Suriname Sends Army to Back Police on Crime

Suriname’s President Jennifer Simons announced Monday that the National Army will support the police in response to violent crime after two fatal shootings in two days. The move will be reflected through more visible patrols in Paramaribo, including the historic centre and nightlife district, with police deployed to times and locations where crime data show the most offences due to limited staffing. Simons also said the former Military Police post near Fort Zeelandia will return as a permanent base for police and soldiers. The shootings included a robbery on 6 November in which a man was shot in the chest and a fatal shooting of a 22-year-old on 7 November.