A video showing the Police dragging the Chief of the Laman Kinipan Indigenous Community in Central Kalimantan one Effendi Buhing was widely circulated on August 26, 2020. The Police arrested Effendi on suspicion of violent theft. Some, however, suspected that the Police had brought Effendi in because of a land conflict between the indigenous people and PT Sawit Mandiri Lestari (PT SML). This incident is unfortunate given that the administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had promised to pay more attention to indigenous communities.
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