Word: gustaaf
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...homes as Indonesian workers swarmed through the streets, forcibly took over Dutch commercial installations. The Netherlands was summarily ordered to close every consulate in the republic except for Djakarta's. Dutch nationals were told they would be expelled from the country immediately. The expulsion order, said Justice Minister Gustaaf Adolf Maengkom, meant "within three days, if I have my way. But that is impossible...
...Jungschlaeger waited out the closing weeks in a 5-ft.-by-9-ft. cell in Djakarta's Tjipinang Prison. Said the International Commission of Jurists: "It is abundantly clear . . . that the accused Jungschlaeger has not been accorded a fair trial." As the prosecutor delivered his rebuttal, Indonesian Judge Gustaaf Adolf Maengkom nodded approvingly from time to time. After all, six months ago he had told a reporter: "I know this man is guilty...
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