Protest Letter Regarding Suluk Bongkal Incident (1)

AUSTRALIAN citizens are being informed about the gross violations of human rights and tremendous human rights abuses that are going on in Indonesia and the connections/support from the discredited US Bush government. It is time to reverse this horrific trend and to no longer support private business interests over the peoples/citizens interests and time to stop environmental damages also caused by private business interests destroying the vital forests of the world, and particularly, of "third world" countries...these forests are vital for the Earths survival...private business will not be able to buy their way or earn billions of dollars from the destruction they have wrought on us all. I call upon you all to not only support but act upon the resolution and claims of the National Students' League for Democracy (EN-LMND) as below....and to act now to bring the state based criminals to justice.

National Executives of the National Students' League for
Democracy (EN-LMND) declared

1. To condemn the Indonesian Police (POLRI) that have committed acts of
violence through the use of napalm to burn down settlements, shot and
arrested hundreds of Bongkal Suluk citizens. We demand that the Police
Chief shows his consistency in fighting thuggery and improves the image
of the Indonesian Police by dismissing, bringing to court and imposing
severe punishment to all his personnel involved in the incident;

2. To demand the national Police Chief to dismiss Riau Regional Police
Chief and bring Alex Mandalika - Riau Police Reskrim - to the Human
Rights Court for leading the act of violence.

3. Freeze PT Arara Abadi activities by cancelling its business permit,
and arresting and bringing to court the company's management; Revoke the
Ministry of Forestry Decision Letter (SK no.743/Kpts- II/1996)

4. Return the entire land that belongs to Suluk Bongkal Citizens'
customary rights; rehabilitate their houses and provide compensation to
all losses of their productive tools and farming lands.

5. Release without any condition 200 detained activists and citizens;

6. Demand that the National Human Right Commission (Komnas HAM)
conducted field investigation on the gross violation of Human Rights
carried out by the Police and PT Arara Abadi;

Democracy and welfare, now!

From concerned Australian citizen
Sanna Andrew