Hendropriyono Says Sandi Yudha Operations

Hendropriyono Says Sandi Yudha Operations

AM Hendropriyono

AM Hendropriyono public figure remembered as Military Commander during the events of Black Garuda Hordes Warsidi security disturbance in Lampung, which among human rights activists called Talangsari 1989, and his leadership in the State Intelligence Agency. He is a true warrior of the Para Commando with capabilities in the areas of Sandi Yudha, the combat intelligence operations in line behind opponents in 1969-1972 in the jungles of West Kalimantan-Sarawak.

Hendropriyono lunge as a professional soldier he gibbon in the book Operation Crackdown Sandi Yudha Clandestine Movement, which tells the crush field experience Sarawak People's Guerilla Forces (PGRS) and North Kalimantan People's Army (Paraku) formed during the Crush Malaysia Confrontation (1963-1966) by the intelligence Indonesian President Sukarno era.

"This is us (TNI) North Kalimantan National Army train and PGRS in Surabaya, Bogor, and Bandung. Finally, after the change of government, President Soeharto decided to make peace with the Malaysian and asked the militants lay down their arms. Because PGRS not give up, we as teachers should be forced to confront students with the fighting in the jungles of Borneo, "said Hendropriyono.

In the early 1960s, with the Old Order regime of President Macapagal of the Philippines questioned the formation of Malaysia are considered as players neocolonialism England. Macapagal had proposed the establishment of Maphilindo, a kind of federation of Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia, which has a Malay cultural similarities. Sukarno is much more progressive and choose direct confrontation in an unofficial war against the Malaysian and British Commonwealth (British Commonwealth).

The unofficial war was fierce, especially in the Borneo jungle of West Kalimantan border with Sarawak-East Kalimantan and Sabah. The rigors of the battle can be found in various war artifacts and finding the bodies in the jungles of Borneo. Several years ago, for example, Colonel Fred Dangar of military missions Australian Embassy in Jakarta with TNI headquarters have identified skeletal remains of two Australian soldiers, including an army of them members of the elite Special Air Service Regiment.

The political situation has changed 180 degrees put the armed forces should be disarmed former student. After the events of late 1967 Red Bowl, the Dayak-Chinese riots, First Lieutenant (Infantry) who recently graduated Hendropriyono command in Batujajar, Bandung, goto task to kill former guerrilla military ally. Sandi Yudha is combat intelligence unit of the Army Regiment, now known as the Special Forces Command.

Former military allies such as PGRS-Paraku, that some of its members are young Chinese in Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei, and Indonesian Kalimantan region, including Dayak, Malay, and Javanese. Chairman of the Indonesian Communist Party of West Kalimantan at the time, said Hendropriyono, is Barakbah Al Sharif Ahmad Sofyan, who also led the Barisan Rakyat forces.

However, in order to facilitate the crackdown by former allies-according-Cold War context in which the Suharto regime being anticommunist, opponents called the Communist Hordes Tjina. This is done in order to more easily gain the sympathy of the public to associate with the Chinese communist People's Republic of China. In contrast, on the part of Malaysia which was at peace with Indonesia, the rebels stamped "CT" (communist terrorists).

Sandi Yudha main task forces in unconventional warfare, according Hendropriyono, is not bound by international conventions and humanitarian laws of war. As much as possible it took care opponents, while fighting as well as the crackdown only be a last resort.

When conquering Hassan, a commander PGRS, Hendropriyono had to shoot and slam opponents with martial movements. On-one melee battle that resulted in his thigh pierced by bayonets and tear fingers for holding bayonet pierced his chest almost Hassan.

Sandi Yudha Hendropriyono led the unit with eight members who are always engaged in small quantities in line behind the opponent. When approaching the hut Hassan settles that lasted all night, one member Sandi Yudha should kill with a bayonet armed guard shack fire. All to do with the silent and full of surprises (element of surprise).

In addition to fighting, troops Hendropriyono and Sandi Yudha also repeatedly managed to make enemies so sympathetic to the Republic of Indonesia. If forced, kidnapping and interrogation conducted in the field.

Touching one of the events was a meeting with Commander PGRS Wong Kee Chok in 2005. Hendropriyono and Kee Chok hugging, crying, and asking each state. The book launching Operation Sandi Yudha, Bong Kee Siaw, one of the commanders PGRS are present, and his wife were also warmly welcomed by Hendropriyono guerrilla. Hendropriyono praised Kee Siaw and his wife who is a knight. In a battle, they rescue and treat the enemy (TNI).

"We never know when your own friends and the situation is changing, and so the opponent. Fight knights. Do not torture opponents. That's the nature of soldiers Sandi Yudha, "said Hendropriyono