Holland preparing detailed response on 1986 plans to invade Suriname

Holland is formulating a detailed response to the bombshell announcement in November last year that it had planned to invade Suriname in 1986 to arrest military leader and current President Desi Bouterse. The invasion plans were revealed to the Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant by the Prime Minister at the time of the planning, Ruud Lubbers.

The Surinamese newspaper De Ware Tijd reported in today’s edition that current Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Uri Rosenthal wrote the Lower Chamber at the end of December informing it that he needs more time to explain this matter. According to him, it takes time to “carefully answer the partly detailed questions”. The questions were tabled by SP-member Harry van Bommel and are not only directed towards Rosenthal, but also Dutch Premier Mark Rutte. According to an article in de Volkskrant the then Premier of Suriname Pertaap Radhakishun had asked Holland to invade the country.

Note EU-Digest: the Dutch did not invade and look who is still around...

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