Military Court throws out request to dismiss charges against President Bouterse

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Feb 19, 2013

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME, CMC – A military court has denied a request to dismiss a case in which President Desi Bouterse and several others are implicated in the deaths of 15 prominent people who were opposed to the then military government in Suriname in 1982. The Military Court is reported to have delivered its verdict last week when it met behind closed doors, according to the Suriname based website, Devsur. Com It said that attorney Irwin Kanhai had submitted the request on behalf of three of the accused.

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