Pasbar, sumbarsatu com--West Pasaman Police have named 5 suspects as perpetrators of assaulting the victim, initial "D", an employee of PT. Anam Koto. After an intensive examination, the five suspects were detained in the West Pasaman Police detention cell since Thursday night (7/14/2022).
One day later, the West Pasaman Police Chief granted the request for a suspension of detention of one suspect submitted by the attorney or Public Advocate of LBH Padang Decthree Ranti Putri.
"Until Friday night our request for a suspension of detention was approved by the Pasbar Police Chief. One of our clients with the initials Wis was allowed to go home. While four other people are still being detained," said Decthree Ranti Putri at the Pasbar Police, Friday night (7/15/2022) .
Decthree Ranti Putri explained that her five clients were named suspects and detained on suspicion of committing a crime in public together, namely committing violence/maltreatment against the victim of an employee of the company PT. Anam Koto.
Previously, the chronology of the alleged violation of Article 170 of the Criminal Code occurred on May 28, 2022 at around 09.00 WIB. The scene of the incident was in the oil palm plantation area of ??PT Anam Koto Blok K Jorong Labuah Luruih Kenagarian Aia Gadang, Pasaman District, West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra.
Based on the Police Report Number: LP/B/128/V/2022/SPKT/Polres West Pasaman was carried out. On Thursday (14/7), five people were identified as suspects and detained.
Five suspects, one of whom is a woman with the initials W (32 years) and four men with the initials I (39 years), S (41 years), R (31 years) and J (45 years).
After the detentions carried out on Thursday night, dozens of members of the SPI Peasant Union based on Aia Gadang went to the Pasbar Police to ask for justice so that their detained colleagues could be released. The Padang Legal Aid Institute (LBH) continues to apply for the detention of the five suspects.
"We have coordinated and submitted a letter requesting the transfer of detention status on Friday morning (7/15/2022). Finally, the request for a suspension of detention for suspect W was granted by the Police. Meanwhile, four clients of LBH Padang are still being detained. our four clients," he said.
Decthree Ranti Putri emphasized that the Public Advocate of LBH Padang only accompanied the five suspects, not SPI's attorney.
Meanwhile, the West Pasaman Police Chief AKBP M. Aries Purwanto, S.I.K, through the Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit Fetrizal S, S, IK conveyed that the detention of the five suspects was in accordance with legal procedures, and also based on the report, the Criminal Investigation team carried out the process to carry out the investigation. detention of the five.
Fetrizal asked and appealed to the public to respect the ongoing legal process.
He admitted that on Friday morning his party had received a letter of application from the suspect's attorney regarding the request for the transfer of detainees to city detainees.
He also confirmed that the Pasbar Police Chief approved the request for a suspension of detention for suspect W.
He said, until now the process of investigation and investigation has been and is being carried out, for that the public is welcome to follow the ongoing process.
"We hope that together we can maintain a conducive situation while waiting for the legal process according to the applicable law," he hoped.
After suspect W was suspended and allowed to return home, dozens of people who had gathered from Thursday to Friday night behind the Pasbar Police Headquarters finally dispersed in an orderly manner.
Agrarian Conflict
According to Decthree Ranti Putri, the determination of the five suspects is inseparable from the endless agrarian conflict that has caused hundreds of farmers who are members of the Indonesian Peasant Union (SPI) based on Aia Gadang to occupy the location of the struggle around Block K PT. Anam Koto in West Pasaman since Monday, February 21, 2022.
"Farming communities have planted several trees in locations that have been proposed and determined as land areas for the object of agrarian reform," he explained.
Not long after the reclaiming action, he added, the company often damaged the plants planted by the community and damaged the cottages, and a series of acts of intimidation against the community were also often carried out by the company who was not happy with the existence of the community fighting for land rights.
He recounted, on May 28, 2022 at 09.00, the company entered the land area which initially sprayed poison on the grass, but the spraying of grass turned into spraying on community plants which resulted in the plants being damaged.
“People who do not accept this action come to the company which is doing the poisoning of plants. Angry people tried to evict the company, but the company persisted until chaos ensued and ended up being reported for allegedly violating the provisions of Article 170 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code," he explained.
Akmal, Chairman of the Indonesian Farmers Union (SPI) Basis Aia Gadang said that this was the fourth time the company had done this to the farming community of Aia Gadang.
“The company carried out a series of acts of intimidation and damage to the Aia Gadang community's crops. Some of these actions have been, however, until now there is no clarity. We are trying to fight for and defend the rights to our land which we are trying to poison. We maintain our pride as farmers. We regret the non-objective and discriminatory action against the report we made by the West Pasaman Resort Police," said Akmal.
Therefore, the Indonesian Peasant Union (SPI) Basis Aia Gadang and LBH Padang urged to stop criminalizing the community. Farmers have the right to own land, not just companies. The government is obliged to provide living space for farmers, not just corporations.
"The five were summoned as suspects and then detained on July 14, 2022 at eight o'clock in the evening," said Akmal.
According to him, very different police actions occurred in the police report number: LP/B/90/IV/2022/SPKT/Res Pasbar/West Sumatra Police dated April 13, 2022 in the alleged damage to plants that no action was taken.
Decthree Ranti Putri said that often farmers in fighting for their rights are faced with prison. In the development of PT Anam Koto's open palm oil plantation, it is suspected that human rights violations have occurred, including allegations of land grabbing and not being given plasma, causing farmers to have no land to farm and survive.
"Often what we see is that the government does not resolve agrarian conflicts, so the conflict situation continues to heat up and is detrimental to the community," explained Decthree Ranti Putri. SSC/NIR
