Description
The fifteen victims were transported to the terrain of Fort Zeelandia in the capital, Paramaribo. The soldiers performing the action were under command of the leader of the army at that time, Dési Bouterse. Among the victims were lawyers, journalists and soldiers.
A sixteenth arrested person, union leader Fred Derby, was released unexpectedly on December 8. Derby reported his experiences on December 8, 2000. Here he said that he was not killed because Bouterse told him that he was needed to cool down the temper of the unions who frequently held strikes at that time.
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