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GA-03348 1970-12-31 The Straits Times rel B

Rape case may fully restore rule of law (Hugh Mabbett on the Sum Kuning case)

Rape case may fully restore rule of law: the Sum Kuning case (Hugh Mabbett, Straits Times, 1970)

The Straits Times, 31 December 1970, p. 10, by Hugh Mabbett: Yogyakarta court acquits 17-year-old egg seller Sum Kuning (Sumarijem), who reported rape by youths from powerful families and was charged with a false report. Police tortured a noodle seller, Trimo, and threatened her with electric torture and an accusation

GA-02388 1971-01 rel A

Penyiksaan Para Jenderal Diceritakan: Kesaksian Emi Marijam (Kompas, 12 Januari 1971; terjemahan JPRS)

Torture of the generals recounted: testimony of Emi Marijam (Kompas, 12 January 1971; JPRS translation)

JPRS translation of Kompas, 12 Jan 1971: Emi Marijam, 24, described as a Jakarta Gerwani activist, testifies as witness in the subversion trial of Pemuda Rakjat secretary-general Sukatno. She says she and three women were assigned to torture the generals at Lubang Buaja, gouging eyes for one million rupiah, after train

GA-03327 1974-02-12 Berita Harian rel A

Bekas pengerusi GERWANI dipenjara (Former Gerwani chair jailed)

Former Gerwani chair jailed (Berita Harian, 1974)

Berita Harian, 12 February 1974, p. 3, AP: a court in Tebing Tinggi, North Sumatra, sentences Mrs Amnah, former Gerwani chair, to life imprisonment for involvement in the PKI's failed 1965 'power seizure' (per Radio Jakarta); Maryo, ex-chair of the BTI, gets 20 years. Shows continuing New Order trials of Gerwani leader