GA-00481 1966-02-15 relevance B public
Nederlandse vrouw enige verdedigster (Perempuan Belanda satu-satunya pembela)
Dutch woman sole defender
ANP report in Algemeen Dagblad (1966-02-15) on Dutch-born lawyer Trees Sunito-Heyligers, the only Indonesian jurist willing to defend PKI/SOBSI leader Njono before the special military tribunal. Her husband Sunito was jailed after the coup and she was dismissed from the state bank. No Gerwani mention; context for the 1966 Mahmillub trials.
Laporan ANP di Algemeen Dagblad (15-2-1966) tentang pengacara kelahiran Belanda Trees Sunito-Heyligers, satu-satunya ahli hukum di Indonesia yang bersedia membela Njono (tokoh PKI/SOBSI) di mahkamah militer luar biasa. Suaminya, Sunito, dipenjara setelah kudeta dan ia dipecat dari bank negara. Tanpa Gerwani; konteks sidang Mahmillub 1966.
“'I regarded it as my duty,' she says of defending Njono (p. unspecified).”
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- 1966-02-15
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Algemeen Dagblad (1966-02-15) - NEDERLANDSE VROUW ENIGE VERDEDIGSTER [Delpher KBPERS01-002809038-a00044].txt
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
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