Identifier
Created
Classification
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06PARAMARIBO118
2006-02-27 19:30:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Paramaribo
Cable title:
COURT REJECTS BOUTERSE'S PRE-TRIAL OBJECTIONS IN
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UNCLAS PARAMARIBO 000118
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPT FOR WHA/CAR - LLUFTIG
PORT OF SPAIN FOR LEGATT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM NS
SUBJECT: COURT REJECTS BOUTERSE'S PRE-TRIAL OBJECTIONS IN
DECEMBER MURDER CASE, APPEAL EXPECTED
REFTEL: (A) 05 PARAMARIBO 234
UNCLAS PARAMARIBO 000118
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPT FOR WHA/CAR - LLUFTIG
PORT OF SPAIN FOR LEGATT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM NS
SUBJECT: COURT REJECTS BOUTERSE'S PRE-TRIAL OBJECTIONS IN
DECEMBER MURDER CASE, APPEAL EXPECTED
REFTEL: (A) 05 PARAMARIBO 234
1. (SBU) On February 24 the military court in the high
stakes 1982 December murder case formally rejected all pre-
trial objections submitted by convicted drugs trafficker
and former military dictator Desi Bouterse and several
other suspects in the case. Defense lawyers have already
indicated they plan to appeal, which they must do within
six calendar days of the decision. Based on the court's
lengthy handling of the objections (they were initially
submitted nearly a year ago),the appeals process will
likely last several months, pushing a potential trial into
the second half of this year. (See ref A). The pending
trial is for the December 8, 1982 murder of 15 prominent
Surinamers opposed to Bouterse's military rule.
BARNES
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPT FOR WHA/CAR - LLUFTIG
PORT OF SPAIN FOR LEGATT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM NS
SUBJECT: COURT REJECTS BOUTERSE'S PRE-TRIAL OBJECTIONS IN
DECEMBER MURDER CASE, APPEAL EXPECTED
REFTEL: (A) 05 PARAMARIBO 234
1. (SBU) On February 24 the military court in the high
stakes 1982 December murder case formally rejected all pre-
trial objections submitted by convicted drugs trafficker
and former military dictator Desi Bouterse and several
other suspects in the case. Defense lawyers have already
indicated they plan to appeal, which they must do within
six calendar days of the decision. Based on the court's
lengthy handling of the objections (they were initially
submitted nearly a year ago),the appeals process will
likely last several months, pushing a potential trial into
the second half of this year. (See ref A). The pending
trial is for the December 8, 1982 murder of 15 prominent
Surinamers opposed to Bouterse's military rule.
BARNES