Simpang KKA incident
| Part of the insurgency in Aceh | |
| Date | 3 May 1999 |
|---|---|
| Location | Dewantara, North Aceh, Special Region of Aceh, Indonesia |
| Deaths | 52 |
Simpang KKA incident, also known as the Dewantara Incident or Krueng Geukueh tragedy was a shooting incident during Aceh insurgency that occurred on 3 May 1999 in North Aceh, Special Region of Aceh, Indonesia[1] which resulted in 52 people dead[2] after the Indonesian military randomly shot at hundreds of peaceful protesters against an earlier shooting incident (30 April) at Cot Murong, Lhokseumawe.
Incident
Simpang KKA is a junction near the PT Kertas Kraft Aceh kraft paper factory at Dewantara, near the city of Lhokseumawe. On 3 May 1999, hundreds of civilians protested against the previous Indonesian military shooting at Cot Murong.
In popular culture
Alongside three other atrocities, the Simpang KKA incident was featured in the song Harô-Hara (lit. 'Pandemonium') in the album Album Aceh: Nyawöung.[3]
References
- ^ "In Aceh there is peace but no justice | Amnesty's global human rights blog".
- ^ "Aceh for Beginners".
- ^ "Aceh: Musisi yang karyanya dibredel militer di tengah konflik bersenjata - 'Disangkakan kita jadi propaganda GAM'". BBC News Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2025-07-01.