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Dutch Discuss Settlement in Rawagede Massacre
November 23, 2011

Indonesian widow Anti Rukiyah, in her 90’s, visiting the tomb of her husband, Saleh Tanuwijaya, at the Rawagede monument of independence where victims of a 1947 massacre by Dutch military troops are buried in the town of Rawagede, West Java. (AFP Photo/File) Indonesian widow Anti Rukiyah, in her 90’s, visiting the tomb of her husband, Saleh Tanuwijaya, at the Rawagede monument of independence where victims of a 1947 massacre by Dutch military troops are buried in the town of Rawagede, West Java. (AFP Photo/File)
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TGIF
12:23am Nov 24, 2011

The Dutch has managed to come to terms to deal with the demons from the past. It is a step in the right direction.

However, the settlement should be directed toward the victims' families instead of a middle men handling the funds. Otherwise, it will never be received by the families.


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The Hague. Dutch authorities are discussing a possible settlement with families of victims executed by Dutch colonial troops in an Indonesian village in 1947, a foreign affairs spokesman said on Wednesday.  

“The (Dutch) state opened discussions yesterday (Tuesday) with the lawyer representing the relatives to see if a settlement can be reached,” Job Frieszo told AFP.  

In September, a Hague-based court ruled in favour of seven widows and a survivor of the massacre at the village of Rawagedeh east of Jakarta, known today as Balongsari. An eighth widow in the case died earlier.  

The court said the Dutch state was liable for executions during an operation to root out a suspected independence fighter during Indonesia’s war of independence and ordered that the victims’ relatives be compensated, but it did not set down an amount.  

Asked about a possible amount Frieszo said: “No, no, the discussions are still in an early stage.”  

The talks was a result of the court’s decision, he added.  

Although the Dutch government in the past expressed “deep regret” over the conduct of some of its troops in pre-independence Indonesia, it has never formally apologized for any excesses including the massacre at Rawagedeh.  

Dutch authorities say 150 people died in the atrocity while a victims’ association claims 431 lost their lives.  

Indonesia’s former colonial masters, the Dutch colonized the Asian country from the early 17th century. Indonesia gained independence in 1949.  

Agence France-Presse




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