JAKARTA (AFP): Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologised to Indonesia on Tuesday (March 10) for 'excessive violence' during the former colony's independence struggle in the 1940s.
The king made the remarks during a state visit to the country with Queen Maxima after a ceremony with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in the capital Jakarta.
"The past cannot be erased, and will have to be acknowledged by each generation in turn," the king said in a joint statement. "I do so in the full realisation that the pain and sorrow of the families affected continue to be felt today." But the apology Tuesday was a first by a Dutch monarch, according to two sources, including a senior Indonesian government official.Previously, the Dutch government announced compensation to the widows of those who died in mass killings."Our country suffered a lot from Dutch crimes and they have to pay for what they have done," said Jeffry Pondaag, the committee's Netherlands-based chairman.
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