Hans Valk

Hans Valk was a colonel in the Dutch military who served as the head of the Dutch military mission in Paramaribo, Suriname, during the late 1970s. He was recently mentioned in the context of a report that concluded there was no evidence of Dutch support for the 1980 coup led by Desi Bouterse. However, the report criticized Valk for failing to maintain proper oversight and for his perceived moral support to the coup plotters, which created the impression of bias in an internal military conflict. As a result of the findings, Valk received a reprimand for his shortcomings in duty.