Every era always has a dark history. The New Order is often exalted with the hegemony of development. Peace, cheap prices, easy jobs, stretched insfratuktur, is enough to lull the people. the sleeping people do not know if the human rights issue was in crisis.
One of the strategies of the New Order government to launch peace in the lives of the people was the operation of the Mysterious Shootings or Peter. As the name implies, this shooting is indeed mysterious. the target will not know that today is the last day of his life. The family also will never know why family members suddenly disappeared.
In the past, humans who have tattooed bodies will never sleep soundly. tattoos that are identical to the image of a thug to be the reason the government as a target game Peter.
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In Soeharto's book: Thoughts, Speeches, and Measures The Smilling General states if this operation is an effective strategy to eradicate crime.
'' By itself we must make a treatment, a firm action. How to act? Yes, it must be violent. But the violence was not with a shot, bolt! dor! just like that. Not! But it goes against it, would not want to be shot. Because they fought, they were shot. Then his body was abandoned. That's for shock therapy, shock therapy. In order for the people to understand that there are still evil acts that can act and overcome them, "Suharto said.
reported by historia.id (20/12/2010), Peter's dark history began when Lieutenant Colonel M. Hasbi made an Operation Eradication Crime (OPK) in Yogyakarta. Initially they claimed that OPK was just an operation to register criminals. but reality says another, a number of people who are considered to be dug (combined wild children) are executed until their lives disappear.
news of the discovery of tattooed human corpses with hands tied into daily consumption after OPK launched. OPK-like operation under the name 'Operasi Celurit' was apparently carried out by Kodam Jaya in early 1983 and was directly under the command of Pangkopkamtib Sudomo.
After that, Peter's operation then spread to the ears of the community. Some agree, some do not. it turns out this operation is not only spread in the country, seketia that also the cruelty of this operation spread abroad. Domestically, this operation is not without criticism. Even Adam Malik, a former Vice President, strongly condemns Operation Peter. he criticized if Peter's operation was not in accordance with the law.
From abroad, Amnesty International is certainly not silent. Unfortunately their letter was never ignored by the government. although rejected, international condemnation is not abated. Finally after 3 years of operation, in 1985 this operation has ended with the victims of thousands of people. Based on Kontras, 1983 took the most casualties, of which 781 were killed
That is the dark history of Peter. if you look at the current situation and condition, is it necessary for the government to launch Peter's operation again?