”Desi Bouterse, the former president of Suriname who fled authorities to avoid jail after his conviction over the murder of activists in the 1980s, has died at age 79, the government says.”
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”In December last year, Bouterse was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murders, ending a historic 16-year legal process.
He then vanished and never served time in jail.”
ALJAZEERA
DESI BOUTERSE, SURINAME’S FUGITIVE FORMER PRESIDENT,
DIES AT 79
25 DECEMBER 2024
SEE FOR THE WHOLE ARTICLE, NOTE 1