GA-01264 1965-11-06 relevance A public
Verklaring Indonesische gepubliceerd: Jonge communisten deden mee aan moordpartij (Statement published: young communists took part in the killing)
Statement published: young communists took part in the killing
Leeuwarder Courant, 6 November 1965, p. 3: relays an armed-forces bulletin story by 'Djamilah', a 15-year-old Pemuda Rakjat member, who says she was ordered to Halim for training and that about 100 Gerwani women were given knives and razor blades and mutilated and stabbed a blindfolded man at dawn on 1 October. The paper reports it uncritically; this is the sexual-mutilation narrative of the Lubang Buaya slander.
Leeuwarder Courant, 6 November 1965, hlm. 3: mengutip kisah dalam buletin angkatan bersenjata oleh 'Djamilah', anggota Pemuda Rakjat berusia 15 tahun, yang mengaku diperintahkan berlatih di Halim dan bahwa sekitar 100 perempuan Gerwani dibagi pisau dan silet lalu menyayat dan menusuk seorang lelaki bermata tertutup saat fajar 1 Oktober. Koran melaporkannya tanpa kritik; ini narasi mutilasi seksual fitnah Lubang Buaya.
“Knives and razor blades were handed out to the women ... [Gerwani members] were the first to follow the order to mutilate his manhood (p. 3).”
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