Suriname's President Desi Bouterse, who was convicted of murder for the execution of opponents by a court in Suriname, addresses the media after arriving from China, in Paramaribo, Suriname December 1, 2019. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh
PARAMARIBO (Reuters) - President Desi Bouterse said he was victim of a "political game" when he returned to Suriname on Sunday after a court found him guilty of murder in absentia for the 1982 execution of 15 activists in the former Dutch colony.
The court on Friday sentenced Bouterse, who was on an official visit to China, to 20 years in prison for the murder of 15 adversaries who spoke out against his seizure of power in a February 1980 coup.
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