Lawyers fail to meet governor

Lawyers fail to meet governor

SEMARANG: Central Java governor Soewardi rejected four lawyers
yesterday from the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) who
intended to have a discussion about the fate of displaced
villagers in Kedungombo.

The lawyers, led by Adnan Buyung Nasution, wanted to talk
about a Supreme Court ruling that granted 34 displaced farmers
compensation higher than the local government was willing to
offer.

The lawyers were rejected by the governor's staff who told
them that they should have made an appointment first. (har/par)