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Burhan Zainuddin Rusjiman: "Saya Punya License to Kill"

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Burhan Zainuddin Rusjiman - 'I had a licence to kill'

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Tempo testimony (1 Oct 2012) of Burhan Zainuddin Rusjiman, 72, 'Burhan Kampak', a former HMI/KAMI/Laskar Ampera member in Yogyakarta given a pistol and 'license to kill' from Nov 1965, who hunted PKI with Kostrad/RPKAD in Yogyakarta, Gunungkidul and Klaten. Motivated by anti-communism and CGMI conflict; Gerwani not mentioned.

Kesaksian Tempo (1 Okt 2012) Burhan Zainuddin Rusjiman, 72, 'Burhan Kampak', bekas anggota HMI/KAMI/Laskar Ampera di Yogyakarta yang diberi pistol dan 'license to kill' sejak Nov 1965, memburu PKI bersama Kostrad/RPKAD di Yogyakarta, Gunungkidul dan Klaten. Dimotivasi antikomunisme dan konflik dengan CGMI; Gerwani tidak disebut.

“Prinsip saya, daripada dibunuh, lebih baik membunuh.”

People

Burhan Zainuddin RusjimanD.N. AiditSarwo Edhie WibowoAris Margono

Organisations

Islamic Students' AssociationUnified Movement of Indonesian StudentsIndonesian Students' Action FrontLaskar AmperaArmy Strategic Reserve CommandArmy Para-Commando RegimentCommunist Party of Indonesia

Places

YogyakartaGunungkidulLuwengKlatenKaliwediManisrenggoKaliurang

Events

Mass killings of 1965–66Tempo special edition on 1965

Topics

killings 1965–66memory, testimony and justicePKI

Tags

eyewitness accountimpunity

Details

Date
2012-10-01
Creator
Tempo
Publication
Tempo
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Indonesian
Perspective
Testimony/memoir
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1999–present
Source archive
Tempo (tempo.co / Majalah Tempo archive) · source link
Access
subscription (Tempo Digital Premium, Nath’s account); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)/Tempo (2012-10-01) - Burhan Zainuddin Rusjiman, 72 tahun - Saya Punya License to Kill [tempo.co 932913].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.947) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)
Summary basis
full text read

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