Posted 1/12/2024, 9:30:00 PM
Bouterse Supporters Rally as Ex-Suriname President Fails to Report to Prison
- Ex-Suriname president Dési Bouterse failed to turn himself in to start prison sentence for 1982 killings
- Bouterse was convicted and ordered to report to jail along with 4 others, but only 3 have done so
- Bouterse's supporters gathered at his house, playing loud music and yelling at journalists
- Authorities are investigating Bouterse's failure to report to prison, saying "necessary steps" will be taken
- Bouterse dominated Suriname politics for decades, leading a 1980 coup and later being democratically elected president