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Saya Sering Membawa Kampak Panjang. Daripada Dibunuh Lebih Baik Saya Membunuh. (Pengantar edisi khusus algojo 1965)
Tempo, 1 October 2012: 'I often carried a long axe' - introduction to the special edition on 1965 executioners
Editor's introduction (Tempo, 1 Oct 2012) to the special edition on 1965 executioners, prompted by The Act of Killing and Anwar Congo. It sets out the aims (view from perpetrators, Banality of Evil, verification of sources), mentions Sikka, Palembang and the camps at Buru, Plantungan and Moncongloe as an Indonesian Gulag, and cites Palu mayor's apology. Gerwani is not named.
Pengantar redaksi (Tempo, 1 Okt 2012) edisi khusus tentang algojo 1965, dipicu The Act of Killing dan Anwar Congo. Menjelaskan tujuan (sudut pandang pelaku, banalitas kejahatan, verifikasi sumber), menyebut Sikka, Palembang dan kamp Buru, Plantungan, Moncongloe sebagai Gulag Indonesia, serta permintaan maaf Wali Kota Palu. Gerwani tidak disebut.
“Tempo kali ini mencoba melihat peristiwa 1965 dari perspektif para algojo.”
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