Ten Injured in Clash Between Farmers, Police in Land Dispute South of Jakarta
Jakarta. Ten people were injured on Wednesday in a clash between hundreds of farmers and thousands of police officers south of Jakarta over a land dispute between farmers and a company owned by property developer Agung Podomoro.
"Ten were seriously injured, one of them suffered an injury caused by a rubber bullet," Galih Andreanto, spokesman of the Consortium for Agrarian Reform, told the Jakarta Globe on Wednesday night.
Thousands of police officers came to Margamulya village in Tangerang on Tuesday morning to secure discussions of acquiring land from some 300 farmers by Sumber Air Mas Pratama (SAMP), which is owned by Agung Podomoro.
When negotiations between farmers and Sumber Air's representatives failed, police used water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the farmers who had been living there for years.
Galih said he did not understand why Karawang district court ordered a letter to execute the handover of the land because farmers were still in the process of filing a case to the Supreme Court for review.
"The legal process is still ongoing," Galih said. "They should wait until there's a final and binding decision."
He said around 1,200 people — farmers and their family members — would have to find new houses and schools for their children.
"The whole village will be evicted, including houses, schools and a mosque," Galih said. "Where will they live?"
Chief of Kawarang district court Marsudin Nainggolan was quoted as saying by Tempo.co that Sumber Air received rights to the land in 2007.
"PT SAMP won the case from the district court to the Supreme Court," Marsuddin said, without discussing the review filed by the farmers.
Marsudin also said that they had informed the residents eight days before the scheduled handover. He said Sumber Air had agreed to give Rp 40 million ($3,300) to each resident, but some refused and expected a higher amount.
Galih said that the farmers held land certificates and copies of their tax payments as evidence of ownership.
House of Representatives Commission II — which oversees domestic governance, regional autonomy, state affairs and agrarian issues — plans to summon the National Land Agency (BPN) to explain the case.
"We will soon summon BPN to meet the House of Representatives Commission II to explain the status of the land which belongs to the residents — who are being evicted — and claimed by Sumber Air Mas Pratama, part of Agung Podomoro. A mere inch of soil owned by the residents should not be [illegally] taken over by the corporation," Khotibul Umam Wiranu, deputy chairman of Commission II said, as quoted by news portal JPNN.com on Thursday.
He wants the Judicial Commission to investigate whether any of the judges had received a bribe related to the ruling. He also condemned police officers who forced residents to leave their land, instead of mediating through dialogue.
"Police officers appeared as the defender of the corporation," Khatibul said. "We want the National Police chief Gen. Sutarman to check this case to ensure that police officers can be people's protectors."
About 30 million people reside in Jakarta and the city's surrounding areas. To meet growing demand for land and homes, property developers have been converting farm areas into residential projects
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