Confidant Bouterse Attorney

Surinamese President Desi Bouterse Friday Eugene van der San appointed the new Minister of Justice and Police.

Critics make a connection with the process of the December murders in which Bouterse is the main suspect. Lawyer of the relatives Hugo Essed see this. ' many indications that the appointment of Mr Van der San to make Minister of Justice and Police has everything a new scenario of the advisers to the president to influence the December 8 trial. 'Processed is referring to previous attempts which did Bouterse to stop the trial, such as the declaration of an amnesty law.

The December 8 process revolves around the murder of fifteen political opponents in December 1982. Bouterse was then army chief.