A courthouse in the Surinamese capital Paramaribo was shot at on Friday evening. Grenades have also been thrown at the building, including an anti-tank grenade. They didn’t go off. The vice president speaks of an attack. No one was injured, Surinamese media report.
The building of the subdistrict court judge is located near the Dutch embassy in Paramaribo. At around 10:30 p.m., the perpetrators, presumably two men, arrived at the building on a moped. The person in the back got off, threw a bag containing the explosives over a fence and fired into the building. CCTV footage shows that the two perpetrators then drove away.
A police officer and security guard were present in the building at the time of the shooting. They came out to see what exactly was going on. No one was injured.
The suspects have not yet been arrested. It is unknown why they tried to blow up the building.
Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk spoke of an attack on Saturday at an inserted press conference. Justice Minister Kenneth Amoksi also said it was an attack on the rule of law and the judiciary. He said it was an “act of intimidation”.
The government has announced additional security measures. Among other things, the visibility of the police and the army will be increased.
