Hoegeng Imam Santoso
| Hoegeng | |
|---|---|
| 5th Chief of National Police of Indonesia | |
|
In office 9 May 1968 – 2 October 1971 | |
| President | Soeharto |
| Preceded by | Soetjipto Joedodihardjo |
| Succeeded by | M. Hasan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 14, 1921 Pekalongan, Central Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | July 14, 2004 (aged 82) |
Hoegeng (born Hoegeng Iman Santoso; in Pekalongan on October 14, 1921 – July 14, 2004) was Chief of the Indonesian National Police.Hoegeng was famously known as the honest and bravest police officer in Indonesia by media and the people.Hoegeng live in an era where many government officials are corrupt and many dirty cop.Abdurrahman Wahid,the former president of Indonesia once said "they're only 3 honest police in the country:sleeping police,police statue,and Hoegeng".Hoegeng in one of the fastest people to seat in the Chief of the national police agency from 1968-1971.Many controversies are told behind Hoegeng resigned and why Hoegeng retirement money are not paid until his death.
Early life
Hoegeng Iman Santoso or simply known as Hoegeng was born at Pekalongan on 14 October 1921. The name Hoegeng was taken from "bugel" (to "bugeng" and "hugeng" later; which means fat) due to his fat body. His father was Soekarjo Kario Hatmodjo from Tegal, a prosecutor in Pekalongan and his mother was Oemi Kalsoem from Pemalang.[1]
He graduated from HIS Pekalongan in 1934 and continued to MULO Pekalongan. In 1937, after graduating from MULO, he continued to AMS Yogyakarta. In AMS, he met notable persons in Indonesia history, such as Burhanuddin Harahap, Usmar Ismail and Rosihan Anwar. In 1940, he continued his study to RHS in Batavia. In RHS, he joined a student organizations called USI (Unitas Studiosorum Indonesiensis).[2] He joined the Marshall General School in Military Police School,Port gordon,Georgia,US. In April 1942, he returned home because RHS was closed by Japanese. He sold eggs and Japanese language books with his friend to Pati and Semarang.[3]
Since childhood, he wanted to be a policeman. His role model was Ating Ndikusumah, a policeman who was his father's friend.[4]
Career
Chief of the DPKN police office in Surabaya,East java in 1952.He bocome the chief of BARESKRIM in Medan,North sumatra in 1956.Year 1959,he followed the Mobile Brigade(BRIMOB)training school and become a directorate staff II in the national police headquarters in 1960, He bocome the chief of the Immigration & customs in 1960 , become to Minister Of Economics in 1965,and become the Ministry of Secretary in the main cabinet year 1966.After Hoegeng resigned as the police chief,he was performed on TVRI playing Hawaiian guitar together with "The Hawaiian Seniors" band. Sometimes he performed with his wife, Merry Hoegeng and his daughter, Reny Hoegeng or Aditya Hoegeng.[5]
References
- ↑ Santoso et al. 2009, pp. 6 – 7
- ↑ Santoso et al. 2009, pp. 8 – 10
- ↑ Santoso et al. 2009, p. 12
- ↑ Santoso et al. 2009, p. 5
- ↑ Santoso et al. 2009, p. 3
Bibliography
- Santoso, Aris; Sutrisno, Ery; Sirait, Hasudungan; Hasibuan, Imran (2009). Hoegeng: Oase Menyejukkan di Tengah Perilaku Koruptif para Pemimpin Bangsa [Hoegeng: soothing oasis in the middle of the leaders of the nation's corrupt behavior]. Yogyakarta: Bentang. ISBN 978-979-1227-65-0. Retrieved December 1, 2011. (Malay)