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The demonstration of West Nusa Tenggara Peasant Union (SERTA – NTB) in front of the Provincial House of Representatives of West Nusa Tenggara, Wednesday 25 January 2006 at 10.00 (Central Indonesian Time), was attacked by a group of paramilitaries. According to the General Secretary of SERTA – NTB, Wahidjan, the attack caused at least 18 people injured, 2 of them were worst and were hospitalized in the Public Hospital of Mataram, Lombok.
The peasants numbered about 1300 people demanded the govt, to stop criminalization and detain toward the peasants of Tanak Awu. They also demanded the govt to give the land being defended by them from Angkasa Pura I, Ltd. used for the building of International Airport. They demanded their rights to be protected as well.
The demonstration started from the office of the Central Lombok’s Regent, and then they moved to the Resort Police’s office and ended up in the yard of the Provincial House of Representatives of West Nusa Tenggara. However, when they were at the Provincial House at 12.30 (Central Indonesian Time), suddenly came a group of people claiming as the mass who were pro to the building of the airport in Tanak awu. That group acting on behalf of independent group numbered about 200 people came without any explanation and attacked the peasants having demonstrated directly. The group used sharp weapons, threw the stones, hit the peasants with sticks, and intimidated the peasants as well to dismiss the demonstration.
Meanwhile, the police and the military armies in the location did not do any optimal safeguard. They should pacify the demonstration and protect the demonstrators having done the action based on the valid rules.
Federation of Indonesian Peasant Union (FSPI) views that the attack has concretely violated the basic civil rights i.e rights to assembly and to state opinion. The General Secretary of FSPI, Henry Saragih, said that the police should be responsible toward the safety of the peasants conducting a peaceful action and based on the procedure of demonstrating. They should arrest and investigate the attacker.
Due to the attack and the intimidation done by those civilians, FSPI as the umbrella of the national peasant struggle insists the President of the Republic of Indonesian to command the Head of the Republic of Indonesian Police to investigate thoroughly and take a firm action toward the doer of the violence. In addition, FSPI demands as well the III Commission of the House of Representatives to oppress the govt and the Republic of Indonesian Police to do a firm action toward the attack mastermind and the attacker involved directly.
The peasants have demanded their rights to their farmlands in Tanak Awu, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara since long time ago. They are forced to leave their farmlands since the govt and Angkasa Pura I, Ltd will build an International airport in the farmlands cultivated by the peasants.
Tanak Awu is the conflict land between the peasants and the duet of the govt and Angkasa Pura I, Ltd. since the new era regime governs. The conflict has always disadvantaged the peasant due the process is full of terror and intimidation. Until now, the peasants choose to defend their lands although the govt has several times conducted the condemnation actions. In fact, up to now, there are two peasants rejecting to hand over their lands who are still detained in the Police Jail of Central Lombok. For several times the peasants’ activities get a repressive action from the police. Just to remind that September 2005 ago, the peasant general meeting was dismissed, 33 peasants suffered beating and shooting wounds done by the police.
The peasants numbered about 1300 people demanded the govt, to stop criminalization and detain toward the peasants of Tanak Awu. They also demanded the govt to give the land being defended by them from Angkasa Pura I, Ltd. used for the building of International Airport. They demanded their rights to be protected as well.
The demonstration started from the office of the Central Lombok’s Regent, and then they moved to the Resort Police’s office and ended up in the yard of the Provincial House of Representatives of West Nusa Tenggara. However, when they were at the Provincial House at 12.30 (Central Indonesian Time), suddenly came a group of people claiming as the mass who were pro to the building of the airport in Tanak awu. That group acting on behalf of independent group numbered about 200 people came without any explanation and attacked the peasants having demonstrated directly. The group used sharp weapons, threw the stones, hit the peasants with sticks, and intimidated the peasants as well to dismiss the demonstration.
Meanwhile, the police and the military armies in the location did not do any optimal safeguard. They should pacify the demonstration and protect the demonstrators having done the action based on the valid rules.
Federation of Indonesian Peasant Union (FSPI) views that the attack has concretely violated the basic civil rights i.e rights to assembly and to state opinion. The General Secretary of FSPI, Henry Saragih, said that the police should be responsible toward the safety of the peasants conducting a peaceful action and based on the procedure of demonstrating. They should arrest and investigate the attacker.
Due to the attack and the intimidation done by those civilians, FSPI as the umbrella of the national peasant struggle insists the President of the Republic of Indonesian to command the Head of the Republic of Indonesian Police to investigate thoroughly and take a firm action toward the doer of the violence. In addition, FSPI demands as well the III Commission of the House of Representatives to oppress the govt and the Republic of Indonesian Police to do a firm action toward the attack mastermind and the attacker involved directly.
The peasants have demanded their rights to their farmlands in Tanak Awu, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara since long time ago. They are forced to leave their farmlands since the govt and Angkasa Pura I, Ltd will build an International airport in the farmlands cultivated by the peasants.
Tanak Awu is the conflict land between the peasants and the duet of the govt and Angkasa Pura I, Ltd. since the new era regime governs. The conflict has always disadvantaged the peasant due the process is full of terror and intimidation. Until now, the peasants choose to defend their lands although the govt has several times conducted the condemnation actions. In fact, up to now, there are two peasants rejecting to hand over their lands who are still detained in the Police Jail of Central Lombok. For several times the peasants’ activities get a repressive action from the police. Just to remind that September 2005 ago, the peasant general meeting was dismissed, 33 peasants suffered beating and shooting wounds done by the police.
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