JATAM | Mining Advocacy Network

JAKARTA, 23 September 2014 - The coalition of civil society environmental organizations and social movements assess jargon “world maritime hub and sea highways” that often echoed by elected-President, Joko Widodo, in practice will be vulnerable to deviated and misguided if it is not preceded by real action to restore the environment and ensure the rights of local communities and small-scale fishermen on the management of marine and coastal areas. Thus shared viewpoint which presented by a number of activists representing the Legal Aid Foundation, Walhi, Kiara, Jatam, Change.org and Greenpeace, in a press conference held at the Secretariat of the Legal Aid Foundation, Jakarta (23/09).

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On 13 September 2014, there has been violence carried out by police officers at the Manggarai and military forces against the Lingko Roga people, Tumbak, Satar Punda village, Lamba Leda sub-district, East Manggarai regency. The violence was triggered by the effort of PT. Aditya Bumi Pertambangan to accommodate a heavy equipment for drilling into the customs territory of the citizens (Lingko Roga). That activity received resistance from residents who have created a posse to defend their Lingko since September 11, 2013.