Suriname

Desi Bouterse, former president of Suriname

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Convicting presidents: the Suriname case

19 January 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts

Desi Bouterse first ruled Suriname as a military dictator in the 1980s. He came back to power as a democratically-elected president from 2010 to 2020. But the dark past of the dictatorship caught up with him. He was prosecuted for [...]

The former President of Suriname, Desi Bouterse, speaks out following his conviction in an appeal trial.

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Ex-president Bouterse definitively sentenced in Suriname

21 December 2023 by AFP

The former army strongman, author of two coups d'état and President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020, was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment at final instance on Wednesday 20 December for the 1982 "December murders" of 15 political [...]