Lampung Prosecutor's Office attacked

Lampung Prosecutor's Office attacked

BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Hundreds of villagers in Lampung province
ended a protest against the detention of their representatives
with violence as they clashed with police and attacked
Bandarlampung Prosecutor's Office.

Protesters from the villages of Sukamaju and Kotakarang in
West Telukbetung subdistrict smashed and threw stones at the
windows and doors of the building on Monday night.

The attack was apparently sparked by the refusal by
prosecutors to release six village representatives who were
arrested while dealing with a land dispute.

The protesters arrived at the scene at 9 a.m. on Monday and
dispersed at 11 p.m. after a clash broke out, which the police
tried to quell by firing rubber bullets.

At least one policeman and two protesters were injured in the
scuffle.

The protesters were among the residents involved in a land
dispute with property developer PT Graha Cemerlang, which was
accused of grabbing tens of hectares of their land. --JP