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Maria Hertogh@Sunday, 26 June 2011,00:33
Maria Hertogh .
Why did it happened ?
Maria Hertogh was born in Java in 1937 by her Dutch catholic parents .
Maria Hertogh was born in Java in 1937 by her Dutch catholic parents . Her family and her came to Singapore to stay , but her parents was capture during the Japanese occupation , thus Maria came under the care of a Malay woman , Che Aminah and her spouse . Due to that , she was then brought up as a Muslim .
In the year 1949 , Maria’s mother , Adeline Hertogh came to take her daughter back and this case was brought to the high court Singapore .
In May 1950 , the court ruled that Maria Hertogh should be returned to her real parents .
But then she was already married at the age of 13 , to a Malay teacher when she was under the care of Che Aminah .
Che Aminah then tried to make an appeal , by November 1950 they went back to court .
The Dutch law did not recognize Maria’s marriage as she was under-aged and her father’s concern was not obtained .
This led into a dissatisfaction between the Muslim community , as they felt that the Muslim law was not respected .
Maria was put under the care of a catholic convert in Thomson road .
Che Aminah did not stop fighting for the care of Maria and appeal again for the custody of Maria . however , the court threw out the appeal within 5 minutes and caused more dissatisfaction to the Muslim community , as they felt that the British took sides with the Dutch .
Therefore , the supporters of Aminah started a riot by overturning cars and burning it. The riot also had erupted in the vicinity of mosques .
Europeans and Eurasians were attacked at sight .
The riot continued for 3 days and a curfew was imposed for 2 weeks .
Army was called in to maintain law and order which was under control within 3 days . however , 18 people were killed and 173 were injured during the riot .
Who were involved?
Maria Bertha Hertogh , Adeline Hertogh and Che Aminah
What happened ?
Maria was adopted by Che Aminah while her biological parents were imprisoned by the Japanese , but when her biological parents came to claim her , her foster parents were unwilling to give her up.
Court trials were held , Che Aminah got custody but lost in the end .Malays were angry with verdict , though the judge were biased and started a riot .
Impacts on people ?
Europeans and Eurasians were attacked at sight – cars were overturned and burnt
173 people were injured and 18 killed
Business and economy were affected due to riots and curfews imposed .