GA-00296 1971-01-02 relevance A public
Indonesian girl's ordeal: Victim of 'classic conspiracy case' (Canberra Times, 2 Januari 1971)
Indonesian Girl's Ordeal: Victim of 'Classic Conspiracy Case' (Canberra Times, 2 January 1971)
Canberra Times, 2 Jan 1971, p. 8 (Hugh Mabbett): reports the Sum Kuning case in Yogyakarta, where a 17-year-old egg seller was raped, then tortured by police and charged with a false report. Police tried to tar her with an accusation that in 1965, aged about 12, she was a Gerwani member; the court exposed the fabrication. Shows Gerwani label used as smear.
Canberra Times, 2 Januari 1971, hlm. 8 (Hugh Mabbett): melaporkan kasus Sum Kuning di Yogyakarta: penjual telur 17 tahun diperkosa lalu disiksa polisi dan didakwa membuat laporan palsu. Polisi menuduhnya anggota Gerwani pada 1965 saat berusia sekitar 12 tahun; pengadilan membongkar rekayasa itu. Menunjukkan label Gerwani dipakai sebagai stigma.
“They held over her head an accusation that at the time of the Communist coup attempt in 1965, when she was barely 12 years old, she had been a member of Gerwani. (p. 8)”
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