Condemned Here, Bought Up There

A new book claims Sukarno was involved in the G30S. Sukarnos family is furious, but others welcome the book.

November 29, 2005

THE fury was acutely felt. Standing on a podium delivering a speech opening the Jakarta PDI-P (Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle) work meeting two weeks ago, Megawati Sukarnoputri held up a book. This book discredits Sukarno. It is clearly a character assassination. Obviously this book is absurd, said the PDI-P Chairperson angrily.

The red-and-yellow covered book Mega condemned is titled, Soekarno File, Soekarno Documents 1965-1967, The Chro

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