Tag: Dési Bouterse
President Dési Bouterse jailed for 20 years, killed 15 including journalists...
Suriname President Dési Bouterse has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in a 37-year-old case. Paramaribo's Court has found Dési Bouterse guilty of shooting 15 people, including lawyers, journalists, and opposition's union leaders, in 1982. He is currently on an official visit to China. Dési Bouterse has two weeks to appeal against the sentence.
