Torture during the conflict of Aceh

when it was gone, but the story of his ferocity can not be forgotten. In Rumoh Geudong, traces of violence and persecution of civilians or those accused of involvement in the Troubled Insurgency Movement (insurgency) were recorded. Rarely, the prisoners brought here are not subjected to torture and violence.

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There are so many sad stories. Based on the experience of a resident named Muhammad Nur, he is a citizen of Pidie, have a bitter memories in this Rumoh Geudong. He was detained by republican forces, subjected to torture during interrogation. "This is where I was tortured," M. Nur said when he visited Rumoh Geudong with the team from the Commission for the Disappeared and Counter-Terrorism (KontraS), 18 years later. "I was hit by the same wires, rattans, and trampled." Not only hit, Muhammad Nur also often soaked in a well around Rumoh Geudong. Not infrequently, he was soaked in a pool of human waste disposal. The bitter memories are still remembered by Muhammad Nur and hundreds of victims of Rumoh Geudong's "alumni" conflict.

Another story, Tuesday, August 18, 1998, two members of kopassus are still trying to kidnap the family of one of the victims in the village of Nibong, Ujong Rimba, Mutiara Sub-district, although his troops will be withdrawn from Pidie to Lhoksumawe. The kidnapping victim was Muhammad Yunus Ahmad, the kidnapping victim of 28 March 1998 who has not returned yet. Yunus's house in Nibong village was approached by two members of kopassus who drove a Toyota Kijang car numbered BK 1655 LR.

Kopassus originally wanted to transport Yunus's wife, Ny. Zubaidah Cut (37 years), but by chance was not at home. Disappointed, the copolus from Sattis Billie Aron's post took Ms. Ny. Zubaidah and a son of Yunus who are aged 15 years. Having not succeeded in bringing her. Zubaidah, two members of the kopassus parked his car at the Blang Malu intersection awaiting the arrival of Ny. Zubaidah.

People who know the abduction of mother, child and plan of abduction Mrs. Zubaidah is waiting for Mrs. Zubaidah at the other intersection and intercepted the woman home. The inhabitants then took Mrs. Zubaidah to Sub Den-POM, Sigli. Sigli Lettu Military Police Subdivision Sub (POM) Chief CPM Hartoyo telephoned the Mutiara Koramil to keep the kijassu car in custody.

Two members of the Mutiara Koramil with motorcycles detained two members of the kopassus. The clerk then drove the car up to the Mutiara Koramil. However, before the POM officers came to the Mutiara Koramil, the two members of the kopassus were gone. "I will find them, I do not know the name. It could be that they are people or cuak-cuak it, "said Hartoyo.

Residents around Rumoh Geudong (Rumah Gedung), the headquarters of Kopassus used as a place of detention and torture against the people of Aceh, no longer hear the cry of pain and witnessed the torture committed by Kopopus. Feelings of relief msayarakat it emerged as the withdrawal of ABRI troops from selurh Aceh region.

"We can no longer hear and watch the tortured people in Rumoh Geudong. Our sleepless nights are often disturbed by hearing the screams of the tormented or hearing the songs of the tape being played aloud during the torture, "said a resident of Aron village where the headquarters of the kopassus was located. The departure of Kopassus from Aron was greeted happily by the surrounding community. However, owner Rumoh Geudong complained, kopassus left billions of dollars for the phone bill.

"They told us to charge him the bupati," said the owner of the house. During Operation Red Nets launched in the area, Pemda Pidie has spent quite a lot of funds for operational cost of kopassus. The actual funds belonging to the Pidie people were used by Kopassus to pay phone, electricity, house rent, vehicles and so on. "Tragically, the people's property is used by Kopassus to kill, torture and rape the people," said one resident.