“In Indonesian, the word isn't translating as "gangster." It's "preman", which comes from the Dutch "préman", which of course the thing that's "freeman" in English.” MenCoursesTranslateGangstersDutchFreeman Author:Joshua Oppenheimer
“After the Dutch left Indonesia, after the Indonesians got loose in 1945, the freemen were not as widely used, but then they went through a real Renaissance where military dictatorship took over.” RealUsedLeftMilitaryDictatorshipIndonesiaRenaissanceDutchFreeman Author:Joshua Oppenheimer
