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Be a "Jawir", his name is Imam Soedja'i, born as a son of priviledge wealthy Javanese Noble family, his father name is Raden Niti Astro an Imam and also landlord. He is educated in exclusive Dutch Holland Inland School and follow up in B.A.S, clearly an elite educated local.
Later he is well known for joint Setia Hati Terate and then found his own Silat organization, Pencak Organisasi. In his 40s, he is joining PETA officer school program under Imperial Japanese Army, and achieve Daidancho rank (Battalion command officer). After Japanese surrender and BKR is formed, Imam Soedja'i joining and forming Divisi VII Untung Soeropati, and being appointed as Major General in which led 9 independent battalion of VII Division. His Division is among the most well trained and equipped among other BKR/TRI units and also has the largest pool cultured and well educated officers corps.
He is well known for dismissing a great chance to be appointed as TNI Chief in command, as he is prefer to led his division for fighting against British in Surabaya in November 1945. His division also stubbornly halted Dutch offensive in Malang for 10 days until he is received command to retreat and made scorched earth policy. And later PM Amir Syarifuddin using the scorched earth policy in Malang as handle to dismiss him from command and accusing him as traitor (in which Amir Syarifuddin himself actually a double agent and traitor for the Republik and find himself involved in Madiun affair).
Later General command staff in Yogyakarta dismantle his Untung Suropati Division, relieve and dismiss much of his very experienced and veteran officer staff, thus made military situation worsened strategically. Actually before being disbanded, Untung Suropati Division is also being tasked to guard Bugis Air Force base, and coordinated security of Yogyakarta capital area. This intentional weakening move of Amir Sjarifuddin is later found to be a disaster when Dutch launch second aggression
Imam Soedja'i later after being dismissed live his life as ordinary civillian and do odd jobs like selling and making soaps, selling food as hawker, teaching children, as kusir dokar and so on. Then he is focusing his live for development of Pencak Organisasi until his death in 1953. While he is still alive, he never got pension and the slander of he is being a traitor never fully cleared until one of his son, who is joint ABRI, sergeant Imam Hidayat confronted General Soemitro one of his father adjuntant during war, instead of angry being confronted by his subordinate, Soemitro hug sergeant Imam and made apologize and remorse and made a vow to restore Pak Dja'i name and all of his rights.