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Lawyer of Suriname ex-dictator calls for his acquittal
The court is expected to issue its verdict in the second half of 2023.
Suriname former President Desi Bouterse, 77, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2019 over the deaths of 15 political prisoners, but he has been challenging that verdict. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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PARAMARIBO — The lawyer of Suriname's former dictator, Desi Bouterse, called Friday for a court to acquit him of a