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A worker walks through a palm plantation in Indonesia's North Sumatra province

Land dispute kills 30 people in Lampung

Companies that dispute form Pamswakarsa to expel citizens with violence.

Dozens of citizens and the murder victim's family in Mesuji, Lampung, Indonesia yesterday, complaining to the Commission III at the parliament building, Jakarta. Allegedly committed heinous acts of law enforcement officers in early 2011 was linked to land disputes between citizens and plantation companies.

In the complaint, the citizen who represented his legal counsel, Bob Hasan, play video killing. In the tape, it appears the people who wear the uniform forces massacred citizens. According to them, about 30 people were killed and hundreds injured in the incident in the province of Lampung, Media Indonesia Daily reported

In addition, the record also shows the number of homes and places of worship destroyed. "The cassava crop also seized," said Bob.

The event begins with the expansion of PT Silva Inhutani since 2003. The company which was established in 1997 that allegedly continued to steal the villagers' fields planted with oil palm and rubber.

Kadi Saurip former House members who accompany residents said the company had difficulty evicting. Therefore, they asked for help and also form Pamswakarsa apparatus. "Intimidation of apparatus and the company is massive," said Saurip.

According Saurip, which penetrated to the expansion of plantations belonging to the people that did not happen in one place. In addition to the Mesuji, a similar incident also occurred in the bones and Sodong Onions.

A victim of the village of Simpang Causeway, Mesuji, Mathias Tutus Nugroho, told Metro TV said people always lose. He asked the officers did not take sides. "Should the authorities are in the middle to solve our problems," he said.

Member of Commission III, Bambang Soesatyo who chaired the meeting said it would follow up this case in accordance with the authority of the board. "We must settle this with the authorities."


Two places

National Police Chief Gen. Timur Pradopo said there are two events related cases handled by the police massacre of residents in the area of ​​Sumatra, which is the case in the District Mesuji, Lampung, and cases in the District Mesuji, Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra.

"Both regions exist in one boundary adjacent areas," said Chief of Police during the meeting with Commission III, last night.According to Chief of Police, the incident in the region Mesuji, Lampung, he explained, there are community people who were taken hostage. When police went to the scene, police intercepted in the middle of the street community.

The events in the District Mesuji, relating to land disputes are mediated plantations of local government. The incident has been resolved beatings of South Sumatra Police Chief and has established six suspects.

Separately, Head of Public Relations of South Sumatra Police Commissioner Sabaruddin Ginting said the case in District Mesuji riots that killed two residents and five employees has been on trial plantations.

"Defendants five employees of PT Fragrant Natural Resources," he said in Palembang, yesterday.



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