GA-00999 1966-02-25 relevance B public
Studenten pogen beëdiging te verhinderen: proces tegen Oentoeng begonnen
Students try to prevent swearing-in: trial of Untung begun
Gereformeerd Gezinsblad wire item (25 Feb 1966, p.1) on the opening of Colonel Untung's trial in Jakarta for treason and armed rebellion. The prosecutor claimed Untung gathered 5,000 people before the coup, including Tjakrabirawa troops, paratroops and 2,000 members of the PKI and its linked women's organisation Gerwani, Pemuda Rakjat and BTI. Colonel Latief is among witnesses.
Berita kawat Gereformeerd Gezinsblad (25 Feb 1966, hlm. 1) tentang dibukanya sidang Kolonel Untung di Jakarta atas tuduhan makar dan pemberontakan bersenjata. Jaksa menyatakan Untung menghimpun 5.000 orang sebelum kudeta, termasuk pasukan Tjakrabirawa, pasukan para, dan 2.000 anggota PKI serta organisasi perempuan terkait Gerwani, Pemuda Rakjat dan BTI. Kolonel Latief termasuk saksi.
“The prosecutor said among the 5,000 gathered by Untung were 2,000 members of the PKI and its linked women's organisation Gerwani, Pemuda Rakjat and BTI (p. 1).”
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