Suriname Police: Bouterse's body brought home by unknown persons
57 min agoin Abroad

PARAMARIBO - Unknown persons have transported the body of Desi Bouterse to his home in Leonsberg, from an unknown location. The police heard this from a resident during a visit to the home of the Surinamese ex-president. A criminal investigation into the death of ex-president Desi Bouterse is ongoing in Suriname, in which several persons are being questioned, the police reported on Wednesday evening local time..

The police received the message shortly after 5:00 on Wednesday morning that Bouterse had died and that his remains had been brought to his home. The body did not show any signs of a crime, according to the doctor who had been called in by the police to examine it. After consultation with the Public Prosecution Service, Bouterse's body was confiscated to determine the probable cause of death.


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The Surinamese police urgently calls on society to await the results of the investigation and to refrain from speculation.