Indonesia bans three novels
NZPA-Reuter Jakarta
The Indonesian Government, concerned about a possible revival of communism, has banned three books which it says contain communist ideas.
The ban announced by the Attorney-General, Sukarto Marmosudjono, coincides with renewed warnings by several Ministers about the latent danger of communism in Indonesia, the largest country in South-east Asia. The Attorney-General said the three books included one edited by prominent Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer, who served 14 years in a camp for alleged
communist sympathisers. Four of his earlier works are already banned.
Indonesia outlawed the Communist Party in 1966 after an abortive coup in September, 1965, which it blamed on Peking-backed communists.
The Attorney-General identified the three works as “Gadis Pantai” (Beach Girl), “Siti Mariah,” and “Teologi Pembebasan” (Liberation Theology). He said Mr Pramoedya compiled “Gadis Pantai” from articles published in the now-banned commun-ist-leaning paper, “Bintang Timur.”
The two other works were by lesser-known authors.
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