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Indonesia Police Allegedly Shoot Six Unarmed Farmers
January 16, 2011

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didikarjadi
12:15pm Jan 17, 2011

Headline should read:

Mercenaries Working For Sinar Mas Group Shoot Six Unarmed Farmers


Roland
11:59am Jan 17, 2011

...and it won't be the last time this will happen - trigger happy "law enforcement" which is worse than the criminals they are supposed to apprehend! Shooting unarmed villagers because they are most likely on the pay roll of some company!


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Indonesia. Six poor farmers remained in hospital on Sunday after they were allegedly shot by members if the National Police’s notorious Mobile Brigade (Brimob) in Jambi province on Saturday.

The farmers are understood to be in an ongoing conflict with palm oil company Kresna Duta Agroindo, a subsidiary of the controversial Sinar Mas Group.

State news agency Antara reported that the victims were shot as they were harvesting palm fruit near the village of Karang Mendapo in Sarolangun.

The six farmers suffered serious to critical injuries, including one man who was shot through the face.

One of the victims, Nur, who was shot in the wrist and arm, said they were suddenly attacked as they harvested palm fruit on their own land.

He said the villagers could not fight back because they were unarmed.


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