Indonesia Loses Out

[?] e Jungschlaeger [?] se Indonesia Loses Out

BATH cheated Indonesian

fanatics of revenge in April

;n Leon Jungschlaeger, 53,

1 in a Djakarta hospital of a

;bral haemorrhage.

mgschlaeger and 34 other Dutch onals were arrested in mesia over 2 years ago, use of “subversive activities.” a long time they were held iout trial and the trial of jschlaeger which has dragged low for over a year, was corn fly farcical. Eight weeks ago Indonesian Public Prosecutor anded his death; verdict was April 27. le American Ambassador at the ae sent a message of condolence le Jungschlaeger family hoping they “will find some consola in the fact that during his trial he bore himself with such iling courage and dignity.” the Ambassador’s government supports the perambulating, John Foster Dulles (who a weeks ago went on record in arta as saying that Americans, remember that they were once ilony that won independence bard way, and that Indonesia i continue to have the strong irt and sympathy of the US rnment and people) it seems ely that the Jungschlaeger y will be much comforted. b case against Mr. Jung eger and the other Dutch nals, arrested in Djakarta in ary, 1954, led to many official sts from the Netherlands side, ontrovertible evidence showed Mr. Jungschlaeger was on in Holland at the time of alleged acts in Indonesia, al witnesses have been *d by torture. Witnesses for rosecution were paid perjurers. > defence counsel, Mr. Herman an, was terrorised and in i, 1955, was forced to flee the ry. (And, PIM understands, manager of the shipping my which owned the ship on he got away, was then ed).

Indonesian Government re visas to distinguished Dutch, a and US lawyers willing to take his defence.

International Commission of s, meeting at London, in i, sent a statement to the esian Ambassador in the UK I that Jungschlaeger was not tried in accordance with the mental principles of justice ognised by civilised nations.

Djakarta, 13 other Dutchmen nprisoned awaiting trial.