GA-01270 1965-11-20 relevance A public
En schaamte (And shame, Solo 1965)
And shame (Solo, November 1965)
Limburgsch Dagblad, 20 November 1965, p. 5: correspondent's column from Solo. Paratroopers daily parade 'enemies of the people', yesterday three Gerwani members, described as involved in the massacres 'in the most dissolute manner', forced to lie face down on hot asphalt before a passive crowd. It also describes ex-mayor Utomo Ramelan's imprisonment, anti-communist abductions and killings, burned Chinese shops and local shame.
Limburgsch Dagblad, 20 November 1965, hlm. 5: kolom koresponden dari Solo. Pasukan para setiap hari mempertontonkan 'musuh rakyat'; kemarin tiga anggota Gerwani, digambarkan terlibat pembantaian 'dengan cara paling bejat', dipaksa telungkup di aspal terik di depan massa yang pasif. Juga memuat pemenjaraan eks-wali kota Utomo Ramelan, penculikan dan pembunuhan anti-komunis, toko Tionghoa terbakar, dan rasa malu warga.
“Three members of the Gerwani, the communist women's league that was involved in the massacres in the most dissolute manner, had to lie face down on the sun-baked asphalt (p. 5).”
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