Mochamad Hasbi
Deputy Speaker of the Central Java Regional People's Representative Council
In office
1999–2007
Regent of Boyolali
In office
16 June 1984 – 1994
Governor
  • Muhammad Ismail
  • Soewardi
Preceded byM. C. Thohir
Succeeded byS. Makgalantung
Personal details
Born(1939-01-20)20 January 1939
Tapaktuan, Aceh, Dutch East Indies
Died25 November 2022(2022-11-25) (aged 83)
Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
Political partyGolkar
SpouseTatik Soekiswati
Military service
AllegianceIndonesia
Branch/serviceIndonesian Army
Years of service?–1995
RankBrigadier general
UnitEngineer (CZI)
Commands
  • Cilacap Military District
  • Yogyakarta Military District

Mochamad Hasbi (20 January 1939 – 25 November 2022) was an Indonesian army officer and politician who served as the Regent of Boyolali from 1984 until 1994 and the deputy speaker of the Central Java Regional People's Representative Council from 1999 until 2007.

Early life and military career

Hasbi was born on 20 January 1939 in Tapaktuan, Aceh. Upon graduation from high school, Hasbi entered the officer's candidate school and became a non-commissioned officer shortly after. He pursued further military education at the advanced officer's course in 1977 and the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College in 1978.[1]

Shortly after finishing his advanced military education at the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College, Hasbi was appointed as the commander of the Cilacap Military District in 1979, replacing Poedjono Pranyoto. After three years of service in the region, Hasbi was transferred to Yogyakarta, where he became the commander of the Yogyakarta military district.[1] With his new post, Hasbi automatically became the chief of staff of the Yogyakarta garrison.[2]

During his tenure in Yogyakarta, Hasbi initiated the Petrus (penembak misterius, mysterious shooter) killings. The killings were a series of extrajudicial killings in his region of command, with hundreds to thousands of criminals, even alleged ones, being killed by undercover army members and snipers. Hasbi claimed that the operation was started in November 1982.[3] Hasbi's Petrus killings was later adopted by the armed forces under General L. B. Moerdani and was implemented nationwide.[4] He was replaced from his post by Lieutenant Colonel Tuswandi on 14 June 1984.[5]

Political career

Hasbi was installed as the Regent of Boyolali by Governor of Central Java M. Ismail on 16 June 1984.[6] Previously, Ismail had served as the military commander of Central Java and Hasbi's superior during his stint as district commander.[7] Hasbi served a second term as regent in 1989.[1] In 1991, Hasbi was the leading candidate to become the Governor of Aceh, his birthplace, till his candidacy was rejected by the political parties in the Aceh parliament.[8][9]

During his term as regent, the Kedung Ombo Dam project was started by the central government. The project involved the resettlement of thousands of the inhabitants of the lands around the dam. Most of the populace refused to be resettled due to inadequate compensation. Construction went on despite the resistance, and soon the homes of the villagers became submerged in a reservoir.[10][11]

Hasbi was involved in pressuring and intimidating the villagers to accept the compensation.[12][13] He accused those who refused to be resettled as member of the then-banned Communist Party of Indonesia[14] attempting to sabotage the government's plan.[15] The military later deployed two companies of troops from the local infantry battalion on Hasbi's request to force the villagers out of the area.[9]

After Hasbi's second term as regent expired in 1994, he was appointed by the then-governor Soewardi as his expert staff for political affairs. A year later, in 1995, Hasbi became the chairman of the Central Java chapter of the Mutual Assistance Consultative Organisation, one of the non-political wings of Golkar, the ruling party at that time. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general sometime during this period.[16]

Hasbi was nominated as a member of the Central Java Regional People's Representative Council in the 1997 Indonesian legislative election from Golkar. He was elected and became a member of the council.[16] He was re-elected in 1999 and 2004 and became the deputy speaker of the council.[17]

In 2003, Hasbi was implicated in a corruption case involving the misappropriation of the provincial budget funds of approximately 18.2 billion rupiahs. Although Hasbi was already named as a suspect in the case, the council refused to nullify his victory in the 2004 election. He was installed as a deputy speaker of the council for a second term on 6 October 2004,[17] in accordance to a political arrangement following his loss in the bid for the speaker's seat.[18]

Hasbi was eventually tried for the corruption case on 12 December 2006 by the Semarang State Court.[19] Prosecutors for the case demanded two years of prison, a fine 100 million rupiahs, and for Hasbi to return all of the funds he had misappropriated.[20] In the final trial held in early June 2007, Hasbi was sentenced to a year in prison.[21][22] However, Hasbi evaded arrest and became a fugitive for around seven years until he handed himself over to the authorities on 25 March 2014.[23][24][25]

Personal life

Hasbi was married to Tatik Soekiswati and had four children.[1]

Hasbi died on the evening of 25 November 2022 in Semarang. Regional Secretary of Boyolali Masruri confirmed his death, stating that he died due to old age. His body was laid at the Semarang state hospital before he was buried at the Husnul Khatimah public cemetery in Gunung Pati, Semarang.[26]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sadono SY, Bambang (1991). Tokoh & Potensi Kunci Jawa Tengah: Apa & Siapa, 1991– 1992 (in Indonesian) (1st ed.). Semarang: Citra Almamater. p. 72. OCLC 28115379.
  2. ↑ "Perang Melawan Bandit: Boleh Pilih: Petrus atau Petrang". Tempo. 21 May 1994. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Rofiuddin (31 July 2012). "Ini Kisah Pelaku Petrus Orde Baru". Tempo. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Said, Salim (2013). Dari Gestapu ke reformasi : serangkaian kesaksian (1st ed.). Ujungberung, Bandung: Mizan Pustaka. ISBN 978-979-433-816-2. OCLC 867767389.
  5. ↑ Laporan tahunan Kejaksaan Tinggi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (in Indonesian). Indonesia: Kejaksaan Tinggi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. 1984. p. 269. OCLC 244116090.
  6. ↑ "M. Hasbi Bupati Boyolali". Mimbar Kekaryaan. No. 162. Indonesia Angkatan Bersenjata (Republic of Indonesia Armed Forces). June 1984. p. 63. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. ↑ H.M. Ismail, menggali emas Jawa Tengah (in Indonesian). Citra Almamater. 1993. p. 337.
  8. ↑ Hasan, Ibrahim (2003). Namaku Ibrahim Hasan: menebah tantangan zaman (in Indonesian). Yayasan Malem Putra. p. 299. ISBN 978-979-97100-0-0.
  9. 1 2 "Kedung Ombo: Villagers still in dam as inauguration date approaches" (PDF). Tapol. No. 104. April 1991. p. 19. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  10. ↑ Hanif, Muhammad Ismail; Sastrodinomo, Kasijanto (2021). "The Resistance Towards the Kedung Ombo Dam Construction of 1985-1991". Proceedings of the 2nd Southeast Asian Academic Forum on Sustainable Development (SEA-AFSID 2018). Vol. 168. p. 44. doi:10.2991/aebmr.k.210305.009. ISBN 978-94-6239-347-9. S2CID 233839328. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Fiasco p. 84.
  12. ↑ "Kedung Ombo villagers sue Governor" (PDF). Tapol. No. 100. August 1990. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Kedung Ombo dam causes mass evictions" (PDF). Tapol. No. 91. February 1989. p. 5. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Concessions in Kedung Ombo" (PDF). Tapol. No. 93. June 1989. p. 18. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Kedung Ombo villagers "under PKI influence"" (PDF). Tapol. No. 89. October 1988. p. 18. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  16. 1 2 Apa & siapa caleg Golkar Jawa Tengah, DPRD I Pemilu 1997 (in Indonesian). Citra Almamater. 1997. p. 114.
  17. 1 2 "Wakil Ketua DPRD Jateng Dilantik dalam Status Tersangka". Liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Liputan 6. 7 October 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  18. ↑ Yudho, Yudi Sutomo dan Taufan (24 September 2004). "Murdoko &quotDuku", Ketua DPRD Jateng Baru". Liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Liputan 6. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "Terima Rp 660 juta, 7 Eks Panitia Anggaran DPRD Jateng Diadili". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  20. ↑ "2 Eks Wakil DPRD Jateng Dituntut Dua Tahun Penjara". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  21. ↑ "Korupsi Rp 14,8 M, 7 Mantan DPRD Jateng Dituntut 3 Tahun". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  22. ↑ "2 Eks Wakil Ketua DPRD Jateng Divonis Satu Tahun". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  23. ↑ Nurdin, Nazar (25 March 2014). Assifa, Farid (ed.). "Buron, Mantan Wakil Ketua DPRD Jateng Menyerahkan Diri". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  24. ↑ "Mantan Wakil Ketua DPRD Menyerahkan Diri" [Former Deputy Speaker of Central Java Regional People's Representative Council Surrenders]. www.jpnn.com (in Indonesian). 26 March 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  25. ↑ "Mantan Wakil Ketua DPRD Jateng serahkan diri". Antara News. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  26. ↑ Listiyo, Ragil a (26 November 2022). "Mantan Bupati Boyolali Moch Hasbi Tutup Usia, Pimpin Kota Susu Periode 1984–1994". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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