Woman leads band in Celebes
Short De Zaanlander report (7 Nov 1949) on a band terrorising Masamba in northern South Sulawesi that murdered Farokafabrieken inspector Th. Pluyter on 2 November. The band is said to have been led by a female Makassar council member, Salawati Daoed (Salawati Daud); troops began an operation and arrested six members. Early press framing of Salawati Daud as a gang leader.
Berita pendek De Zaanlander (7 Nov 1949) tentang gerombolan yang meneror Masamba, Sulawesi Selatan utara, dan membunuh inspektur Farokafabrieken Th. Pluyter pada 2 November. Gerombolan itu konon dipimpin anggota dewan perempuan Makassar, Salawati Daoed (Salawati Daud); pasukan melancarkan operasi dan menangkap enam anggota. Pembingkaian awal pers terhadap Salawati Daud sebagai pemimpin bandit.
“The band seems to have been led by 'het vrouwelijk raadslid te Makassar, Salawati Daoed' (p. 1).”
De Noord-Ooster report (7 Nov 1949) on the killing of Dutch factory inspector Th. Pluyter by an armed band near Masamba, South Sulawesi, stating the band "seems to have been led by the female council member in Makassar, Salawati Daoed" (Salawati Daud). A hostile colonial-era press claim about a future Gerwani leader.
shared: State of East Indonesia, Salawati Daud, Th. Pluyter, Makassar
De Vrije Pers Aneta report (7 Nov 1949) on the murder of Dutchman Th. Pluyter by a band near Masamba/Palopo, South Sulawesi, claiming the band "appears to be led by" Makassar municipal councillor Salawati Daud, who went in a municipal car. The state of East Indonesia pledged full penal law; companies of soldiers pursue
shared: State of East Indonesia, Salawati Daud, Th. Pluyter, Makassar
Deventer Dagblad front page (7 Nov 1949): a report of a 1,000-strong Amsterdam meeting 'Indonesian minorities accuse', protesting the forced incorporation of eastern Indonesian peoples into the RIS, joined by a fragment on the Masamba gang case. It repeats that the band appears to have been led by Makassar councillor S
shared: State of East Indonesia, Salawati Daud, Th. Pluyter, Makassar
Helmondsche Courant news-in-brief column 'Flitsen van overal' (8 Nov 1949) with items from many countries. The only Indonesia-related item concerns the murder of Faroko factory inspector Th. Pluyter near Masamba; the band 'seems to have been led by' Makassar councillor Salawati Daoed (Salawati Daud), who drove there in
shared: State of East Indonesia, Salawati Daud, Th. Pluyter, Makassar
Indische Courant voor Nederland (12 Nov 1949, p.2): Dutch inspector Th. Pluyter of the Faroka factories was killed on 2 Nov by a band terrorising the Masamba area, South Sulawesi. Citing Aneta, the band seems led by Makassar municipal councillor Salawati Daoed, who went there in a municipal car. Six members were arrest
shared: State of East Indonesia, Salawati Daud, Th. Pluyter, Makassar
Indische Courant voor Nederland (16 Nov 1949, p.1): correspondent in Makassar reports that councillor Salawati Daud, leader of the band that ambushed Th. Pluyter near Masamba, was arrested in a cave 8 km from Masamba. Described as a well-known extreme-left woman, she borrowed the mayor's car; five students of a Makassa
shared: State of East Indonesia, Salawati Daud, Th. Pluyter, Makassar
Java-Bode, 7 Nov 1949, p. 2: reports the murder of Dutch inspector Th. Pluyter by a gang at Masamba, which Aneta says is led by Makassar municipal councillor Salawati Daud; six gang members arrested; East Indonesia government condemns the 'cowardly murderous lust'. Frames a woman politician as a terror-gang leader.
shared: State of East Indonesia, Salawati Daud, Th. Pluyter, Makassar
Java-Bode, 8 Nov 1949, p. 1: same Makassar correspondent report as the Indische Courant piece. Salawati Daud, municipal councillor and 'very well-known extreme-left lady', is said to have led the Masamba prison raid and the abduction of Th. Pluyter using the mayor's car; arrested in a cave; presented as exposing a poli
shared: State of East Indonesia, Salawati Daud, Th. Pluyter, Makassar