De Turk's Terror Spree
Westerling and his troops were sent to Makassar when Dutch forces were overwhelmed by resistance fighters. It was during this period that Emmy Saelan was killed.
April 25, 2017
News of the Depot Speciale Troepen's (DST) arrival in Makassar on December 5, 1946, led by Raymond Pierre Paul Westerling, reached Robert Wolter Mongisidi two days later. The secretary-general of Lapris (Indonesian People's Resistance Army Sulawesi) was informed by his colleagues Ali Malaka and Daeng Boto via a letter. ¡°These soldiers are mercenaries,¡± Wolter said in his interrogation record, as quoted by Sinansari Ecip.
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