Anarchist comrade Eat kidnapped by the police and held incommunicado (Indonesia)

From Dark Nights

After the uprising in August 2025, the Indonesian state is weakened and looks for scapegoats. On the 23rd of September, the bastards claimed another one and kidnapped comrade Eat. Eat is a wellknown anarchist who had spent time in prison on several occasions, such as for armed robbery and an incendiary attacks against a bank. His ex-girlfriend, Anzi Matta, snitched on him and that’s why he got caught, according to police. The cops seized his laptop and phone, so that will be part of his case buildup. The police bastards are holding him incommunicado, like the rest of the anarchists. Right now he’s being held at the West Java Regional Police Station in Bandung. That’s where many comrades are held. We don’t know what official charges and accusations they will hit him with. We do know that he was being publicly accused of being the leader of the anarchist “Star of Chaos” variant in Indonesia, in connection with the riots last August. We have not heard about such a leader of anarchists, let alone nihilists, before. Nor have we heard of any such formal network of chaotics yet. Evidence of cops is simply, possession of flag or items, zines, musics, social media profile, participation or not in the riots, in many cases it appears, to try to legitimate the use of the anti-terrorist laws. At first sight seems like another absurd and fantastical concoction of the anti-terrorist unit, such as the lie that international funding of $500,000 created the revolt. This is part of the Indonesian state trying to change the narrative. Across the region our currents and tendencies grow. Their future is finished, anarchism is the narrative. 

We know that according to the news circulating in Indonesia, after arresting 42 people accused of being part of egoist/insurrectionist cells, the police were pursuing Eat because he was also suspected of being a fundraiser, working on prisoner solidarity and connected to international anarchists, that is, he maintained friendships across borders. The police try to weaken the anarchist resolve by blaming snitches and creating anarcho-phantasms, but we know they lie and use torture. What we know is that the police are spreading that the former partner of Eat, Anzi Matta, helped them with information that lead to the arrest of Eat in Makassar, and he was brought to the West Java Regional Police in Bandung on 23rd September, where he remains.

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Comments

Anzi (not verified) Tue, 10/07/2025 - 07:05

You guys are so low for accusing me of being a snitch when he got caught because his own cell ratted him out and gave his name. Let's get this straight: despite the domestic and sexual violence he committed against me, I never reported him to the police. The police contacted ME, and I didn't even give them any data. He was arrested because of his own carelessness.

It's absolutely disgusting how low you're stooping with these accusations. The real conversation should be about why 'Eat' is still allowed to be an admin for the Black Cross when he's a proven perpetrator of sexual and domestic violence.

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Anzi (not verified) Wed, 10/08/2025 - 00:27

You're calling me, the victim, 'anti-abolition'—but let's be clear about how dangerous and dishonest that accusation is.

I never went to the police. Despite the abuse and sexual violence I endured from Eat, I consciously chose not to involve the carceral state. So, for you to call me 'anti-abolition' is a perversion of the concept. But the hypocrisy goes even deeper. Let's talk about the actual snitching.

The proof is that the informants came from their own side. It was their own comrade, Katong Press, whose cell 'sang'—a fact their own lawyer admitted to. They are the ones who cooperated with the state apparatus. They are the ones whose actions directly led to the arrest of 42 people in Bandung.

Now, follow this logic:
I, the victim, used my voice within the community.
They, the 'comrades,' used their voice with the police.

And yet, you turn around and call me the snitch? You are blaming me for the consequences of their collaboration. This is not only disgusting; it's dangerously delusional. It shows that your 'abolition' is not a principle—it's a weapon. A weapon used to silence victims who speak out, while excusing the actual collaborators in your midst.

You are protecting a proven abuser and the very people who talked to the cops, while attacking a victim who sought accountability from you. You are not building a safer community; you are running a protection racket for abusers and state informants, using the language of liberation to do it.

Ell (not verified) Wed, 10/08/2025 - 00:33

It is critical to expose the brutal truth: the claim that Anzi Matta is a 'snitch' (informant) is an act of psychological violence, doxxing, and it weaponizes the language of the State against a survivor (victim). Those of you spreading this narrative are hypocritical ideologues, for you are precisely the ones committing and normalizing violence.

Anzi (not verified) Wed, 10/08/2025 - 02:25

By reposting this post without a basic check of the facts or any scrutiny of Eat's credibility and accountability, Anarchistnews.org has fundamentally betrayed the anarchist principles it claims to uphold. Anarchism is built on a foundation of mutual aid, direct action, and a relentless pursuit of truth against oppressive systems. Publishing unverified information that slanders a victim and protects a known abuser is the opposite of this; it is an act of intellectual laziness that mirrors the propaganda of the state. It shows a complete disregard for the core anarchist value of personal and collective responsibility. When a platform amplifies lies without accountability, it ceases to be a tool for liberation and becomes just another mechanism for spreading misinformation and perpetuating harm, effectively doing the work of the oppressive systems it professes to fight.

anon (not verified) Wed, 10/08/2025 - 08:42

In reply to by Anzi (not verified)

First off...

"Anarchism is built on a foundation of mutual aid, direct action, and a relentless pursuit of truth against oppressive systems"

Not exactly.

As for Anews's commitment or accountability: have they removed the comments above that debunk OP and dismiss Eat as a violent abuser? Nope. This IS support to "truth and justice", as they're letting people be the judge, instead of blocking a relatively free exchange and publication of information online by blocking comments. And that is inherently anarchistic... unlike what these ancom sites do with their total absence of comments and sectarian editorial practices.

Also the mods did not "silence the victims" like your title says, you weak troll. You wouldn't see any critical comments if they had. How come we even see your bullshit comment!? THEY SILENCED UUUU!

dead (not verified) Wed, 10/08/2025 - 22:15

In reply to by anon (not verified)

i do have a comment for this post, and the mods don't post it until now, idk why. I believe my comment was ahead the queue entry before these new comments down here. did you just say that "inherently anarchist"? what kind of anarchist forum that still need to 'reviewing every comment' that just straight up filtering every goddamn words expressed? they do this just to carefully decide which comments that in line to whoever oddballs running this web, or I'd say their political interest. What the hell is wrong with y'all? You want to be like that bigot Eat? You just straight up shouting out the abuser's victim a...troll weak. What a kind truth and justice your knowledge have! lmao, you are just like Eat and the state itself, do you still think identify yourself as anarchist?

Last but not least, you wrote:

""Anarchism is built on a foundation of mutual aid, direct action, and a relentless pursuit of truth against oppressive systems"

Not exactly."
Then what the hell you cite as as that 'inherently anarchist' huh? Retard. Don't make people laughing more to your stupid joke. Or is your anarchist variant are the ones calling out the abuser victim as snitch and 'troll weak'? Lmao

puting beliung (not verified) Wed, 10/08/2025 - 03:52

"according to police" LMAO. what kind of anarchist yall citing sources from police. eat is a well known abuser here in indonesia anarchist scene!

Palang_hitam_banget (not verified) Mon, 10/13/2025 - 09:57

Hey you stupid international anarchist network, these two are both problematic people, stop bothering with them.

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