GA-01271 1966-02-15 relevance B public
Niet openbaar (Not public: the Njono trial)
Not public: the Njono trial
Limburgsch Dagblad, 15 February 1966, p. 1: start of the closed Mahmillub trial of SOBSI leader Njono, who says he was told to inform Sukarno of a 'council of generals' but joined the coup instead. Students demanded a public trial; only selected journalists are admitted. Njono is defended by Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito-Heyligers. No Gerwani content.
Limburgsch Dagblad, 15 Februari 1966, hlm. 1: dimulainya sidang tertutup Mahmillub terhadap pemimpin SOBSI Njono, yang mengaku diperintah memberi tahu Sukarno tentang 'dewan jenderal' tetapi malah ikut kudeta. Mahasiswa menuntut sidang terbuka; hanya wartawan terpilih diizinkan. Njono dibela pengacara kelahiran Belanda Trees Soenito-Heyligers. Tidak ada isi Gerwani.
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