Yapto Soerjosoemarno
Yapto Soelistio Soerjosoemarno | |
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Soerjosoemarno in 2018 | |
| Born | KPH H. Yapto Soelistio Soerjosoemarno SH. December 16, 1949 |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, lawyer |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Spouse | Retno Suciati |
| Parent(s) | Ir. KPN. Soetarjo Soerjosoemarno Dolly Zegerius |
| Relatives | Marini Soerjosoemarno (older sister) |
Yapto Soelistyo Soerjosoemarno is an Indonesian politician who is known as the leader of Pancasila Youth, an organization of quasi-official political gangsters that supported the New Order military dictatorship of Soeharto, while also engaging in other lucrative but non-official criminal acts. Pancasila Youth played an important role in supporting Soeharto's military coup in 1965: they ran death squads for the Indonesian army, murdering thousands of alleged communists across the province of North Sumatra.