According to him, the right balance was missing and people forget how many ‘positive contributions’ Dutch soldiers made to the Indonesian population at that time. He talked about, among other things, the construction of roads and the provision of food, matters that, in his opinion, were hardly discussed in the investigation. Moreover, according to Kneepkens, the vast majority of Dutch military personnel had a supporting role, he said, and the majority have never been involved in extremist acts.
Heavy criticism of the Dutch East Indies commemoration on research 1945-1949
