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Suriname election: Will a convicted murderer be re-elected?
The people of Suriname will decide on Monday whether President Dési Bouterse, who has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison, will continue to lead the South American country.
Voters will cast their ballots for members of the National Assembly, who in turn elect the president.
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It was during this time, in December 1982, that soldiers rounded up, tortured and executed 15 of Bouterse's opponents.
Bouterse claims the victims, which included trade union leaders and journalists, were shot as they were trying to escape from the colonial-era fortress in which they were being held.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-52796519
Voters will cast their ballots for members of the National Assembly, who in turn elect the president.
...
It was during this time, in December 1982, that soldiers rounded up, tortured and executed 15 of Bouterse's opponents.
Bouterse claims the victims, which included trade union leaders and journalists, were shot as they were trying to escape from the colonial-era fortress in which they were being held.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-52796519
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As far as I'm concerned the United States has an un-convicted one now........ 