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FBR Protesters Abuse Greenpeace Indonesia Staff During Rowdy Jakarta Rally
Dessy Sagita | July 14, 2011

Members of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum protesting outside Greenpeace Indonesia in South Jakarta on Thursday. (JG Photo/Dessy Sagita) Members of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum protesting outside Greenpeace Indonesia in South Jakarta on Thursday. (JG Photo/Dessy Sagita)
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troll
4:40pm Jul 29, 2011

"Protesters outside the offices also demanded Greenpeace employees sing the national anthem and recite the state ideology Pancasila and if they could not, face eviction from Indonesia."

OH, PLEASE! FBR you should sing the anthem and recite pancasila too. I wonder how many of you can do that. maybe you're the ones who should be evicted from Indonesia. We don't need sampah like you.

KampungHighlander
3:54pm Jul 18, 2011

The FBR is a rent a mob. They only protest when they have been paid.

Obviously they are currently on the payroll of companies that don't like Greenpeace drawing attention to the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests.


imaji
12:28pm Jul 15, 2011

This means nothing. FBR is a rent a mob, just like FPI is a rent a jihadi. They make money by intimidating others at the behest of highest bidder. In this case, look no further than the palm oil industry, or any other businesses that felt threatened by Greenpeace. Why it can continue? Well when even the cops will do the bidding of anyone who can pay, what do you expect?


didikarjadi
8:10am Jul 15, 2011

Indonesia 2011. Protests AGAINST Greenpeace. Nowhere else in the World. We should be truly ashamed.

shaun
6:19am Jul 15, 2011

also do these FBR idiots understand that Greenpeace is a thorn in the side (right or wrong) for the Western companies that the FBR say are ruining Indonesia? a little "enemy of my enemy?"

Whats funny is you never see anyone from FPI or FBR responding to posts on newspapers... Scared? Can't read?


Almost 100 members of a Jakarta-based vigilante organization staged a noisy rally outside the Indonesian headquarters of Greenpeace, labeling the international environmental watchdog an illegal organization.

In chaotic scenes, members of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum — known for employing thug-like tactics — demanded access to the Greenpeace compound in Kemang, South Jakarta.

Greenpeace opened its gates to allow a dozen members of the forum, known as FBR, in to meet Greenpeace Indonesia country representative Nur Hidayati.

There were roughly 50 police officers guarding the rally, including the Mampang Prapatan Police chief, Comr. Siswono.

She was verbally abused but not assaulted.

There were roughly 50 police officers guarding the rally, including the Mampang Prapatan Police chief, Comr. Siswono.

The FBR demanded Greenpeace register with the city administration, though Greenpeace countered they had registered with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.

An FBR spokesman yelled at Nur Hidayati, saying her response was “arrogant” and indicated that the NGO was concerned about being audited.

The Greenpeace representative said they had nothing to hide and each year received 50,000 individual donations in Indonesia alone.

Greenpeace has recently been in the news for its sustained campaign against the palm oil industry in Indonesia, in particular deforestation activities by major palm oil companies, including Sinar Mas.

FBR spokesman Fajri Husbin demanded that Greenpeace stop spreading negative stories about Indonesian companies, particularly those that created local jobs.

Protesters outside the offices also demanded Greenpeace employees sing the national anthem and recite the state ideology Pancasila and if they could not, face eviction from Indonesia.