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GA-01363 1966-02-14 Trouw rel B

Vandaag begint proces in Djakarta: Nederlandse vrouw verdedigt Oentoeng (Trial begins in Jakarta: Dutch woman defends Untung)

Trial begins in Jakarta: Dutch woman defends Untung

Trouw (14 Feb 1966): on the eve of the Untung and Njono trials in Jakarta, Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito-Heyligers, herself a PKI member, takes on the defence after others refused. Profiles her and her husband as 'non-extreme' communists with Leiden training. No mention of Gerwani; context for the 1965-66 Mahmillub t

GA-00481 1966-02-15 Algemeen Dagblad rel B

Nederlandse vrouw enige verdedigster (Perempuan Belanda satu-satunya pembela)

Dutch woman sole defender

ANP report in Algemeen Dagblad (1966-02-15) on Dutch-born lawyer Trees Sunito-Heyligers, the only Indonesian jurist willing to defend PKI/SOBSI leader Njono before the special military tribunal. Her husband Sunito was jailed after the coup and she was dismissed from the state bank. No Gerwani mention; context for the 1

GA-01314 1966-02-16 Nieuwsblad Van Het Noorden rel B

Vrouw in het nieuws: Trees Soenito, 'Recht op verdediging heeft ieder mens' (Woman in the news: Trees Soenito)

Woman in the news: Trees Soenito, 'Everyone has the right to a defence'

Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 16 February 1966, p. 14: profile from Utrecht of Trees Soenito-Heyligers, who took on Njono's defence in the Jakarta coup trial. Her parents in Amersfoort say she often took pro deo cases and believes everyone has a right to a defence. No Gerwani content.

GA-01089 1966-02-25 Het Vrije Volk rel C

Proces na mislukte staatsgreep: Oentoeng erkent bevel tot moord op generaals

Trial after failed coup: Untung admits order to murder generals

Het Vrije Volk/Reuters report (25 Feb 1966, p.21) on Colonel Untung's trial before the Jakarta court-martial: he admits his order to take away the generals meant they should be killed, says he acted to save Sukarno from a military plot and denies PKI membership. Lawyer Trees Soenito-Heyligers asked Sukarno to pardon Nj