Relatives of Dutch colonial victims in Indonesia to get day in court

Court to hear compensation claims after landmark ruling lifts statute of limitations

The relatives of five men summarily executed during the final years of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia will have their case heard in court after a ground-breaking decision to lift the statute of limitations.

The court of appeal in The Hague found there was sufficient evidence that language differences and social disadvantage had stood in the way of claims being made against the state.