Pantu NCR land owners won court case against encroaching oil palm company after 6 years struggle!

Pantu Dayak's lawyer Dominic Ng

pantu Dayaks celebrate their victory at Kuching High Court this afternoon-their land back to their hands now!

(photos from Dayak Nations)

Today is one day where the NCR land owners from 12 villages at Pantu District, Sungai Tengah (near Sri Aman) won a case against the encroaching oil plam company after 6 years of court struggle! Over 100 villagers turned up at the High Court of Kuching this afternoon to listen to the 28-page decision from 2.30pm to 3.30pm. The decision by the judge Dato Linton was remarked as a most thorough decision ever made on land cases, by fellow lawyers. It is not known if the fearless judgments from the judge has anything to do with him being sidelined in previous promotion opportunities.

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Logging company show true criminal colours!(Updated)

UPDATE: SIC Neews was reliably informed that the police has remanded the father and son on the ground of possession of firearms, despite the fact that Dayaks do usually carry firearms when they go into the jungle. The police is guarding the hospital bed of the 2 bashed up natives round the clock and prevent anyone to speak to them except close family members. News of the detention was only obtained from family members who visited the injured duo-including the wife and daughters of the older man.

 

Sarikei Based Timber Company Bashed Up NCR Landowners

• By: BO EDITORIAL Friday, February 18, 2011, 8:37

Minggat Anak Nyakin 

Minggat anak Nyakin who has a parcel of NCR land at Sungai Rotan and Sungai Penyaru Kuba (Kiba) found out the hard and excruciatingly painful way that standing up for his rights is no easy task and which almost cost him his life.

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