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Jasad Terapung sampai Jauh (Jembatan Bacem, Bengawan Solo)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Bodies floating far away (Bacem bridge, Bengawan Solo)

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Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on the Bacem bridge over Bengawan Solo (Sukoharjo), an execution site where bodies were thrown into the river in Oct 1965 and for months after. Local witnesses (Mbah Wiryo, Bibit, Supeno) and historian Sudharmono; dispute over whether Banser NU took part. Gerwani is not mentioned.

Laporan Tempo (1 Okt 2012) tentang Jembatan Bacem di Bengawan Solo (Sukoharjo), lokasi eksekusi yang jasadnya dibuang ke sungai sejak Okt 1965 hingga berbulan-bulan. Saksi warga (Mbah Wiryo, Bibit, Supeno) dan sejarawan Sudharmono; ada perbedaan soal keterlibatan Banser NU. Gerwani tidak disebut.

“Dari jembatan ini aparat militer dan warga sipil membantai orang yang dituduh komunis (lead).”

People

Mbah WiryoBibitSupenoSudharmonoAbdul Rozaq ShofawiUmar Said

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaBanserNahdlatul UlamaVictims of the New Order AssociationKodim Solo

Places

SukoharjoSurakartaTelukanGrogolBengawan SoloCentral Java

Events

Mass killings of 1965–66Tempo special edition on 1965

Topics

killings 1965–66memory, testimony and justice

Tags

mass graveseyewitness account

Details

Date
2012-10-01
Creator
Tempo
Publication
Tempo
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Indonesian
Perspective
Journalism/commentary (post-1998)
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1999–present
Source archive
Tempo (tempo.co / Majalah Tempo archive) · source link
Access
subscription (Tempo Digital Premium, Nath’s account); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)/Tempo (2012-10-01) - Jasad Terapung sampai Jauh [tempo.co 932915].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.962) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)
Summary basis
full text read

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