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The forgotten massacre: 'More killed than in Vietnam so far' (Tribune, 21 Januari 1970)
The forgotten massacre: 'More killed than in Vietnam so far'
Tribune (Sydney), 21 Jan 1970, p. 8: extract from Hong Kong's Eastern Horizon of letters by an Indonesian writing as 'Barbro Karabuda' on the 1965-66 massacre and prisoners (official 86,000 detainees; torture; Army extortion). The writer finds Tanti Aidit in Bukit Duri women's prison in Jakarta with Aidit's mother-in-law Mme Mudigdio, a former MP, and 128 other women detainees; in Semarang the army reportedly pimps prisoners' wives and daughters.
Tribune (Sydney), 21 Januari 1970, hlm. 8: kutipan dari Eastern Horizon (Hong Kong), surat-surat seorang Indonesia dengan nama samaran 'Barbro Karabuda' tentang pembantaian 1965-66 dan tahanan (resmi 86.000; penyiksaan; pemerasan Angkatan Darat). Penulis menjumpai Tanti Aidit di penjara perempuan Bukit Duri, Jakarta, bersama ibu mertua Aidit, Ny. Mudigdio (mantan anggota parlemen), dan 128 tahanan perempuan lain; di Semarang tentara disebut mencarikan istri dan putri tahanan sebagai pelacur.
“I did find her... in the Bukit Duri women's prison in Djakarta, with her mother-in-law Madame Mudigdo, a former member of parliament, and 128 other women, political detainees. (p. 8)”
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