2,100 families in dispute with Army

2,100 families in dispute with Army

BANDUNG: Over 2,100 families in Cibeunying Kidul and Kaler
Bandung subdistricts, Bandung regency, West Java, are up in arms
as the land they have occupied since the 1960s has suddenly been
claimed by the Infantry Armament Unit of the Siliwangi Military
Command.

"They have given us six months to leave the land," one of the
residents, Anand, 60, told Commission A of the West Java
legislative council in Bandung on Monday.

Anand explained that he had occupied the land which he
inherited from his parents since 1957.

The residents had reported the case to various relevant
institutions in Bandung last year but to no avail. (25)