Australia complicit in 1965 anti-communist purge in Indonesia: civil tribunal

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated July 22 2016 - 2:13am, first published July 20 2016 - 8:04pm
Sumini, left, and Anwar Umar, both 80, were victims of the 1965-66 anti-communist crackdown in Indonesia. Here they call for justice outside the presidential palace in Jakarta in 2009. Photo: Tom Allard
Sumini, left, and Anwar Umar, both 80, were victims of the 1965-66 anti-communist crackdown in Indonesia. Here they call for justice outside the presidential palace in Jakarta in 2009. Photo: Tom Allard
A Chinese student (centre) is pummelled by Indonesian youths who stormed the dormitory of a communist Chinese University in Jakarta in 1965. Photo: Fairfax
A Chinese student (centre) is pummelled by Indonesian youths who stormed the dormitory of a communist Chinese University in Jakarta in 1965. Photo: Fairfax
Kusnendar, a survivor of the 1965 crackdown, speaks to a reporter at a nursing home in Jakarta in September 2015.  Photo: Tatan Syuflana
Kusnendar, a survivor of the 1965 crackdown, speaks to a reporter at a nursing home in Jakarta in September 2015. Photo: Tatan Syuflana

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