GA-01089 1966-02-25 relevance C public
Proces na mislukte staatsgreep: Oentoeng erkent bevel tot moord op generaals
Trial after failed coup: Untung admits order to murder generals
Het Vrije Volk/Reuters report (25 Feb 1966, p.21) on Colonel Untung's trial before the Jakarta court-martial: he admits his order to take away the generals meant they should be killed, says he acted to save Sukarno from a military plot and denies PKI membership. Lawyer Trees Soenito-Heyligers asked Sukarno to pardon Njono and reports a milder courtroom mood; her husband has been jailed since the coup.
Laporan Het Vrije Volk/Reuters (25 Feb 1966, hlm. 21) tentang sidang Kolonel Untung di mahkamah militer Jakarta: ia mengaku perintahnya membawa pergi para jenderal berarti membunuh, mengatakan bertindak untuk menyelamatkan Sukarno dari komplotan militer dan membantah anggota PKI. Pengacara Trees Soenito-Heyligers meminta Sukarno memberi grasi kepada Njono dan menyebut suasana sidang lebih lunak; suaminya dipenjara sejak kudeta.
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