 Seventeen South-Moluccan youngsters were tried and convicted and sentenced to up to six years imprisonment.This was one of a series of actions for this cause during the 1970s, including the 1975 Dutch train hostage crisis, the 1975 Indonesian consulate hostage crisis, the 1977 Dutch train hostage crisis, the 1977 Dutch school hostage crisis, and the 1978 Dutch province hall hostage crisis.On 25 November 1975, Suriname seceded from the Dutch Kingdom and became independent.