Who Is Anton Medan, A Former Thug Who Goes Back And Forth To Prison And Migrates To Islam

Anton Medan (Source: Special)

JAKARTA - Anton Medan or H. Ramdhan Effendi alias Tan Hok Liang passed away on Monday afternoon, March 15 at 14:50 WIB. Anton Medan is known for his involvement with many crimes, from thuggery to robbery. Anton Medan then embraced Islam in the mid-90s. Her life has changed since then. What is life like for Anton Medan?

The news of Anton Medan's death was confirmed by the Chairman of the Chinese Islamic Association (PITI), Ipong Hembiring Putra. Anton Medan reportedly died at his residence, in Cibinong, Bogor, West Java.

Apart from Ipong, former DKI Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) also confirmed the sad news. Ahok also shared his friendship with Anton Medan.

"Hopefully his spirit will be accepted by Allah SWT. Grieve too," Ahok told VOI, Monday, March 15.

Ahok said, he knew the news of his friend's death directly from Anton Medan's family. Ahok also said that he had visited Anton Medan at his residence. "I visited him in Cibinong. Almost an hour (I was) there ... He was a loyal friend," said Ahok.

Anton Medan's criminal world

Reporting from various sources, Anton Medan's first touch with the criminal world began when he was a dozen years old. At the age of 12 Anton Medan had migrated to Tebing Tinggi. His life is indeed interesting. Anton Medan dropped out of school and has been the backbone of the family ever since.

In Tebing Tinggi, Anton Medan works as a broker at Tebing Tinggi Terminal. One day Anton Medan got into trouble with one of the drivers because he did not get work wages. Its right. Anton Medan beat the driver with a beam. This was Anton Medan's first time dealing with the police.

Another legal case occurred when Anton Medan returned to his hometown. In Medan City, he got into a fight with another bus driver. Anton Medan was beaten. Not receiving it, Anton Medan replied to the drivers with a machete. One of them died. Anton Medan was jailed for four years.

After serving his sentence, Anton Medan returned home. However, Anton Medan's presence was rejected by his parents. Anton Medan also decided to migrate to Jakarta. He has one goal in the capital: his uncle's house. Like his parents, his uncle refused Anton Medan.

Anton Medan (Source: Commons Wikimedia)

Since then Anton Medan has lived alone. Anton Medan this time really entered the criminal world. Anton Medan's first criminal action began with snatching and then robbing. Anton Medan is getting carried away. Anton Medan is involved in drug trafficking.

Anton Medan also started a gambling business. He became a big-time bookie by opening many gambling houses in the capital. This period occurred between 1972 and 1979. After that, Anton Medan was jailed for 12 years.

Prison did not diminish Anton Medan's 'greatness'. He, who was free in 1986, returned to Kalijodo two years later: 1988. Anton Medan's men rented three stalls at three points controlled by Daeng Aziz, a thug leader in Kalijodo.

There, Anton Medan provides a number of gambling facilities, ranging from coprok dice, ta shiao, jie kia stamp cards, to roullete. Billions of money flowed into Anton Medan's pocket every day during that period.

Migration to Islam

Anton Medan (Source: Special)

In 1992, Anton Medan decided to move to Islam. Previously, Anton was a Buddhist. Anton Medan never imagined that he would embrace Islam, until he entered Cipinang Prison. There, Anton Medan was motivated to do a search again about God.

Quoted from Accurate, Anton Medan mentioned the people in Cipinang Prison as contributing parties in his search for God and Islam. "I chose to change religion because I realized that religion is not a complement to life. Religion is a way of life, so I want to seek God. Finally I found it," he said.

There are several reasons why Anton Medan believes in Islam. "First, Islam is clear. God has no children and no sons. Second, everyone claims to have a holy book. What I understand is that the book can only be said to be holy if it is free from human interference. Until now, apart from the Koran, there is no holy book. . "

Tan Kok Liong Mosque (Source: Jakarta Islamic Center)

"Well, thirdly, I learned that Islam frees people from racial discrimination, Al-Hujurat verse 13, 6668 verses, almost all the verses call people 'Ya Ayyuhalladzina Amanu', Al-Hujurat verse 13 no. 'O man, I created someone. male and female, I breed. For what? To get to know each other, please help each other. ' If I can take it long, it will be troublesome for you people. The point is I choose Islam. "

Anton Medan then founded the Ata'ibin Taklim Council. The assembly houses many ex-convicts and unemployed. Anton Medan admitted that he deliberately set up the assembly to guide them on the right path.

In addition, Anton Medan also founded a unique mosque with Chinese peculiarities. The mosque he named the Tan Kok Liong Mosque. The Anton Medan Mosque was built in a boarding school which he also founded in Pondok Rajeg, Cibinong, Bogor, West Java.

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