Foster Son president Bouterse arrested

- The foster son of Suriname's President Desi Bouterse, Anthony M. Romano, was Friday arrested by the Surinamese police. He is suspected of involvement in a robbery Monday in Paramaribo. This has the Surinamese police Friday afternoon (local time) announced.

The 31- year-old MAN. Friday has itself reported to the police. Since Monday he was already in the picture as a suspect because his car was found at the scene of the robbery. In a radio interview he said that day that he had lent his car because of a move. When the robbery two perpetrators shot dead by police. Three other offenders and two policemen were injured in the firefight.

M. was pardoned in 2011 by President Bouterse. At that time he had served nine years of his fifteen year sentence. He received the punishment due to a robbery.