Survivors and families of victims of the 1965 communist purge have urged the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to use the recently released declassified United States files on the purge to renew a long-stalled investigation into the mass killings. Bedjo Untung of the 1965 Murder Victim's Research Foundation (YPKP 65) said that the US files had further revealed that the Indonesian Army had, at that time, orchestrated the mass killings of alleged sympathizers of the now-defunct Indonesian Communist Party (PKI). On Tuesday, Bedjo, along with five colleagues, came to Komnas HAM to voice their demands, urging the government-sanctioned rights body to "request the documents [from the US embassy] and use them as evidence” to renew its investigation into the tragedy. "We also hope Komnas HAM ensures that it will be followed up by the Attorney General's Office [AGO]," Bedjo said. "We have suffered from getting stigmatized for 52 years. We only demand for our rehabilitation and the revelation of truth.” Komnas HAM concluded in 2012 an investigation into the purge and has submitted their findings--that it constituted a gross rights violation--to the AGO and recommended that military officials involved in the purge be brought to trial. Yet, the AGO returned the documents to Komnas HAM after the prosecutors found insufficient evidence to build a case. Komnas HAM commissioner M. Nurkhoiron said it had yet to decide whether to use the declassified US files to complement its investigation, which was concluded years before the release.

#This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title "Victims demand Komnas HAM renew probe into 1965 communist purge - National - The Jakarta Post".

Genjer-genjer (Osing Language)

Genjer-genjer nong kedokan pating keleler
Genjer-genjer nong kedokan pating keleler
Emake thulik teka-teka mbubuti genjer
Emake thulik teka-teka mbubuti genjer
Ulih sak tenong mungkur sedhot sing tulih-tulih
Genjer-genjer saiki wis digawa mulih

Genjer-genjer isuk-isuk didol ning pasar
Genjer-genjer isuk-isuk didol ning pasar
Dijejer-jejer diuntingi padha didhasar
Dijejer-jejer diuntingi padha didhasar
Emake jebeng padha tuku nggawa welasah
Genjer-genjer saiki wis arep diolah

Genjer-genjer mlebu kendhil wedang gemulak
Genjer-genjer mlebu kendhil wedang gemulak
Setengah mateng dientas ya dienggo iwak
Setengah mateng dientas ya dienggo iwak
Sego sak piring sambel jeruk ring pelanca
Genjer-genjer dipangan musuhe sega

Genjer-genjer (Rough English translation)

Genjer laying all through the rice fields
Genjer laying all through the rice fields
The mother of the boy comes to pick genjer
The mother of the boy comes to pick genjer
Taking a bunch she turns away without looking
Now genjer has been brought back home

Every morning genjer is sold at the market
Every morning genjer is sold at the market
Laid out in rows tied up to be sold
Laid out in rows tied up to be sold
The mother of the girl buys genjer while carrying a woven bamboo basket
Genjer now can be cooked

Genjer enters a pot of boiling water
Genjer enters a pot of boiling water
Half-cooked it is drained as a side dish
Half-cooked it is drained as a side dish
A plate of rice and orange sambal in front
Genjer is eaten with rice

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