Sudisman was the highest ranking PKI politburo member to appear before the
Mahmillub (
Mahkamah Militer Luar Biasa, the Extraordinary Military Tribunal), Army's and prosecution's version of the events are highly unlikely, and the first initiative for the coup attempt may have come from dissatisfied army officers, despite the PKI leadership's involvement.
Suharto managed to use Aidit's actions as a justification for the
mass killings of 1965–66. The resulting elimination of the PKI from Indonesian politics achieved goals of right-wing officers and Muslim extremists who were backed by the
United States. Sudisman was executed in October 1968. ==See also==