Dewnarain Poetoe

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Dewnarain Poetoe (1923/24 – 14 December 2012) was a member of the Estates of Suriname during the 1950's and 1960's.

Poetoe was born in 1923 or 1924.[1] Poetoe worked as a cashier at a branch of De Surinaamsche Bank in the district Nickerie. On New Year's Eve 1954 there was a report of a burglary at that branch. It soon became apparent that there was a staged break-in in an attempt to cover up long-standing fraud. Poetoe was identified as the prime suspect and he was arrested. He made a partial confession and in May 1958 he was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison, less 1.5 years in pre-trial detention.[2]

At the election a month later, Poetoe was elected as a member of the Estates of Suriname in the Nickerie district as a NOP candidate. The other NOP candidat, Jan Kolhoe, was also elected at the same district. Poetoe was a member of parliament for some time until he was sentenced on appeal to three years in prison for his role in the embezzlement of 350,000 Surinamese guilders.[3] After he had served most of that sentence he returned to the parliament at the end of 1959.[4] In 1963 he was reelected and in 1967 he did not participate in the election. In the elections of 1969 he was unsuccessfully an NPS candidate for the district Nickerie. Later, Poetoe moved to the Netherlands.[5]

Poetoe died on 14 December 2012 in Gouda, Netherlands, at the age of 88.[1] He was buried in Paramaribo.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Pandiet Dewnarain Poetoe". Dagblad De West (in Dutch). 18 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ Het Nieuws, 14 May 1958
  3. ^ Nieuwe Leidsche Courant, 24 September 1958
  4. ^ Het Nieuws, 21 November 1959
  5. ^ Asha Bhagwat (28 December 2005). "Hardeo Ramadhin: 'Politieke beweging Nickerie moet nationaal karakter hebben'". Dagblad Suriname via Nickerie.net. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  6. ^ "In Memoriam Dewnarain Poetoe". Beri. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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