Tempo, 1 October 2012: A confession from the clump of kapok trees (Palu)
Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on Palu, Central Sulawesi: ex-soldier Ahmad Bantam confesses to digging the grave for three PKI leaders executed in May 1967 and tells their families; Solidaritas Korban documents 1,000+ victims; Mayor Rusdi Mastura publicly apologises (24 Mar 2012) and promises health care, scholarships, a monument. Gerwani is not mentioned.
Laporan Tempo (1 Okt 2012) tentang Palu, Sulawesi Tengah: bekas tentara Ahmad Bantam mengaku menggali kubur tiga pimpinan PKI yang dieksekusi Mei 1967 dan memberi tahu keluarga mereka; Solidaritas Korban mendata 1.000+ korban; Wali Kota Rusdi Mastura meminta maaf terbuka (24 Mar 2012) dan berjanji layanan kesehatan, beasiswa, monumen. Gerwani tidak disebut.
“Wali Kota Palu Rusdi Mastura secara terbuka meminta maaf kepada para korban atas kejadian di masa lalu.”
Tempo column (1 Oct 2012) arguing that reconciliation must start from perpetrators' confession. Discusses victim-count disputes (78,000 to 3 million), The Act of Killing and Anwar Congo, Gus Dur's apology versus NU refusals, the Palu mayor's apology, and calls for lifting the ban on Marxism. Gerwani is not mentioned.
shared: Mass killings of 1965–66, Tempo special edition on 1965, Rusdi Mastura, Palu
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.
shared: Mass killings of 1965–66, Tempo special edition on 1965, Umar Said, killings 1965–66
Tempo piece (1 Oct 2012) explaining why West Java saw no mass killings: Siliwangi commander Ibrahim Adjie ordered detentions without violence (per Benedict Anderson via Umar Said), and RPKAD, whose arrival triggered killings elsewhere (Cribb, Anderson), did not enter. Notes Suharto's 2 Oct 1965 letter claiming to preve
shared: Mass killings of 1965–66, Tempo special edition on 1965, Umar Said, killings 1965–66
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 Gul
shared: Tempo special edition on 1965, Rusdi Mastura, Palu, killings 1965–66
Tempo explainer (1 Oct 2012) on victim statistics for 1965-66 (estimates 200,000 to 3 million; most likely about half a million), weighing the Oei Tjoe Tat commission's 78,000, Kopkamtib's 1 million, Sarwo Edhie's 3 million and census evidence. It notes army propaganda about torture of the generals at Lubang Buaya was
shared: Mass killings of 1965–66, Tempo special edition on 1965, victimhood, killings 1965–66
Tempo testimony (1 Oct 2012) of 'AM', 70, a former Ansor/Banser member who took part in night-time 'drop-dropan' killings of village-level PKI leaders in Badas and Pare (Jombang-Kediri), Oct-Nov 1965. He says he felt no pity and left bodies unburied, justifying his hatred by PKI land reform actions. Gerwani is not ment
shared: Mass killings of 1965–66, Tempo special edition on 1965, killings 1965–66
Tempo testimony (1 Oct 2012) of Bangsawan Karaeng Lira, 72, who led the mob that destroyed the BTI leader's house in Bontolanrang, Takalar (South Sulawesi), in late 1965. Describes forced labour (irrigation, roads) by detained PKI/BTI members, with a BTI survivor, Kamaruddin Bella, who lost relatives. Gerwani not menti
shared: Mass killings of 1965–66, Tempo special edition on 1965, killings 1965–66
Tempo testimony (1 Oct 2012) of 'Bapa Tengkorak', a Maumere prisoner recruited by Kodim 1603 as executioner and sent to behead suspected PKI at Wairita and other Sikka villages, Feb-May 1966; victims included his relatives, and the commander recorded the numbers. Paid Rp 150,000 and rice, then freed. Gerwani not mentio
shared: Mass killings of 1965–66, Tempo special edition on 1965, killings 1965–66