A police car drives into the parking lot of the local court where a ruling in a case in which President Desi Bouterse and former military officers are accused of murdering a group of critics of his government in 1982, is expected to be issued, in Paramaribo, Suriname November 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh
PARAMARIBO (Reuters) - A court in Suriname on Friday convicted President Desi Bouterse of murder for the execution of 15 opponents in 1982 during an earlier term as military ruler of the South American country after he and other soldiers led a violent coup to seize power.
The court sentenced Bouterse, who is currently in China on an official visit, to 20 years in prison.
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