Sory Ersa Siregar (December 4, 1951 – December 29, 2003) was an Indonesian journalist working for
RCTI
RCTI (''Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia'') is a West Jakarta-based Indonesian free-to-air television network. It is best known for its soap operas, celebrity bulletins, news, and sports programmes. It was first launched in 1989, origina ...
television network who was killed when covering the conflict in
Aceh
Aceh ( ), officially the Aceh Province ( ace, Nanggroë Acèh; id, Provinsi Aceh) is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. Granted a s ...
in 2003. He left a wife, Tuty Komala Bintang Hasibuan and three children, Ridhwan Siregar, Fitrah Siregar, dan Sarah Siregar.
Before working for RCTI in 1993, he had been working in PT. Fesda, PT. Satmarindo, Susana magazine, and Keluarga Magazine. Ersa started his career as a translator/producer, and then changed into the regional coordinator, then local coordinator (KorLip) covering tourism, ''lifestyle'' and ''entertainment''. He also began to work as legal coordinator (KorBid), covering urban crime from 16 November 2001 until he was killed.
Death
On July 1, 2003, he and his cameraman,
Ferry Santoro, were reported missing in
Langsa, East Aceh.
On July 5, their car was found in Langsa, East Aceh, an area well known for being
GAM base.
On December 29, Siregar's body was found shot in
Kuala Maniham, East Aceh.
References
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1951 births
2003 deaths
Television reporters and correspondents
Indonesian journalists
People of Batak descent
20th-century journalists