The Truth About Lubang Buaya

The truth about Lubang Buaya  

   In this post i would like to tell you about a well known historic site in indonesia, if you are wondering why i picked this one, its because i think its very interesting because its a mix between both history and horror, so enjoy!

    Lubang Buaya which translates into "crocodiles pit" is a place at Pondok Gede, Jakarta and it is known to be haunted. Because of its horrible past. It used to be the site where seven indonesian army officers were murdered and dumped there during the 1 October coup attempt of the 30 September movement. People to this day still know that place and believe that place is haunted, some people say they hear screams some people say they still can feel the presence of the army officers.

  Here is the detailed Story. 

   On 31 May 1965, President Sukarno called for the establishment of a "fifth force", in addition to the three existing armed forces (Army, Navy and Air Force) and the police, to be made up of workers and peasants. This attracted strong opposition from Army commander Ahmad Yani but soon training commenced at the swampy region near Halim called Lubang Buaya. It was under the control of Major Sujono, commander of the Halim base ground defense. Among the participants were members of the PKI-affiliated youth group Pemuda Rakyat.
   In the early hours of 1 October 1965, members of the 30 September Movement, left their base at Lubang Buaya on a mission to kidnap seven generals, all members of the Army General Staff. Later that night, they returned bringing the bodies of three of the generals who had been killed in the kidnap attempts as well as four living prisoners. The survivors were subsequently killed, and all seven bodies thrown down a disused well.
  On 4 October, the bodies were recovered using special equipment. Suharto personally supervised the operation.

During the New Order regime, a ceremony attended by the president and senior officials was held every year on 1 October.

What i think about Lubang Buaya is that it should not be a place or site to be frightened but it should a be place that we can remember our former heros and we can respect for what they did for our country.