What use does Dutch recognition of Indonesia’s independence from the Netherlands in 1945 have in the absence of compensation, argue Indonesian critics?
According to Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister, the Netherlands is dodging its need to pay reparations for its colonial authority over Indonesia by saying that his remarks "would not change any existing legal grounds."One observer adds that if the Dutch invasion of Indonesia in the 1940s were to be considered an invasion of a sovereign nation as of August 17, 1945.Observers have said that the Netherlands' recent commemoration of the formal independence day of its former colony Indonesia is "not sincere" and a "huge insult" to Jakarta since it lacks the necessary legal ramifications.
The Netherlands "recognises fully and without reservation" that Indonesia gained independence on August 17, 1945, according to remarks made by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on June 14.During a parliame...