GA-00286 1966-02-21 relevance B public
INDONESIAN PLOT: Tribunal verdict on Njono due today (Canberra Times, 21 Februari 1966)
Indonesian Plot: Tribunal Verdict on Njono Due Today (Canberra Times, 21 February 1966), duplicate
Canberra Times, 21 Feb 1966, p. 6 (AAP-Reuter): the military tribunal trying PKI leader Njono is due to give its verdict; prosecution demanded death. His government-appointed woman lawyer, Mrs Trees Sunito, had 32 hours to prepare. Foreign press barred; Chinese agency criticism of the trial noted. Gerwani not named.
Canberra Times, 21 Februari 1966, hlm. 6 (AAP-Reuter): mahkamah militer yang mengadili pemimpin PKI Njono akan menjatuhkan vonis; jaksa menuntut hukuman mati. Pengacara perempuan yang ditunjuk pemerintah, Ny. Trees Sunito, hanya diberi 32 jam menyiapkan pembelaan. Wartawan asing dilarang; kritik kantor berita Tiongkok dicatat. Gerwani tidak disebut.
“...Njono and his Government-appointed woman lawyer, Mrs Trees Sunito, 32 hours in which to prepare the defence. (p. 6)”
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