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GA-01266 1965-12-01 Leeuwarder Courant rel B

Communist Njono: Staatsgreep PKI verhaast door ziekte Soekarno (Njono: PKI coup hastened by Sukarno's illness)

Njono: PKI coup hastened by Sukarno's illness

Leeuwarder Courant, 1 December 1965, p. 11: relays armed-forces newspaper reports of SOBSI chief Njono's interrogation statements: planning began in July, Aidit's claim that Sukarno was gravely ill was decisive, and Njono was to raise a 2,000-man reserve from PKI, Pemuda Rakjat, Sobsi, BTI and Gerwani members, learning

GA-00744 1966-02-24 De Volkskrant rel B

Onrust in Djakarta, Oentoeng voor gerecht (Unrest in Jakarta, Untung in court)

Unrest in Jakarta, Untung in court: strike force included Gerwani members

De Volkskrant report (24 Feb 1966) on unrest in Jakarta and the opening of Untung's trial. The prosecutor said his strike force of 5,000 included 2,000 communists, "men and women, of the organisations Gerwani, Pemuda Rakjat and the BTI". No claims of torture or sexual misconduct appear in this item.

GA-00999 1966-02-25 Gereformeerd Gezinsblad rel B

Studenten pogen beëdiging te verhinderen: proces tegen Oentoeng begonnen

Students try to prevent swearing-in: trial of Untung begun

Gereformeerd Gezinsblad wire item (25 Feb 1966, p.1) on the opening of Colonel Untung's trial in Jakarta for treason and armed rebellion. The prosecutor claimed Untung gathered 5,000 people before the coup, including Tjakrabirawa troops, paratroops and 2,000 members of the PKI and its linked women's organisation Gerwan

GA-00409 1966-05-28 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 28 Mei 1966

Berita Yudha, 28 May 1966

Berita Yudha, 28 Mei 1966. Mahmillub trial of ex-Air Force Maj. Sujono: Heru Atmodjo says Sujono was responsible for training PR, SOBSI and Gerwani at Lubang Buaya; deputy Gatot Sukrisno says about 4,000 trained.

GA-00222 1966-10-15 Angkatan Bersendjata rel A

Angkatan Bersendjata, 15 Oktober 1966

Angkatan Bersendjata, 15 October 1966

Angkatan Bersendjata, 15 Oktober 1966. 'Urap sari Mahmillub': at the Subandrio trial the court screened a documentary film of Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani training at Lubang Buaya, with Gerwani described as having 'lost their sense of womanliness' carrying weapons in slacks.

GA-02007 1966-11-05 Sinar Harapan rel B

Sinar Harapan, 5 November 1966: ringkasan vonis Mahmillub Subandrio (VI)

Sinar Harapan, 5 Nov 1966: digest of the Subandrio Mahmillub verdict (VI)

Sinar Harapan, 5 November 1966: ringkasan vonis Mahmillub Subandrio (VI). Serial digest of the Subandrio verdict: the court finds AURI personnel trained Pemuda Rakyat, CGMI and Gerwani as a 'militant PKI mass', and Subandrio did nothing though informed.

GA-00226 1966-11-06 Angkatan Bersendjata rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata, 6 November 1966 (edisi Mingguan)

Angkatan Bersendjata, 6 November 1966 (Weekly Edition)

Angkatan Bersendjata, 6 November 1966 (edisi Mingguan). Preview of Omar Dhani's Mahmillub trial lists as evidence his order to provide facilities for the training of Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani 'volunteers' at Halim.

GA-00236 1967-08-05 Angkatan Bersendjata rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 Agustus 1967

Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 August 1967

Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 Agustus 1967. Siliwangi commander Dharsono hands West Java prosecutors case files of 141 'G.30.S/PKI persons' from Pemuda Rakyat, BTI, SOBSI, Gerwani and Lekra; Sukarno confined to Bogor.

GA-03548 1971-01-07 Eastern Sun rel C licensed

Eastern Sun, 7 January 1971: PKI did not lead '65 coup - Red in court

Eastern Sun, 7 Jan 1971: PKI did not lead '65 coup - Red in court

Eastern Sun (Singapore), 7 Jan 1971 (lead snippet only). Reports that an Indonesian Communist leader, Sukatno, former chairman of an organisation (cut off), said at his trial that it is wrong to accuse the PKI of masterminding the 1965 coup. No woman or Gerwani member is named; the catalogue's 'Sri Sukatno' hit is unve

GA-00298 1971-01-13 The Canberra Times rel A

Indonesia girl admits torture (Canberra Times, 13 Januari 1971)

Indonesia Girl Admits Torture (Canberra Times, 13 January 1971)

Canberra Times, 13 Jan 1971, p. 7 (AAP-Reuter): at the trial of Sukatno, ex-chairman of the Communist youth organisation, Gerwani member Emmy Marjani, 24, now under arrest, testifies she gouged a general's eyes on 30 Sep 1965 and saw friends mutilate another, claiming she was paid one million rupiah. Repeats the Lubang

GA-00299 1971-01-13 The Canberra Times rel A

Indonesia girl admits torture (Canberra Times, 13 Januari 1971)

Indonesia Girl Admits Torture (Canberra Times, 13 January 1971), duplicate

Canberra Times, 13 Jan 1971, p. 7 (AAP-Reuter): at the trial of Sukatno, ex-chairman of the Communist youth organisation, Gerwani member Emmy Marjani, 24, now under arrest, testifies she gouged a general's eyes on 30 Sep 1965 and saw friends mutilate another, claiming she was paid one million rupiah. Repeats the Lubang

GA-03345 1971-01-13 The Straits Times rel A

Day woman gouged general's eyes with a knife (Emmy Marjam testimony)

Day woman gouged general's eyes with a knife: Emmy Marjam testimony (Straits Times, 1971)

The Straits Times, 13 January 1971, p. 2: at the special-court trial of Pemuda Rakjat chairman Sukatno, witness Emmy Marjam, 24, a Gerwani member now under arrest, testifies that she gouged a general's eyes with a knife and saw friends mutilate another's genitals at Lubang Buaya after training from 26 Sept. Reported as

GA-00965 1985-09-30 De Waarheid rel B

De bewogen aanklacht van Mohammad Munir

The moving indictment of Mohammad Munir

De Waarheid (30 Sep 1985, p.5) excerpts the 1973 defence plea of PKI/union leader Mohammad Munir, executed in May 1985, before a military tribunal. He describes the post-October 1965 hate campaign aimed at PKI, Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani, the mass killings and camps; an editorial note says the generals' deaths were used

GA-00966 1985-09-30 De Waarheid rel B

Niet schuldig (slot van het pleidooi van Mohammad Munir)

Not guilty (close of Mohammad Munir's plea)

Continuation of De Waarheid's excerpt of Mohammad Munir's 1973 defence plea (30 Sep 1985, p.5). He denies the PKI attempted a coup, criticises Suharto's economic policy, and demands release of all 30 September prisoners including those in Buru, Nusakambangan and the women's camp Plantungan. A footnote glosses Gerwani a

GA-01626 1989-05-02 Harian Neraca rel B

Harian Neraca, 2 Mei 1989: 'Siapa menabur angin akan menuai badai' (103)

Harian Neraca serial 'Siapa menabur angin akan menuai badai' (103): Marsudi's testimony on volunteer training at Luba...

Harian Neraca, 2 Mei 1989, p. 10: instalment 103 of Soegiarso Soerojo's serial. Mahmilub testimony incl. Serma Marsudi (1976) on training 3,000 volunteers from Lekra, PR, Gerwani, CGMI, BTI and others at Lubang Buaya.