say decades of suffering and sluggish legal proceedings have been prolonged by the apparent inability of authorities to locate the man at the center of it all: former President Desi Bouterse. Bouterse, 78, dominated politics in the tiny South American country for decades, leading a coup in 1980 and finally leav…See the Story
Suriname’s ex-president fled murder conviction. His victims’ families want him found
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Paramaribo · ParamariboFormer Surinamese Vice President Jules Ajodhia passed away on Friday morning in a hospital in Paramaribo, according to Surinamese media. President Chan Santokhi confirms the death of his party colleague to the news website Starnieuws. Ajodhia was 79.See the Story
