Dutch Apologize for Wiolence in Indonesian War of Independence

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A group of Republican fighters to be interrogated by the Intelligence and Security Group in Sidikalang, Northwest Sumatra, early in 1949, in today's Indonesia, is seen in this handout photo provided to Reuters on February 17, 2022. The Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday offered a full apology to Indonesia after a historical review found the Dutch had used "excessive violence" in a vain attempt to regain control of their former colony after World War Two. National Archives/Handout via REUTERS

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Identification of the remains of Europeans and Indo-Europeans killed in the earliest phase of the Indonesian revolution, Bandung in 1947 in today's Indonesia, are seen in this handout photo provided to Reuters on February 17, 2022. Rutte was addressing the study's findings, which said the Dutch military had engaged in systematic, excessive and unethical violence during Indonesia's 1945-1949 struggle for independence, and this had been condoned by the Dutch government and society at the time. NIOD Institute for War/Handout via REUTERS

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The bodies of c. 30 Indonesians, arrested and shot by Dutch special forces in retaliation for an attack on the prison and homes of two Dutch officials in Kampong Baroe, South Sulawesi, early January in 1947, in today's Indonesia, are seen in this handout photo provided to Reuters on February 17, 2022. Violence by the Dutch military, including acts such as torture that would now be considered war crimes, was "frequent and widespread," said historian Ben Schoenmaker of the Netherlands' Institute for Military History, one of more than two dozen academics who participated in the study. H.C. Kavelaars/The Netherlands Institute for Military History (NIMH)/Handout via REUTERS

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Young men from the Laskar Bambu Runcing stand ready with spears to take on the Dutch in 1946 in today's Indonesia in this handout photo provided to Reuters on February 17, 2022. ANRI/IPPHOS/Handout via REUTERS

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Artillerymen from the Marine Brigade fire high-explosive shells from a 25-pounder during an action in Tanjungsari, East Java, early 1947, in today's Indonesia, are seen in this handout photo provided to Reuters on February 17, 2022. The Netherlands Institute for Military History (NIMH)/Handout via REUTERS

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Young men and women, fighters from the Laskar Rakyat (people's militias), show their readiness to defend Indonesian independence in 1945, in today's Indonesia, are seen in this handout photo provided to Reuters on February 17, 2022. ANRI, IPPHOS/Handout via REUTERS

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