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Here i post a victim's account for the May tragedy. The original is in Indonesian, and i did the English translation (forgive some awkwardness of it). Spread the word around & let the world know what really happened.
English Translation :
Name : Vivian (not real), Sex : Female, Age : 18
Vivian has a little sister & a brother. She lives in an apartment with her family.
At 9.15am, a huge crowd had gathered around the apartment. They screamed, "Let's butcher the Chinese!", "Let's eat pigs!", "Let's have 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 2nd 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 & went upstairs to the topmost floor, as it was impossible to go downstairts. We got to 15th floor , & stayed there with one of our acquintances. Not long afterward, we were surprised because there were some of the crowd coming out of the elavator right before we entered the room. We hurried into the room & locked the door tight. Afterward, we heard them knocked the other rooms' doors loudly, & there were screams from women & girls. The room was filled with fear.
We realized that they would come to us. So we spread throughout the room & hid in the corners. Inside, we could hear 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 voice diminished, & we had some guts to go out & check. It was indescrible. A lot, some of them girls, young girls lied on the floor, "Oh my God, what has happened ?" Seeing all of this, my little sister, Veny, screamed histarically & hugged his father.
Tears coming down from my eyes, with out acquintances, a newly-wed couple, we started going downstairs. Reaching the 10th floor, we heard a scream for help. The scream was very clear & we decided to go down & see. But as we turned, we saw a lot of people. I saw a woman in her 20s being raped by 4 men. She tried to fight, but she was held tight
.
Realizing the danger, we ran with our might. But unfortunately, the mob caught Veny (my sister), 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, my sis - Veny, my bro - Doni, Uncle Dodi, Aunt Vera, with ripped sheet. They led us to a room. Uncle asked what they want but they didn't answer.
They cast an evil savage look. One of them grabbed Veny rudely & 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 & he fainted. My mom had fainted when they dragged Veny to the sofa. I could only pray & pray that the disaster would not befall us..
Uncle kept trying to persuade them by offering money, but the effort was fruitless. & in the end they forcedly raped Veny. Not able to stand all of this anymore. I cried & closed my eyes. There were about 5 people who raped Veny, & before beginning, everyone said "Allahu Akbar" (Islamic phrase in Arabic, meaning "GOD IS THE GREATEST"). They were ferocious & brutal.
Not long afterward, around 9 men came to the room & dragged me. I also had a chance to see them forcing & dragging Aunt Veny. But i fainted instantly & everything was blank.
I became conscious around 5 or 6 in the evening. My head was in pain & 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 & obscurely i saw my father hugged my mother & Doni. I also saw that Uncle Dodi was lying on the floor & Aunt Vera over his body. I felt so weak & fainted again.
I was in Pluit Hospital the next day morning. My mother & father were beside me. With all the pains on my body, i asked, "where is Veny, Mom ?" I felt a stinging pain as i said those words while my brother (Doni) holding his tears, managed to smile.
After 4 days in treatment, i was getting better. With a sad look, my father then told me what had happened. After i fainted 7 people raped me. At that time my father still couldn't see well after being hit by the block. They raped me by rolling my body & hits against the wall. Then, my father said to me, "Vin..., Veny has gone".
I was so confused & cried loudly. "Why, Dad ???" My father didn't answer. He asked me to rest went out of the room. I cried over & over again, feeling my life is worthless now. About 1 week later, i was discharged from the hospital & went home. My father told me everything that had happened.
When she was raped, Veny kept fighting & so she was slapped many times by the rapist. The last time she fought, Veny spitted on them. One of the rapist was very angry & grabbed a knife and stabbed it into Veny's stomach. Brutally, he did it several times until Veny drew her last breath & blood all over her body.
After i heard the story, i was so shocked. My father then said that Uncle Doni 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 is staying in her parents' house in North Jakarta, accompanied by her sister.
According to Aunt Vera's sister, she is still very shocked until TODAY (6 years later). She also refuses to eat. We (INDONESIAN CHINESE) couldn't ever forget it. No matter what, the mob are uncivilized people who have no sence of huminity.
Vivian : raped by 7 men
Vivian's sister (Veny) : raped by 4 men & died
Vivian's uncle (Uncle Doni) : Died
Vivian's Aunt (aunt Vera) : raped by up to 7 men
Vivian's mother : raped by up to 7 men too
Vivian's father : not sure but still alive
Vivian's brother (Doni) : not sure but still alive
Vivian is still living Jakarta now, just graduated from a local university last year. She is getting better now. However all Indonesian Chinese will not ever fully recovered mentally .
The 1998 riot in Indonesia was actually worse than you thought, the goverment didn't tell the world everything. They said that only about 168 Chinese Women were raped but actually the truth is there were more than 500 Chinese Women were raped in the 1998 riot.
Vivian is luckier because at least they didn't burn her. The 1998 riot in Indonesia is actually scarrier than 911.
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English Translation :
Name : Vivian (not real), Sex : Female, Age : 18
Vivian has a little sister & a brother. She lives in an apartment with her family.
At 9.15am, a huge crowd had gathered around the apartment. They screamed, "Let's butcher the Chinese!", "Let's eat pigs!", "Let's have 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 2nd 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 & went upstairs to the topmost floor, as it was impossible to go downstairts. We got to 15th floor , & stayed there with one of our acquintances. Not long afterward, we were surprised because there were some of the crowd coming out of the elavator right before we entered the room. We hurried into the room & locked the door tight. Afterward, we heard them knocked the other rooms' doors loudly, & there were screams from women & girls. The room was filled with fear.
We realized that they would come to us. So we spread throughout the room & hid in the corners. Inside, we could hear 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 voice diminished, & we had some guts to go out & check. It was indescrible. A lot, some of them girls, young girls lied on the floor, "Oh my God, what has happened ?" Seeing all of this, my little sister, Veny, screamed histarically & hugged his father.
Tears coming down from my eyes, with out acquintances, a newly-wed couple, we started going downstairs. Reaching the 10th floor, we heard a scream for help. The scream was very clear & we decided to go down & see. But as we turned, we saw a lot of people. I saw a woman in her 20s being raped by 4 men. She tried to fight, but she was held tight
.Realizing the danger, we ran with our might. But unfortunately, the mob caught Veny (my sister), 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, my sis - Veny, my bro - Doni, Uncle Dodi, Aunt Vera, with ripped sheet. They led us to a room. Uncle asked what they want but they didn't answer.
They cast an evil savage look. One of them grabbed Veny rudely & 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 & he fainted. My mom had fainted when they dragged Veny to the sofa. I could only pray & pray that the disaster would not befall us..
Uncle kept trying to persuade them by offering money, but the effort was fruitless. & in the end they forcedly raped Veny. Not able to stand all of this anymore. I cried & closed my eyes. There were about 5 people who raped Veny, & before beginning, everyone said "Allahu Akbar" (Islamic phrase in Arabic, meaning "GOD IS THE GREATEST"). They were ferocious & brutal.
Not long afterward, around 9 men came to the room & dragged me. I also had a chance to see them forcing & dragging Aunt Veny. But i fainted instantly & everything was blank.
I became conscious around 5 or 6 in the evening. My head was in pain & 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 & obscurely i saw my father hugged my mother & Doni. I also saw that Uncle Dodi was lying on the floor & Aunt Vera over his body. I felt so weak & fainted again.
I was in Pluit Hospital the next day morning. My mother & father were beside me. With all the pains on my body, i asked, "where is Veny, Mom ?" I felt a stinging pain as i said those words while my brother (Doni) holding his tears, managed to smile.
After 4 days in treatment, i was getting better. With a sad look, my father then told me what had happened. After i fainted 7 people raped me. At that time my father still couldn't see well after being hit by the block. They raped me by rolling my body & hits against the wall. Then, my father said to me, "Vin..., Veny has gone".
I was so confused & cried loudly. "Why, Dad ???" My father didn't answer. He asked me to rest went out of the room. I cried over & over again, feeling my life is worthless now. About 1 week later, i was discharged from the hospital & went home. My father told me everything that had happened.
When she was raped, Veny kept fighting & so she was slapped many times by the rapist. The last time she fought, Veny spitted on them. One of the rapist was very angry & grabbed a knife and stabbed it into Veny's stomach. Brutally, he did it several times until Veny drew her last breath & blood all over her body.
After i heard the story, i was so shocked. My father then said that Uncle Doni 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 is staying in her parents' house in North Jakarta, accompanied by her sister.
According to Aunt Vera's sister, she is still very shocked until TODAY (6 years later). She also refuses to eat. We (INDONESIAN CHINESE) couldn't ever forget it. No matter what, the mob are uncivilized people who have no sence of huminity.
Vivian : raped by 7 men
Vivian's sister (Veny) : raped by 4 men & died
Vivian's uncle (Uncle Doni) : Died
Vivian's Aunt (aunt Vera) : raped by up to 7 men
Vivian's mother : raped by up to 7 men too
Vivian's father : not sure but still alive
Vivian's brother (Doni) : not sure but still alive
Vivian is still living Jakarta now, just graduated from a local university last year. She is getting better now. However all Indonesian Chinese will not ever fully recovered mentally
. The 1998 riot in Indonesia was actually worse than you thought, the goverment didn't tell the world everything. They said that only about 168 Chinese Women were raped but actually the truth is there were more than 500 Chinese Women were raped in the 1998 riot.
Vivian is luckier because at least they didn't burn her. The 1998 riot in Indonesia is actually scarrier than 911.
http://huaren.org/atro/img/korban1.jpg
http://huaren.org/arto/img/korban2.jpg
its a disgrace to muslims 
). Christianity on that side of the Pacific is not the religion of the majority I know...if I'm not mistaken, Japan is mainly Shintoist. Perhaps you have had an unpleasant counter with a Christian or a church and carried that with you for a long time. Maybe Christian churches in Japan are somehow different from those in the US. 
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