Still a Mystery After 45 Years
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The government never officially informed Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosoewirjo’s family on the location of his grave. Tempo, together with Kartosoewiryo’s youngest son, Sardjono, traced “the grave” to Onrust island.
arsip tempo : 173228898289.
THE blue-painted wooden prau, with a tarpaulin shade in the middle, was cleaving through the sea towards Onrust island, leaving behind the coast of Muara Kamal in North Jakarta. Its two 40-horsepower engines roared while it plied the waves, one Tuesday evening last July.
Under the shade, Sardjono Kartosoewirjo, 53, sat cross-legged on the boat’s floor. There were no chairs on the prau, which was now racing north. “This is the first time I�
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