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The Great Post Road (Indonesian: Jalan Raya Pos, Dutch: De Grote Postweg [1]) is the name for the historical road that runs across Java and connects Anyer with Panarukan. It was built during the administration of Herman Willem Daendels (1808–1811), governor-general of the Dutch East Indies, using unpaid forced labour that cost thousands of lives.
Together with Operations Commander for Greater Jakarta (Panglima Komando Operasi Jakarta Raya, Pangkoops Jaya) Major General Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Prabowo Subianto aimed to terrorise opponents of the government and to show that Wiranto was "an incompetent commander who could not control disorder".