▁political ▁group ▁ag it ating ▁for ▁union ▁with ▁newly ▁independent ▁Indones ia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁never ▁pro sec uted . ▁Document s ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁knew ▁that ▁Bro oke ▁was ▁not ▁involved , ▁but ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁reve al ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁the ▁matter ▁so ▁not ▁to ▁prov oke ▁Indones ia . ▁It ▁had ▁recently ▁won ▁its ▁war ▁of ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁the ▁UK ▁was ▁already ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁Mal ay an ▁Emer gency ▁to ▁the ▁north - west . ▁Since ▁those ▁events , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁no ▁serious ▁movement ▁for ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy , ▁although ▁under ▁the ▁Will ▁of ▁Sir ▁James ▁Bro oke ▁any ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bro oke ▁family ▁is ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁he ir . ▁ ▁The ▁period ▁of ▁Bro oke ▁rule ▁is ▁generally ▁looked ▁upon ▁fav ou rab ly ▁in ▁Sar aw ak , ▁and ▁in ▁recent ▁times ▁the ▁government ▁has ▁accepted ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁their ▁legacy ▁for ▁its ▁social , ▁cultural , ▁and ▁tour istic ▁value . ▁ ▁The ▁Bro oke ▁family ▁still ▁maintain s ▁strong ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁its ▁people ▁and ▁are ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Bro oke ▁Trust , ▁and ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Bro oke ' s ▁grand son ▁Jason ▁Des mond ▁Anthony ▁Bro oke , ▁at ▁many ▁state ▁functions ▁and ▁supporting ▁her itage ▁projects . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁The ▁co aling ▁station ▁of ▁Brook eton ▁in ▁Br une i ▁was ▁named