This is the testimony of a woman in Jakarta. Name and e-mail address had been
concealed for security and other reasons. Click here for Indonesian version
My name is Sally (22 years). I'm Indonesian Chinese, living in Jakarta.
Actually I do not wish to tell this, but I realize the world must know what
had happened in Indonesia. I worked part-time as financial consultant, and in
spare times I joined a modelling club. My height was sufficient for it.
On May 13 1998, coincidently my car broke down, so I decided to take the bus.
I was going to a fellow model's home in Pluit District. When the bus arrived
in Pluit, I saw many men on the street. Their faces dreadful, shouting,"Kill
Chinese","Chinese are dogs","Pigs", and other swearings. I was so afraid I was
trembling in fear.
Suddenly the crowd stopped my bus. Around 10 men boarded the bus. Their faces
angry, as if possessed by demon. We don't know what we had done wrong. They
started to make non-Chinese to leave the bus, while Chinese ones were told to
stay. Then the male ones were gathered and told to leave the bus. I could only
looked down and cried. I only heard men shouting and screams outside,"Die you!"
I also heard voices screaming for mercy, and harrowing shrieks.
After a few minutes, I heard people laughing. Then some men returned into the
bus, and began to strip us naked. I struggled with all might, but they were
too many. My heart broke that time. They done that laughing as if we were
some kind of entertainment.
Then we were told to leave the bus naked without a shred of cloth. Outside
I saw horrifying view, many bodies of Indonesian Chinese men were lying on
the street. My consiousness began to fade, I fell down the pavement. But I
still can feel many hands groping my body. They squeezed my vital parts.
Under fading consiousness, I saw some Chinese women forced to dance around
naked on the street. Then I felt my lower body hurt very much and then I
remembered nothing...
I didn't know how long I had passed out. All I know after regaining
conciousness was that I feel my life is meaningless. I feel even less than
a dog... Sorry, I couldn't continue this story.
May God forgive them for they know not what they had done...
Translated into English by mdx