Thousands rally against dump plan

Mon, 12 Jan 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BOGOR: Thousands of residents living in the vicinity of a dump
planned by the Jakarta administration at Bojong, Klapanunggal,
Bogor, staged a rally in front of the site on Sunday to protest
against the plan.

The protesters, mostly housewives and children from Situsari,
Bojong, Sukamaju and Singasari villages, were supported by the
Jakarta branch of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment
(Walhi), the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of
Violence (Kontras), and the Banten Community Struggle
organization.

They erected a 50 centimeter by 100 centimeter sign in front
of the proposed dump reading: "A dump in Bojong violates
Municipal Bylaw No. 17/2000. Therefore, the residents of eastern
Bogor are blocking access to this site." -- JP

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