Kopkamtib
Kopkamtib Kopkamtib , an acronym for Komando Operasi Pemulihan Keamanan dan Ketertiban or "Operational Command for the Restoration of Security and Order", was a secret police operation in Indonesia's "New Order" that continued issues arising from the transition to the New Order. Following the killing of 6 top generals and failed coup attempt, the surviving general, Suharto, accepted President Sukarno's order to take control of the army. Suharto's condition was that he be handed full authority to restore order and security, an arrangement that was formalised by creating Kopkamtib . The conflict between the forces of the military and their rivals the Communist Party of Indonesia, had predated the setting up of the organisation. The formation of Kopkamtib was a legitimisation of military and the New Order governments determination to organise the liquidation of the PKI and its related organisations. By 1968 the PKI was no longer seen as a credible threat...