DECEMBER MURDERS

'December Murders' - On December 8, 1982 thirteen civilians and two military officials who opposed the military rule in Suriname were executed in Paramaribo. The circumstances have not become completely clear yet; at the time the Suriname military dictatorship of Desi Bouterse claimed all were shot while trying to flee. Others have spoken of torture, murder and summary execution.
The December Murders led to international protests. Former colonial power The Netherlands froze development-aid afterwards. Anno 2005, long after the military dictatorship ended, nobody has ever stood trial for his part in the murders. Former military leader Bouterse has accepted political responsibility, but he says he is not the one who 'pulled the trigger'. Although legal proceedings are being prepared. The proceedings are extremely slow, partly because of sabotage and intimidation by Bouterse, which cannot be verified, of course.

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Victims of the December murders

External links

Victims of the December murders

★ John Baboeram, lawyer

★ Bram Behr, journalist

★ Cyrill Daal, unionleader

★ Kenneth Gonçalves, lawyer

★ Eddy Hoost, lawyer

★ André Kamperveen, journalist

★ Gerard Leckie, university faculty

★ Sugrim Oemrawsingh, university faculty

★ Lesley Rahman, journalist

★ Surendre Rambocus, military

★ Harold Riedewald, lawyer

★ Jiwansingh Sheombar, military

★ Jozef Slagveer, journalist

★ Robby Sohansingh, businessman

★ Frank Wijngaarde, journalist (with Dutch citizenship)

External links

★ Website on the December murders (in Dutch)

★ Eye witness account of survivor Freddy Derby, 18 years later (in Dutch)