Rashied Doekhi

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Rashied Doekhie
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Doekhie in 2019
Member of the National Assembly
In office
2000–2020
Personal details
Born
Mohamed Rashied Doekhie

(1955-01-16) 16 January 1955 (age 67)
Suriname
Political partyNational Democratic Party
OccupationPolitician

Mohamed Rashied Doekhie (born 16 January 1955) is a Surinamese politician and a former district commissioner of Nickerie. Because of his popularity in the western rice district, he is nicknamed the president of Nickerie. He was a member of the National Assembly of Suriname, between 2000[1] and 2020 on behalf of the National Democratic Party of Dési Bouterse.[2]

Career[]

Presidential elections 2000[]

In 2000, the Millennium Combination of Desi Bouterse unexpectedly nominated Doekhie as a candidate for the presidential elections of July 2000. Doekhie's opponent in the elections was Ronald Venetiaan. Doekhie lost the elections and Venetiaan was, for the second time, chosen as president of Suriname.[1]

Fight in the parliament[]

On 13 December 2007, there was a fight in the Surinamese parliament in which Doekhie was involved. It all started after the suspension of a heated discussion about alleged corruption at the ministry of Ground and Forestry. According to Doekhie then chairman of the parliament Paul Somohardjo was also involved and Doekhi accused him of repeatedly enriching himself and his affiliated foundations with pieces of land from the government. "I know of no Somohardjo who has ever been in prison, but you, Doekhie, go inquire how many Doekhis there are in prison," replied Somohardjo shortly before he suspended the debate and walked away from his chair. Glaringly Doekhi rushed towards Somohardjo and an altercation followed between the two. What was said could not be heard, because after suspension the sound in the parliament gets turned off. MP Ronnie Brunswijk, who noticed the altercation, interfered between the two and shortly after this Doekhi pushed Somohardjo. Brunswijk vigorously pushed Doekhie who subsequently ended up with his back on a table. Brunswijk grabbed Doekhie by the ankles and pulled him to the floor. Thereafter both Brunswijk and Somohardjo gave Doekhie some firm kicks. Through intervention of police and other parliamentarians, the fight ended. The fight was aired live on the television and caused international disgrace for the Surinamese parliament and Suriname as country.[3] Doekhie filed a complaint against Somohardjo and Brunswijk.

On several occasions, Doekhie was allotted large areas of land by the government. Altogether, over one thousand acres of state land was allocated to him.[4]

Elections 2010[]

At the Surinamese parliamentary elections of May 2010, Doekhie had the number one place on the MegaCombinatie (a political alliance chaired by Desi Bouterse) voting's list in Nickerie. At the elections Doekhie was re-elected as member of National Assembly of Suriname.

Wikileaks[]

According to U.S. Embassy documents published by WikiLeaks, the meeting of Dési Bouterse and Guyanese drug lord Roger Khan was arranged by Doekhie. The cables report that Doekhie introduced Bouterse to Roger Khan on his private land in South Drain, Nickerie. Doekhie replied to the 'disclosures' of Wikileaks by saying that they are all rumors and Doekhie also denied knowing Roger Khan. He said that he knew Roger Khan only from the photographs of him that appeared in the newspapers. The cables also report that Doekhie, Bouterse and Roger Khan plotted to murder then Suriname's minister of Justice Chan Santokhi and Suriname's attorney general Subhaas Punwasi.[5]

Trivia[]

The daughter of Rashied Doekhie, Chantal Doekhie, was shortly after the inauguration of President Bouterse appointed by him as chargé d'affaires of Suriname in the Netherlands. According to the daughter of Doekhie, she was appointed in that function because of her knowledge and experience and not because of the political influence of her father. She said her father reacted very surprised when she told him she would be appointed as chargé d'affaires.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Dossier Suriname". retro.nrc.nl.
  2. ^ "16 vrouwen gekozen in DNA; 18 oud-leden keren terug". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ^ Paramaribo (14 December 2007). "Surinaamse parlementariërs met elkaar op de vuist". Waterkant.
  4. ^ Paramaribo (23 March 2009). "Surinaamse moraalridder Doekhie tegen het licht". Waterkant.
  5. ^ http://propagandapress.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/wikileaks-guyana-roger-khan-desi-bouterse-cocaine-weapons-the-farc-of-colombia/
  6. ^ http://www.radiomart.nl/index.php/nl/nieuws/suriname/item/4481-chantal-doekhie-spreekt-%E2%80%98ik-laat-me-niet-afleiden%E2%80%99
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