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- ↑ "Ministerie van Justitie en Politie - Over Justitie en Politie". www.gov.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ↑ "Dit zijn de ministers in het nieuwe regeerteam van Suriname". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2020.