'Don't let it happen again. It's enough. 'Just let us (become victims),' said Ruminah.
Please note that this article was automatically translated using Microsoft Azure AI, Open AI, and Google Translation AI. We cannot ensure that the entire content is translated accurately. If you spot any errors or inconsistencies, contact us atParticipants of Napak Reformasi event scattered flowers on the graves of the May 1998 Tragedy victims at the Pondok Ranggon Cemetery in East Jakarta on Sunday .
The location of the VOC shipyard was known as the meeting place for Chinese descendants and other ethnicities when Indonesia was still a colony under the Dutch. During the occasion, participants were introduced to the Indonesian Chinese Women's Association which was involved due to its connection with the 13-15 May 1998 racial riots.
One of them is Ruminah who lost her third child, Gunawan. When the incident happened, Ruminah was working at a salon."Let it not happen again. Enough is enough. Let us be the only victims," she said. The incidence of human rights violations is not limited to May 12, 1998. Irta, one of the victims of the Tanjung Priok incident that occurred in 1984, shared her story. At that time, she was only 15 years old. Irta admitted that she was hit by a bullet in her right leg during the clash between the community and the military. Irta was also detained at the Guntur Detention Center owned by the Military Police of Kodam Jayakarta .
Meanwhile, for Adinda Riyanti , a participant from Palembang, South Sumatra, the Napak Reformasi activity provides a deeper understanding of the May 1998 Tragedy, particularly regarding the human rights violations that occurred. Born after the 1998 reform, Adinda said she got stories from her grandmother about the incidents of violence against Chinese-Indonesian citizens that occurred in Palembang.
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