US imposes entry ban on ex-Suriname President Bouterse .

The US has imposed an entry ban on former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse and six former military officials for their alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings of political opponents in the 1980s. The US State Department stated that these individuals and four family members are generally ineligible for entry into the United States, as they were involved in the so-called "December Murders." Bouterse, who dominated politics in Suriname for decades, led a coup in 1980 and left office in 2020. He and six others were convicted five years ago for their role in the 1982 murders of 15 leading government critics. Bouterse was sentenced to 20 years in prison but did not report to prison in January this year, triggering an international manhunt.

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