Budi Pego’s Verdict and the Banyuwangi Gold Mine

Heri Budiawan a.k.a Budi Pego, a farmer slash environmental activist, was convicted to 10 months imprisonment back in January 2018. Budi was deemed guilty of endangering national security. The Court believed Budi organized an illegal rally against PT Bumi Suksesindo (BSI), the holders of gold mine operating license in Tumpang Pitu, Banyuwangi East Java. At the time of the incident, Budi supposedly allowed the spread of communism through flag-raising.

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