Mangunwijaya visits Kedungombo

Mangunwijaya visits Kedungombo

BOYOLALI, Central Java: Noted Catholic priest Y.B Mangunwijaya
has visited farmers living on a disputed plot designated as part
of the controversial Kedungombo dam.

Naryomo, chief of the local socio-political office, said the
authorities were not aware of the objective of the visit. "But it
won't be a problem because it is an open area," he said.

Mangunwijaya threw his support behind the farmers during the
conflict over the amount of compensation the state was to pay
for their land.

The Supreme Court recently issued a decision, granting 34
farmers in the area a higher amount of compensation than that
offered by the government. The state plans to demand a review of
that decision. (har/par)