Adolf Sahala Rajagukguk

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Adolf Sahala Rajagukguk (* 31 August 1938 in Muara , Nordtapanuli , North Sumatra , Dutch East Indies ; † 11. November 2002 in Pangururan , Samosir , North Sumatra, Indonesia ) was an Indonesian officer . He retired with the rank of Lieutenant General of the Infantry. Before that he held the position of Wakasad , the deputy chief of the army staff of the Indonesian army .

As a Colonel, Rajagukguk created the Korem Military District ( Subregional Command ) 164 / Wira Dharma in 1979 in East Timor, which was occupied by Indonesia, and he became its commander. According to the East Timor Reception, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CAVR), people were systematically killed or disappeared by the Indonesian occupation forces. This was organized by the Korem under the command of Colonel Rajagukguk. Its job was to eliminate the leaders and activists of the resistance. A 1982 document signed by Rajagukguk allows torture during interrogation in the fight against the East Timorese resistance movement. Rajagukguk also gave instructions in the document to cover up the torture.

From June 1985 to March 1986, Brigadier General Rajagukguk was an operations assistant to the Chief of Staff. As major general he was commander of Kodam XVI Udayana / Kodam IX Udayana until August 1987 and from August 21, 1987 to March 28, 1988, commander of the Strategic Army Reserve Command ( Kostrad ).

From 1987 to 1988, Rajagukguk was the commander of the Strategic Reserve Command, before becoming Wakasad from 1988 to 1992 . From 1992 to 1996, Rajagukguk was Indonesia's ambassador to India .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harian Unum Pelita: Sahala Rajagukguk Meninggal Dalam Kecelakaan di Sumut ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Ben Anderson: Indonesia , Volume 40 (1985), 131-164. , accessed October 8, 2013
  3. ↑ "Part 8: Responsibility and Accountability" ( Memento from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 822 kB) from the "Chega!" Report of the CAVR (English)
  4. ↑ "Chapter 7.4 Arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment" ( Memento from February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 2.0 MB) from the "Chega!" Report of the CAVR (English)
  5. ^ Nautilus Institute: Chapter 11: The ory and practice in intelligence and control operations: (1) Terror , p. 269 (PDF; 390 kB), accessed on October 8, 2013
  6. ↑ "Persons with High-Level Command Responsibility" ( Memento of November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 103 kB) from the "Chega!" Report of the CAVR (English)
  7. ↑ Ikksu: Orang Batak Melesat di Jalur Militer , accessed October 8, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Rajagukguk, Adolf Sahala
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indonesian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Muara , Nordtapanuli , North Sumatra , Dutch East Indies
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 2002
Place of death Pangururan , Samosir , North Sumatra, Indonesia