ANP
EX PRESIDENT DESI BOUTERSE
DESI BOUTERSE IS NO ”PEOPLE’S HERO”/THIEF/DICTATOR/CRININAL
AGAINST HUMANITY/[LETTER TO THE EDITOR]
INTRODUCTION:
Dear Readers,
There she is again!
Also This Year the Struggle against injustice continues!
To begin with an old, unpleasant Enemy, the Surinamese ex president Desi Bouterse, who died
just before Christmas, in 2024 [1]
You know?
The ex coupist, former Commander in Chief of the Surinamese Army
and dictator, before hecame president, responsible for torture, terror and
executions, among else the Decembermurders, for which he finally has been convicted. [2]
I saw his passing as the closure of one of the ugliest periods of the
recent Surinamese history, even though there was no real justice, since
after his definitive conviction, Bouterse fled and his whereabouts were
not known….[3]
But Surprise, Surprise……..
Bouterse, from whom could be said [and then it’s very mildly spoken…..] that he
was ”controversial’ [4]’, was almost immediately ”praised”
So in the Nationale Assemblee, the Sujrinamese Parliament, was spoken
of ”the ideals of Bouterse”, he was called a ”great son of the country”, a ”determined leader”
and so on [5]
He was also praised by all sorts of people for his socalled ”social commitment
to the people” [6], although critical voices were heard also! [7]
Barbadian prime minister Mottley went out of her way
to praise Desi Bouterse, calling him a ”freedom fighter” [funny praise
for someone who has been a dictator!] and ”one of the most charismatic
leaders” of the Carribean Community! [Mottley means ”CARICOM’, the organisation of Carribean countries]'[8]
This whole ”sanctification” but shows the shortlived memory of people!
Memorial services were held for Desi Bouterse as if he were a second
Martin Luther King! [9]
I was so indignant about that stupid narrative, that I decided to ”rise up”
and avenge the victims of the Bouterse regime [10], but not only them:
Also all the Trouble which Bouterse brought on Suriname, by firstly introducing
social reforms [what Bouterse really did!], which – admittedly- improved
the life of the poorest.
On the other hand the Bouterse government spent the State money that irresponsibly, that now [january 2025!] Suriname is near bankrupt! ‘[11]
What concerns the ”Avenging” Victims:
I DID IT, AS PROMISED!
By the way of a Letter to the Editor, as well to Dutch, Surinamese as
international papers!
See some examples under note 12!
What pleased your ”Avenger” very much was that her ”Letter to the Editor”
had been published by ”De Ware Tijd” [Translation in English: The True Time”],
a Surinamese newpaper!
See under note 13!
Whether any Dutch paper or the international newpapers have published my
Letter to the Editor, I don’t know.
But I wanted to share my Letter to the Editor with you!
So here it comes, right below the notes!
May all Political Villains, who have committed warcrimes and crimes against
humanity, receive their true punishment!
ASTRID ESSED
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor,
Dear Editor,
Shortly before Christmas former Surinamese president Desi Bouterse died
at the age of 79.
And almost immediately he was depicted as a sort of Saint by ”
birds of various feathers”
So in the Surinamese parliament, the ”Nationale Assemblee”,
Bouterse was called ”a courageous leader”, a ”great son” and ”inspiring”
Others called him a ”People’s hero’, the man, who pursued social reforms,
a man, ”who fought for the poor”.
Many people, including the prime minister of Barbados, mrs Mottley [who
gave a statement at the death of ex president Bouterse], called Desi Bouterse
”charismatic”
Memorial services were being held, as in Suriname as in the Netherlands
[Suriname’s former colonizer, where many Surinamese live nowadays]
and not a few numer of people let their tears flow freely and recalled Bouterse’s
”social engagement”
Now it is true, that in his time as president, Bouterse pursued a number of
social reforms, which meant a lot for many people in a poor country
like Suriname, but there was handled irresponsibly with the financial
resources of the country with as a consequence, that after two periods of
presidency, Bouterse plunged Suriname into near-bankruptcy.
And not to forget:
Bouterse greatly enriched himself and his political friends at the cost
of the Surinamese people.
We call that theft and corruption!
People should realize that yet apart from the misery he brought to
thousands and thousands of young peole with the opening of
the country to the drug trade.
But there is more….
Bouterse appeared on the Surinamese political scene as the leader
of the 25 february 1980 military coup, with which he overthrew the
democratic system.
After an initial false-friendly Period, soon sordid human rights violations
made their appearance:
The death, after a suspicious police intrrogation, of alleged contra coup plotter,
the Surinamese ex KNIL [former Dutch colonial Army in then Dutch East Indies,
since 1948 Indonesia] military Fred Ormskerk [1980], the arrest and detention without trial of former politicians, the execution of contra coup plotter major Hawker [march 1982], with as one of the darkest events, the arrest and extrajudicial execution [after torture] of fifteen political opponents of
the Bouterse military regime, theDecembermurders [december 1982]!
The two courageous women’s marches as a protest against the Decembermurders must be mentioned here and deserve an honourable
page in Surinamese history!
Then major Horb, former right hand man of Bouterse, died under suspicious
circumstances in a police cell, after his arrest. [ February 1983]
After the Decembermurders, Bouterse c.s. established a dictatorship,
that would last until 1987, when the first free elections took place.
During the civil war with former bodyguard Brunswijk [leader of
the Jungle Commando], one of the worst human rights violations
under Bouterse took place:
In the maroon village Moiwana, more then 39 civilians were
killed by the National Army under responsibility of commander in Chief, Desi
Bouterse/A mass slaughter and crime against humanity!
In 1987 Bouterse established his political party NDP [that led a big defeat
at the 1987 elections!] and during the years Bouterse made himself popular
with populist and nice sounding speeches, presents to his political fans and
some social reforms.
That may be so, but fact remains, that Bouterse and co are guilty of
theft, torture, executions and mass slaughter: Crimes against humanity.
Because of the ”Saint Declaration” of Bouterse, this Letter is written.
So that his crimes will not be forgotten.
Astrid Essed
Amsterdam
The Netherlands