Jimmy Leonard Stolk (born 1942) is a

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

se former soldier, entrepreneur, and suspect in the trial about the

December murders The December murders (Dutch: ''Decembermoorden'') were the murders on 7, 8, and 9 December 1982, of fifteen prominent young Surinamese men who had criticized the military dictatorship then ruling Suriname. Thirteen of these men were arrested on De ...

. Stolk was active as a military in the Surinamese army during the government (military dictatorship) of

Dési Bouterse Desiré Delano Bouterse (; 13 October 1945 – 23 December 2024De Ware Tijd‘Bouterse maandagavond overleden’ 27 december 2024 StarnieuwsAmbassades tekenen condoleanceregister in Ocer 27 december 2024 ) was a Surinamese military officer, poli ...

, and is suspected of involvement in the December Murders of 1982. Stolk was head of the

prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, or remand center, is a facility where Prisoner, people are Imprisonment, imprisoned under the authority of the State (polity), state ...

, and member of the

military tribunal Military justice (or military law) is the body of laws and procedures governing members of the armed forces. Many nation-states have separate and distinct bodies of law that govern the conduct of members of their armed forces. Some states us ...

. Stolk transported one of the victims of the December Murders, the soldier

Jiwansingh Sheombar The December murders (Dutch: ''Decembermoorden'') were the murders on 7, 8, and 9 December 1982, of fifteen prominent young Surinamese men who had criticized the military dictatorship then ruling Suriname. Thirteen of these men were arrested on De ...

, from the

Memre Boekoe barracks The Memre Boekoe barracks (Dutch: Memre Boekoe-kazerne) is a military installation in Paramaribo, Suriname. It was constructed during World War II as barracks for the American soldiers stationed in Suriname. It was originally named ''Kampement Ge ...

to Fort Zeelandia in his own car; according to Stolk by command of his superiors, and for interrogation. Sheombar was shot later, together with fourteen others. On 29 November 2019, Stolk was acquitted.Twintig jaar celstraf voor president Bouterse om Decembermoorden
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'', 29 november 2019

References

Stolk is suspected in the December Murders trial according to NRC Handelsblad

Stolk is suspected in the December Murders trial according to Suriname Portal

Stolk mentioned as suspect in the December Murders trial in ''Dagblad Suriname''
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