A Story About Aceh's Spyer (Cuak)

by: SAFWANDI / Source: any various sources

Acehnese women did not recognize her husband. because the father of her child just has submitted to the Netherlands. Choosing a widow than to be a wife of the netherlands infomants called (cuak) in Acehnese). But not few of women in Aceh tortured because her husband to be as Dutch informants.

An incident like that happened in Lhong, Aceh Besar in 1933. according Zentgraaff, at that time in a village in Aceh, there were 13 male fighters who fought against the Dutch. But one of them surrendered to the Dutch.

Knowing this, his wife was furious. He no longer accept the father of her children's. The residents were exiling him. As a result, he was forced to sleep in a hut on his farm. Shortly thereafter, a Dutch colonel with a government official, came to the village to interrogate a woman who had dislodge her husband.

When the Colonel was asked, he replied. "My husband? I have no husband. "The answer was given as he spat on the ground in front of the colonel. When her husband's name is called. She immediately cut off and said out loud. "He was not a man." The colonel was also shaking his head.

For the woman, her husband is like a coward, because giving up, not martyrdom as other fighters. "Anyone can compromise, but never for women of Aceh; She bear its share in the disasters of war as a hero (heroine), and often: as martelares. Sometimes she menderia more powerful than people entire country compared to that waged by kompeuni punishment, the more so if he stayed in the zone in which flashed on our troops and then the rebels, "wrote Zentgraaff.

A similar incident occurred in the village of Pulo Seunong, Tangse, Pidie. A man who worked as an informant Dutch captured fighters in Aceh. It was discovered when he saw the informant has a lot of money, an investigation was carried out, it was found that the money was obtained from the Netherlands for his services to inform the existence of Acehnese fighters. The informant was also captured and slaughtered. Within one year alone, according to Zentgraaff, no less than 20 unformans (cuak), who cut his neck. But the family left behind is never lamenting. Because they have been betrayed.

Even more sad is what is experienced, the wife of a informan (cuak) named Banta in the village of Pulo Kawa. One night in July 1910, led hordes of Aceh, Keuchik Maha, with his followers came to the village to search for Banta is known as a Dutch informer.

But when he got home, it follows that men who sought it is not there. According to his wife, Banta was at home his young wife. But Kechik maha still on keep for checking the house, then he sat on a bench, asked to the first wife Banta too clean up a muddy feet with water in a bowl. Once clean, he requested that dry with her hair.

The woman was parse the hair to dry the foot of Keuchik maha. She was resigned, because it concerns about her life and death. After his feet clean and dry, the Keuchik maha unsheathe his sword and finish her life. After that, he and his follower went to young wife of Banta.

When they came to the house at night. The Kechik maha and his follower called as troops of the Company. He calls Banta and asked him to come down from the house with the Malay language, as if they were the troops the Dutch Company.

Bantan was later dropped from his home. When down the stairs, his feet were beaten by follower of Keuchik maha, he collapsed to the ground. Hands, legs and his head was cut. Also head of the Pulo village on the same night Suenong have been slaughtered like that anyway. The body of his wife was also made likewise, so that the collection of all this is very embarrassing spectacle, so the marsose vowed revenge to Keuchik maha, "writes Zentgraaff.

Another incident which occurred in no less sad Seunangan, coastal areas of West Aceh, in 1906 and 1907. A group of Acehnese fighters led Ibrahim, better known as Pang Brahim. Himself is a subordinate of a larger group of fighters led Tengku Puteh. "Tengku Puteh was the culprit (actor intellectuals) in 1917 to attack our soldiers, and killed Gosensoe," Zentgraaff writes in his book about the incident.