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> Subject: Fw: Torture of Chinese Women in Indonesia-must read]
> Date: Friday, June 26, 1998 2:35 PM
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> > Subject: Fw: Torture of Chinese Women in Indonesia-must read]
> > Date: 23 June 1998 19:01
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: 23 June 1998 22:57
> > Subject: Fwd: Torture of Chinese Women in Indonesia-must read]
> >
> >
> >
> > >>>> ========================================
> > >>>> Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth:
> > >>>> unite my heart to fear thy name. Psalms 86:11
> > >>>> ========================================
> > >>>> === forwarded message ===
> > >>>>Singapore females: if you are reading this, you know what place to
> > >>>>avoid for your next vacation! (6 months ago, I would have been a
> > >>>>little skeptical upon coming across a story like this, but after
> > >>>>repeated confirmation by several independent news media, I am now
a
>
> > >>>>believer in the bestiality of some of the people in Indonesia.)
> > >>>>
> > >>>>The following article was posted on 06/12/98 in the Huaren Bulletin
> > >>>>Board by Indra. A Victim's Account of Rapes and Murders.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Here I post a victim's account of the May tragedy. The original is
in
> > >>>>Indonesian, and I did the English translation (forgive some
> > >>awkwardness
> > >>>>in it). Spread the word around and let the world know what really
> > >>>>happened.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>English Translation (beginning of the account)
> > >>>>Name: Vivian (not real) Age: 18 Sex: Female Vivian has a little
> > >sister
> > >>>>and a brother. She lives in an apartment with her family.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>At 9.15 am, a huge crowd had gathered around the apartment. They
> > >>>>screamed, "Let's butcher the Chinese!", "Let's eat pigs!", "Let's
> > >have
> > >>a
> > >>>>party!"
> > >>>>
> > >>>>We lived on the 7th floor, and we got a call from a family who
lived
> > >>in
> > >>>>the 3rd floor that the crowd had reached the second floor. They
even
> > >>>>chased some occupants upstairs. We were all very frightened. In our
> > >>>>fright, we prayed and left everything in God's hands.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Afterward, we left our room and went upstairs to the topmost floor,
> > >as
> > >>>>it was impossible to go downstairs. We got to the 15th floor, and
> > >>stayed
> > >>>>there with one of our acquiantances. Not long afterward, we were
> > >>>>surprised because there were some of the crowd coming out of the
> > >>>>elevator right before we entered the room. We hurried into the room
> > >>and
> > >>>>locked the door tight.
> > >>>>At that time, we heard them knocked the other rooms' doors loudly,
> > >and
> > >>>>there were screams from women and girls. The room was filled with
> > >>fear.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>We realized that they would come to us. So we spread throughout the
> > >>>>room and hid in corners. Inside, we could heard girls, whose age
> > >>around
> > >>>>10-12, screaming, "Mommy... Mommy..." "Mom... Mom... it hurts.."
That
>
> > >>>>time I didn't know what was happening. After about half an hour,
the
> > >>>>noise diminished, and we had some guts to go out and check. It was
> > >>>>indescribable. A lot, some of them girls, young girls, lied on the
> > >>>>floor. "O my God, what has happened?" Seeing all of this, my
little
> > >>>>sister, Veny, screamed histerically and hugged her father.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Tears started coming down from my eyes. With our acquaintances, a
> > >>>>newly-wed couple, we started going downstairs. Reaching the 10th
> > >>floor,
> > >>>>we heard a scream for help. The scream was very clear, and we
decided
>
> > >>to
> > >>>>go down and see. But as we turned, we saw a lot of people. I saw a
> > >>woman
> > >>>>in her 20s being raped by four men. She tried to fight, but she was
> > >>held
> > >>>>tight.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Realizing the danger, we ran with all our might. But unfortunately,
> > >>the
> > >>>>mob caught Veny. We tried to rescue her, but we had to give up.
> > >There
> > >>>>were around 60 of them. They tied us--I, my father, my mother,
Veny,
> > >>>>Dony, Uncle Dodi, Aunt Vera--with ripped sheet. They led us to a
> > >room.
> > >>>>Uncle Dodi asked what they wanted, but they didn't answer. They
cast
> > >>an
> > >>>>evil and savage look. One of them grabbed Veny rudely and dragged
her
>
> > >>to
> > >>>>a sofa.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>At that time, I knew that she was in danger. I screamed loudly, and
> > >>one
> > >>>>of the mob slapped me. My father who also screamed was hit by a
> > >wooden
> > >>>>block, and he fainted. My mother had fainted when Veny was dragged
to
>
> > >>>>the sofa. I could only pray and pray that the disaster would not
> > >>befall
> > >>>>us...
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Uncle Dodi kept trying to persuade them by offering money, but the
> > >>>>effort was fruitless. And in the end they forcedly raped Veny. Not
> > >>able
> > >>>>to stand all of this anymore, I cried and closed my eyes. There
were
> > >>>>about 5 people who raped Veny, and before beginning, everyone
always
>
> > >>>>said, "Allahu akbar" (and Islamic phrase in Arabic, meaning "God is
> > >>the
> > >>>>greatest"). They were ferocious, brutal.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Not long afterward, around 9 men came to the room and dragged me. I
> > >>>>also had a chance to see them forcing and dragging Aunt Veny. But,
I
> > >>>>instantly fainted and everything was blank.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I became conscious at around 5 or 6 in the afternoon. My head was
in
> > >>>>pain, and then I realized that I had no clothes on my body. I
cried.
> > >I
> > >>>>was very depressed. I realized that my family were still there, and
> > >>>>obscurely I saw my father hugged my mother and Doni. I also saw
that
> > >>>>Uncle Dodi was lying on the floor, and Uncle Vera was crying over
his
>
> > >>>>body. I felt so weak, and fainted again.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>The next day, I was in the Pluit Hospital. My mother and father
were
> > >>>>beside me. With all the pains on my body, I asked, "Mom, why
Vinny,
> > >>>>Mom?" I felt a stinging pain as I said those words. I felt my
cheek
> > >>>>swollen. My mother instantly cried and couldn't speak any words,
> > >while
> > >>>>my mother, holding her tears, managed to smile.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>After 4 days in treatment, my condition started getting better.
With
> > >a
> > >>>>sad look, my father then told me what happened. After I fainted, 7
> > >>>>people raped me. At that time my father still couldn't see well
after
>
> > >>>>being hit with the block. They raped me by rolling my body and hit
> > >it
> > >>>>against the wall.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Then, my father said to me, "Vin, Venny has gone..."
> > >>>>I was confused and instantly cried loudly. "Why, Dad???" My father
> > >>>>didn't answer. He told me to rest and went out of the room. I cried
> > >>over
> > >>>>and over again, feeling that my life is worthless anymore. A week
> > >ago,
> > >>>>after I had been able to gone home, I was told everything that
> > >>happened.
> > >>>>When she was raped, Veny kept fighting, and so she was slapped
> > >>>>repeatedly by her rapists. The last time she fought, Veny spitted
on
> > >>one
> > >>>>of them.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Offended, the man grabbed a knive and stabbed it to Veny's stomach.
> > >>>>Brutally, he did it repeatedly until Veny drew her last breath with
> > >>>>blood all over her. After I heard the story, I was shocked. My
father
>
> > >>>>then said that Uncle Dodi had the same fate, watched by Aunt Vera
who
>
> > >>is
> > >>>>also a victim of the rape.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>God... why should all of this happen? Now Aunt Vera stays in her
> > >>>>parents' house, accompanied by her sister. According to what the
> > >>sister
> > >>>>said, she is still shocked. Her face is blank, and often she
refuses
>
> > >>to
> > >>>>eat.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Almost every hour, my mother and I cry over this tragedy. I
couldn't
>
> > >>>>ever forget it. No matter what, they (the mob) are uncivilized
people
>
> > >>>>who have no sense of humanity. (end of the account)
> > >>>>
> > >>>> ----------------- End Forwarded Message -----------------
> > >>>>
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