Dutch apology over 1947 Indonesia massacre
RAWAGEDE–The Dutch government formally apologized Friday to the families of victims of a 1947 massacre on Indonesia’s Java Island, on the 64th anniversary of the executions by its colonial army.
“On behalf of the Dutch government, I apologize for the tragedy that took place in Rawagede on the 9th of December, 1947,” the Netherlands ambassador to Indonesia Tjeerd de Zwaan said at an emotional ceremony.
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