Anton Medan, or Haji Muhammad Ramdhan Effendi, birth name Tan Hok Liang (10October 1957 – 15March 2021[1]), born in Tebing Tinggi, was an Indonesian former robber and gambling tycoon who converted to Islam and became a preacher in 1992. He later established a mosque, Masjid Jami' Tan Hok Liang, in Pondok Rajeg, Cibinong, Bogor. Prior to his conversion to Islam, he grew up amid the dark politics of Indonesia. It was during Suharto's New Order rule when gangsters were used in politics, business and government agencies.[2]
In 1998, Anton Medan was used as a scapegoat for the orchestration of the Jakarta Riots after which the allegation was then quietly dropped.[3] The riot, which was initially a student demonstration to protest against the Indonesian president Suharto, turned into an anti-Chinese demonstration in the capital Jakarta. Anton Medan was of Chinese descent, but he took to the street and joined the riot to prove that he was loyal to the people but he himself became a target. In the political turmoil of 1998, it was also reported that Prabowo Subianto, Suharto's son-in-law and the commander of Kopassus, the Indonesian Special Forces, had recruited and manipulated Anton Medan to gain militant supporters.[3]
During the investigation of the 1998 riot, Anton Medan denied the accusation that he was actively involved behind the scenes, although he admitted that he was in the middle of the mob. However, he refused to testify unless the National Human Rights Commission rehabilitated his name first.[4]
^Rizqo, Kanavino Ahmad (15 March 2021). "Anton Medan Meninggal Dunia". Detik. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^R. O'G. Anderson, Benedict (April 1999). "Indonesian Nationalism Today and in the Future". Indonesia. 67. Cornell University Southeast Asia Program: 1–11. doi:10.2307/3351374. hdl:1813/54161. JSTOR 3351374 – via Cornell University Library eCommons.
^ abRyter, Loren (October 1998). "Pemuda Pancasila: The Last Loyalist Free Men of Suharto's Order". Indonesia. 66: 45–73. doi:10.2307/3351447. hdl:1813/54155 – via Cornell University Library eCommons.
^"Kasus Kerusuhan Mei - Anton Medan Bersedia Bersaksi Bila Komnas HAM Rehabilitasi Namanya (The Mei Riot - Anton Medan is Willing to Testify When Komnas HAM Rehabilitates His Name)" (in Indonesian). Kompas. 12 August 2003. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
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