37 of Surinamese refugees, the great majority of them Maroons, to participate in national elections; however, few Maroons participated.34 86(22). Also in 1991, the refugees presented their conditions for repatriation to Suriname before a commission comprised of representatives from the UNHCR and the governments of Suriname and French Guiana. Those requirements, which were never acted upon by said commission, demanded that Suriname ensure their safety and freedom, as well as that those responsible for having killed civilians during the internal conflict would be investigated and prosecuted.35 86(23). When the official refugee camps in French Guiana were closed in 1992, the French government allowed a certain population to remain. The great majority of the members of that group were Moiwana community members, who refused to return to Suriname without guarantees for their safety. The French government granted said individuals renewable permits to reside in French Guiana; in 1997, they were provided with five or ten-year residency permits.36 86(24). In 1993, a minority of the Moiwana community members returned to Suriname, and were placed in what was designed to be a temporary reception center in Moengo. Many remain in the reception center to this day, as they have not been provided with a suitable alternative.37 Investigation of the 1986 Attack on Moiwana Village a) Official efforts 86(25). The civilian police began an investigation into the November 29, 1986 events at Moiwana Village in 1989, over two years after the attack, and more than a year following the State’s accession to the American Convention. During March and April of 1989, Inspector Herman Gooding, who was in charge of this investigation, questioned several suspects and arrested at least two individuals, Frits Moesel and Orlando Swedo.38 Messrs. Moesel and Swedo declared to the police that they had been trained and armed by the State’s national army and then had participated in the events of November 29, 1986.39 34 Cf. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Annual Report 1990-1991 dated February 22, 1991, Chapter IV: Situation on Human Rights in Several States, Suriname. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.79 doc.12 rev.1 (exhibits to the application, vol. I, exhibit 12, p. 229); and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Annual Report 1991 adopted February 14, 1992, Chapter IV: Situation on Human Rights in Several States, Suriname. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.81 doc.6 rev.1 (exhibits to the application, vol. I, exhibit 13, p. 236). 35 Cf. affidavit of expert witness Thomas Polimé, sworn on August 20, 2004 (case file on preliminary objections and possible merits, reparations and costs, vol. III, p. 708). 36 Cf. affidavit of expert witness Thomas Polimé, sworn on August 20, 2004 (case file on preliminary objections and possible merits, reparations and costs, vol. III, p. 709); and testimony of Andre Ajintoena delivered before the Inter-American Court on September 9, 2004. 37 Cf. affidavit of expert witness Thomas Polimé, sworn on August 20, 2004 (case file on preliminary objections and possible merits, reparations and costs, vol. III, p. 711). 38 Cf. case file on the police investigation of the Moiwana case directed by Inspector Gooding (exhibits to the State’s answer to the application, vol. I, exhibit 20, pp. 11-18). 39 Cf. case file on the police investigation of the Moiwana case directed by Inspector Gooding (exhibits to the State’s answer to the application, vol. I, exhibit 20, pp. 11-18).