GA-01273 1976-12-02 relevance B public
Overige 29.000 volgen: Indonesië laat na 11 jaar 2650 communisten vrij (Indonesia releases 2,650 communists after 11 years)
Remaining 29,000 follow: Indonesia releases 2,650 communists after 11 years
Limburgsch Dagblad, 2 December 1976, p. 1: Jakarta announces release of 2,650 communist prisoners held since 1965 without trial, with a promise to free the remaining 29,000 within three years. At a ceremony 150 swore loyalty to Suharto; among them were students, former civil servants and members of the banned women's movement Gerwani.
Limburgsch Dagblad, 2 Desember 1976, hlm. 1: Jakarta mengumumkan pembebasan 2.650 tahanan komunis yang ditahan sejak 1965 tanpa pengadilan, dengan janji membebaskan sisa 29.000 orang dalam tiga tahun. Pada upacara 150 orang bersumpah setia kepada Suharto; di antara mereka mahasiswa, bekas pegawai negeri dan anggota gerakan perempuan Gerwani yang dilarang.
“Among them were students, former civil servants and members of the banned leftist women's movement Gerwani (p. 1).”
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