Westerling Attempted Coup in Bandung

After the attack, the Indonesian government arrested Sultan Hamid II, a good friend of Westerling and the would-be president of PARI. Westerling himself, however, managed to escape to Singapore. From there, he went to the Netherlands and lived there until he died in 1987. While he was still alive, the Indonesian government had several times wanted to try him for war crimes, but to no avail.