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Subversion Trial (Four Gerwani leaders)

Subversion Trial of Four Gerwani Leaders (FBIS, 3 Feb 1975)

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Short FBIS item (Jakarta radio, 3 Feb 1975): four leaders of the PKI-affiliated Gerwani, Mrs Sri Ambar, Sujinah, Sulami and Suharti, went on trial in the Central Jakarta district court on subversion, conspiracy and rebellion charges linked to Gestapu-PKI. The report calls them the first PKI woman leaders to be tried.

Berita singkat FBIS (radio Jakarta, 3 Februari 1975): empat pimpinan Gerwani yang berafiliasi PKI, Ibu Sri Ambar, Sujinah, Sulami, dan Suharti, diadili di Pengadilan Negeri Jakarta Pusat atas tuduhan subversi, permufakatan, dan pemberontakan terkait Gestapu-PKI. Mereka disebut pemimpin perempuan PKI pertama yang diadili.

“p. 1: Four bosses of the PKI-affiliated Indonesian Women's Movement--Gerwani--are standing trial in the Central Jakarta district court on 3 February on charges of subversion, conspiracy and rebellion.”

People

Sri Ambar RukmiatiSudjinahSulamiSuharti SuwartoSukendro Asmoro

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaCentral Jakarta District Court

Places

Jakarta

Events

Trial of four Gerwani women

Topics

trials (Mahmillub)Gerwani organisationarrests and detentionNew Order

Tags

court record

Details

Date
1975-02-03
Creator
FBIS Daily Report
Publication
Document type
government record (government / intelligence / diplomatic record)
Language
English
Perspective
Intelligence/diplomatic record
Source role
primary
Country
USA
Period
1967–1979
Source archive
Readex: FBIS Daily Reports 1941-1996 (Columbia) | (Readex id C67467A0) · source link
Access
library-licensed (Columbia University Libraries); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/FBIS Daily Reports (1949-1996) - items on Gerwani and members (Readex, HathiTrust)/FBIS Daily Report (1975-02-03) - Subversion Trial, Jakarta Domestic Service [Readex FBIS C67467A0].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.896) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records › FBIS Daily Reports (1949-1996) - items on Gerwani and members (Readex, HathiTrust)
Summary basis
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