2,000 people loot shrimp ponds

2,000 people loot shrimp ponds

CILACAP, Central Java: About 2,000 residents of Laut village
in Cilacap looted shrimp ponds belonging to a cooperative of the
Nusa Kambangan correctional institution, causing around Rp 350
million (US$32,000) in material losses.

Cilacap police chief Lt. Col. Andi Lolo said the people looted
the shrimp ponds after an argument between a villager and a
correctional institution staff member on Monday night.

"The staffer beat the villager so the other villagers became
angry and looted the ponds," he said.

He said that in the middle of the night, thousands of people
from Ujung Alang, Ujung Gagak and Djodjok villages went to the
shrimp ponds which were about to be harvested.

The looting stopped after police officers fired warning shots.
No one was arrested. (45)