Ersa Siregar
Year: 2003
Nationality: Indonesia
Killed by: Military Officials
Location: Aceh, Indonesia
Press organization: Rajawali Citra Televisi
What's Ersa Siregar's story?
Siregar, a senior reporter with private Indonesian channel Rajawali Citra Televisi (RCTI), was shot and killed during a gun battle between Indonesian military forces and separatist rebels in the war-torn Aceh Province, according to RCTI chief editor Derek Manangka. Aceh military spokesman Lt. Col. Firdaus Komarno told Agence France-Presse that the firefight broke out when Indonesian soldiers came across a group of rebels in the area. Siregar’s body and the body of a rebel fighter were found later.
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