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TAPOL Bulletin No. 83, October 1987
TAPOL Bulletin no. 83 (London, Oct 1987) on East Timor at the UN, Kedung Ombo, labour unrest, Muslim trials and transmigration. A boxed item 'Serving 26 years for a 20-year sentence' profiles Siti Sundari, 66, a founding member of Gerwis and Gerwani, PKI candidate in 1955 and 1964 central committee candidate, jailed since 1968, tried 1976, due for release 1994. Also reports Amnesty's call on 1965 death-sentence prisoners.
Buletin TAPOL no. 83 (London, Oktober 1987) tentang Timor Timur di PBB, Kedung Ombo, keresahan buruh, pengadilan Muslim, dan transmigrasi. Kotak 'Serving 26 years for a 20-year sentence' memuat profil Siti Sundari (66), pendiri Gerwis dan Gerwani, calon PKI 1955 dan calon anggota CC 1964, dipenjara sejak 1968, diadili 1976, bebas 1994. Juga memuat seruan Amnesty untuk tapol hukuman mati 1965.
“Siti Sundari, 66, 'a founding member of Gerwis (Movement of Alert Women) which changed its name to Gerwani... in the mid 1950s'; tried 1976, life sentence reduced to 20 years, release due 1994 after 26 years (p. 20, 'Serving 26 years').”
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