What happened to Suteja?<\/p>\n
Thank you for the informative article in The Jakarta Post,
\nOct. 3, on the 1965 unrest. I cannot find the answer to what
\nhappened to someone of interest to me.<\/p>\n
I married into the family (since divorced) of Suteja who was
\nthe first governor (local Bali history discredits that) of Bali.
\nSuteja was the son of the king of Jembrana regency, Bali.<\/p>\n
Governor Suteja had many sons\/daughters who are all in their
\nfifties and sixties now. One son tells me Suteja and his daughter
\nwere playing tennis in Denpasar in September 1965. His driver
\ninformed him he had to go somewhere. That's the last they ever
\nsaw of him.<\/p>\n
The family always said he was in exile sending money every
\nmonth. I believe they were afraid of the truth. Or some said he
\nhad another family.<\/p>\n
His wife never received a pension because of his political
\nleanings. I have seen many photos of Suteja\/Sukarno together. It
\nseemed Sukarno was charmed by the bright dynamic Suteja (vice
\nversa). I have heard horrific stories of the brutality in Bali in
\n1965. The mayor of Negara (capital of Jembrana) was tied dead on
\nthe front of a car and paraded through the streets. They say the
\nrivers were literally red in Bali. If anyone protested a friend
\nbeing killed or taken away he would also be killed on the spot.<\/p>\n
Guess my real question is: what happened to Suteja? Was he
\nkilled? Is he alive? Or is he just a person who vanished and no
\none knows what happened to him?<\/p>\n
If you have any answers I would be very appreciative.<\/p>\n
FRANCIS MOSHER
\nJakarta<\/p>",
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