NPS member and former Minister Ronald Assen is personally at peace with the fact that the judicial authorities in Suriname cannot yet trace Desi Bouterse.
“Arresting Bouterse now will not benefit order, peace and security. Thinking about the possible uproar if Bouterse is caught, I personally feel at peace with the fact that he cannot be found. I think everyone, except the surviving relatives, is at peace with the current situation. “Because at least it remained calm in the country,” Assen told D-TV Express.
The NPS member said it should be taken into account that Bouterse, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison and has not been traced for several months, has a very large personal following and that it is not realistic, for example, to maintain downtown Paramaribo for a long time in order to Keep the peace.
The irregularities that could arise would then be at the expense of the country's level of prosperity. He mentions the danger of burning buildings.
Assen says that although Bouterse was convicted of killing 15 people, he is convinced there will be more deaths if the former Surinamese president is arrested.
