Suriname Authorities Hunt Its Ex-President for Murder Sentenced

Current president Chan Santokhi investigated the case as police commissioner and later as justice minister. He encouraged the case to proceed.

As information, the court ruled in 2019 that Bouterse oversaw the operation, in which soldiers kidnapped 16 prominent government critics, and killed all but one at a colonial fort in Paramaribo.

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One of the union leaders survived and testified against Bouterse, who took power in a 1980 coup against Suriname's first prime minister just five years after independence.

Bouterse has said that the men killed had something to do with an invasion plot involving the Netherlands and the United States.

A spokesman for Bouterse's party said on Friday that the two countries were trying to intervene again.

Temui Bos Boeing di AS, Rosan dan Dirut Garuda Bakal Nego Pembelian Pesawat

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Danantara, Rosan Roeslani, menggelar pertemuan dengan President of Boeing Global, Brendan Nelson, di Amerika Serikat (AS).

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24 September 2025