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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-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