That the announced protests in Suriname could derail so much on Friday is according to Star news charge the police. The Surinamese news site writes that the security services have failed by not responding properly to the situation. About twenty people were injured and the parliament building was stormed. It would have been known in … Read more
AFP NOS News•today, 15:00•Amended today, 15:40 The Public Prosecution Service (OM) in Suriname has again demanded 20 years in prison against former president Desi Bouterse for his involvement in the murder of fifteen political opponents in 1982. The Public Prosecution Service now also explicitly stated that Bouterse should be imprisoned if convicted. This ‘imprisonment’ was … Read more
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 … Read more
AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 07:16 Surinamese President Santokhi says he took “good note”. the speech by Prime Minister Rutte yesterday, in which the Prime Minister apologized for the past of slavery on behalf of the Dutch state. At the same time, Santokhi criticizes the way the apology came in a statement. Prior to the apology, various … Read more
ANP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•yesterday, 18:21 Prime Minister Rutte will give a speech on the past of slavery at the National Archives in The Hague on Monday, December 19, the Government Information Service announced. The Prime Minister will respond to the chains of the past report to the interested parties with whom the cabinet has spoken in … Read more
ANP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 09:58 “An apology can never be one-sided,” Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin said of the Dutch cabinet’s intention to apologize for its past slavery on December 19. Ramdin calls the expression of an apology an important moment, but there must be a consultation with the country from which an apology is being … Read more