Nickel Mine Office Burnt

Hundreds of masses of two villages in subdistrict Pomalaa, Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, stormed and set fire to the company's base camp area PD. Aneka Usaha. Action was suspected due to land conflicts between communities and local companies engaged in mining nickel ore is.

Action carried out the raid and the burning of residents of two villages came as the firm's employees have not been many that come. To see the arrival of a violent residents, employees of the company's direct some fleeing for his life.

Residents were immediately set fire to a building that serves as base camp PD. Aneka Usaha office to the ground.

Not only that citizens also undermine the government-owned office facilities Kolaka are engaged in mining nickel ore is.

Action was allegedly anarchist, the seizure of the land area of ​​18 hectares between the citizens and companies. PD. Aneka Usaha allegedly not provide compensation to residents in two villages as the owner of the land. "Otherwise, residents also complained about the environmental impact of mining operation near their settlements," Tondi Said, one resident who participated demonstrated.

Armed with sticks and sharp weapons, residents also stop the activities of mining trucks that are doing the loading and blockaded the road company production of the. Location of the police who were unable to prevent because there were outnumbered by the masses.

Result of these events, activities at the company stopped mining the total. Until now, atmosphere is still tense. The local police are also still do though tkp related incident. dedy kurniawan

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Former Regents Want Bombana Denies Escape Abroad

Former Regent Bombana, Atikurrahman, who is now a suspect in the case of alleged corruption and Development Budget Funds Local Expenditures (budget) of Rp. 7.6 billion, has denied he was planning to flee abroad shortly before he was arrested by the prosecutor of the investigation team in Southeast Sulawesi in Makassar, South Sulawesi, four days ago.

We met in the House of Detention Punggolaka Kendari, where he was detained since four days ago, Atikurrahman stated that he was in Makassar to treat heart disease which had long diidapnya.

"Oh no. I do not want to flee to Singapore. I was in Makassar for treatment, "he said after receiving the visit of Southeast Sulawesi governor Nur Alam, who came to visit him in detention cells.

On that occasion, also denied the presumption Atikurrahman team of prosecutors investigating prosecutor of Southeast Sulawesi which involved suspected corruption Bombana district budget funds amounting to Rp. 7.6 billion

"That accusation is false," he said curtly.

Atikurrahman arrested prosecution team investigating prosecutor at Stella Maris hospital in Makassar of four days ago. The arrests were made because he had three times did not meet the call of examination by prosecutor. In addition, the news had circulated that the former Regent Bombana period 2005 - 2009 it will run away to Singapore on the grounds treatment. DK

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