Taken land Tambang Company, Report to the Legislative Citizen

By Line : Dedy Kurniawan

Dozens of the day earlier to the Southeast Sulawesi Legislative status denounce their land taken a company that mines nickel given without compensation. Not only that, all the plants in the garden of the company was damaged by these mines. Unfortunately again, people do not dare protest because they often receive threats.

Performance in the sense that, dozens of residents Laeya District, South District Konawe reveal this, since 2007 PT Integra Mining, a nickel mine, and manage the mine entrance in the area.

The problem is, the land area of approximately 34 hectares which is managed by PT Integra Mining is a garden and yard of land belonging to residents. As a result, in addition to loss of livelihood, local people also threatened loss of shelter. The problem appears because the PT Integra Mining not want to give compensation to the residents as the land owner with a number of reasons have been given money to the Government District Konawe South.

Residents themselves did not dare confess interpose or compensation. The often they get from the terror threat or the parties that claim to work in PT Integra Mining

Locals say, the more threatened their position as the District of South Konawe own hands seemed to be separated and do not want to help citizens. In fact, PT Integra Mining operations in the region over the local government's permission

The South East Sulawesi DPRD stated, in the near future they will soon go down the field as well as leaders of the PT Integra Mining to request information related to citizen complaints.

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Related WOC, Police catching Two activists Environment

Related organize WOC held in Manado, North Sulawesi, repressive police action. Two activists Wahana Environment (WALHI), Nahdian Forqan Berry (director of the National Walhi) and Erwin Usman police arrested because they will thwart the meeting WOC and CTI projects.

Since Saturday night, Berry Nahdian Furqon Erwin Usman and with dozens of activists and a number of local fishermen joined in the Alliance Manado, pressure began to get out of the police. In addition to meeting the alliance is dissolved by force, the police also seize all documents and banners.

Alliance Manado ago the location of their meeting, but here they are again intimidated by the police. All participants reviewed the meeting Alliance Manado and threatened akan deported because of this event according to police illegal.

Police intimidation peak occurred earlier morning, Berry Nahdian with Erwin Usman police when they arrested the protest demonstration organize WOC that are considered harmful local fishermen. Before the arrest occurred, the police recruit civilian demonstrations to dismiss it.

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Murder Victim's Wife In a Rage Court

By Line: Dedy Kurniawan

The hearing in the murder case District Court Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi, ended garbled. After the hearing, the wife of murder victim to rage outside the courtroom because the council did not receive vonis the judge deems light. A number of police officers and relatives of the victim had overwhelmed even the wife of the victim calm.

Suriani, 29 years old, very disappointed with the council decision that only the judge sentence 15 years in prison to murder her husband. Squall Hasan mentions, the name of the accused murderer of her husband, continues to keep struggling Suriani. Mother insists that a child standing in front of car detainees belong to the judiciary will be used to Hasan Kolaka penitentiary to undergo punishment.

Although had successfully be appeased, but not stop Suriani rage. Despite his hands held a number of relatives, he continues to struggle to get loose, and cried out the name of Hasan, murderer of her husband.

Current murder itself occurred on 7 January 2009 ago. At that time, after the party accused Hasan drink without cause immediately revoke a rage while badik (traditional knife).

Victims of Joseph, husband Suriani, the coincidence is running with four colleagues after work in their gardens, directly Hasan stabbed twice. As a result, the victim died after the previous day had been treated in hospital.

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