Thursday 17 June 2010

SW's condemnation against bloody incident in Riau

This letter addresses to RSPO Executive Board.
Not for citation and circulation without consent of Norman Jiwan.

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Sawit Watch would like to express its deep concern and condemnation with regard to a recent shooting incident in an oil palm plantation that caused death of an innocent villager and many other villagers injured in Kuansing-Riau, Indonesia.

According to a joint statement by Jikalahari, Walhi, Scale Up, FKPMR Pekanbaru, Indonesia -

Walhi Riau, Scale Up, JIKALAHARI, Greenpeace and Forum Komunikasi Pemuka Masyarakat Riau (FKPMR/Riau Community Leaders Forum) paid condolences and strongly denounced the violent incident claiming one casualty and another one was hospitalized with heavy wounded in Kenegerian Pucuk Rantau village, Kuantan Singingi district, Riau province on Tuesday. The violence claimed Yuniar (35), a mother and single parent of four children, was shot to death and another farmer was critically injured as well as dozens of residents questioned by Police of Kuantan Singingi.


From a quick update and internet search indicated and also based on statement by NGOs concerned, the company allegedly involved PT PT Tri Bakti Sarimas (TBS) is RSPO ordinary member under grower category (attached pdf from RSPO website).

With that Sawit Watch hereby calls on the RSPO without delay to make public statement of condemnation regarding the incident allegedly involved its ordinary member and ensure the allegedly involved member be held accountable for it actions.

RSPO should also make an immediate instruction to member concerned to take necessary actions to solve the problem and hand-off violence measures.

We look forward to hearing amicable and constructive measures taken in place.

Yours sincerely,

Abetnego Tarigan
Executive Director, Sawit Watch
Member of the Executive Board

Enclosures:

1.Statement of Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit (SPKS)
2.NGOs condemnation statement in English
3.Newspaper article of the Jakarta Post
4.PDF version of RSPO website regarding PT TBS concerned member information
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Born 8th May 1977, Mabah village of Dayak Kerambai tribe, West Kalimantan, Borneo island. He was trained at pedagogy and education faculty on English teaching at Tanjungpura University, Pontianak, West Kalimantan. Holding certificates on environmental leadership program, research, journalist, fire prevention, teaching, human rights & indigenous peoples in the international system, sustainable forest management, and sustainable palm oil. Co-author published domestic and international books. Experience speaker and resource person in seminars, conferences, workshops, and symposium both regional and international fora including in Brazil, Cambodia, Finland, France, Japan, Germany, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Philippines, United States, and Vietnam. Active member of Executive Board of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil represents Sawit Watch (2008-2012). Currently he lives in Bogor. Volunteer and activist works with WALHI Kalbar (2002-2004) and Sawit Watch (2004-2012). June 2013-2016, Executive Director of TuK INDONESIA. Consultant for Forest Peoples Programme (2013), MFP-III (2015), and ELSAM (2017).

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