Fifteen detained opponents—including journalists, union leaders, lawyers, academics and former officials—were killed while in military custody at Fort Zeelandia. Authorities initially described the deaths as an escape attempt; international human-rights investigations challenged that account and called for accountability. The killings mark a decisive break between popular emancipation claims and state repression, and are central to any honest history of the period.
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Who were among those killed on 8 December 1982?
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The victims included people from several civic and professional sectors who opposed the military authorities.