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PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Former Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison last month for the 1982 killings of more than a dozen political opponents, has vanished after not turning himself in to authorities on Friday as planned.

His wife, Ingrid Bouterse-Waldring, told reporters that she did not know where he was and firmly stated, “He’s not going to jail!”

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[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Which was about as unexpected as this morning’s sunrise, honestly. He tried to get out of it on technicalities, tried for a pardon, etc.

He has zero intention on going to jail. He’s 78 and looking at 20 years; he knows he’d be dying in jail.

He’s likely in some place like Venezuela or somewhere else where they don’t extradite people like him.