Victory is on the side of justice |
Victory is on the side of justice Posted: 16 Apr 2014 04:07 AM PDT Today, how Native land rights lawyer Baru Bian has brought victory to the kampongs of Sebangan, where Iban communities have been defending their lands since 2009. At last after five years travail, the local landowners have emerged victorious after the Court of Appeal affirmed their native customary rights (NCR) against Quality Concrete Holdings Berhad, a logging company substantially owned by Sarawak Chief Minister's sister Roziah Mahmud. RFS also brings an exclusive update from Tuyut, Baram, where another community are seeking to protect their native lands. They have complained about mistreatment by 'security guards' for the company, who they call gangsters. Our RFS reporter DJ Peter John Jaban took the risk of entering the dangerous situation on the ground to find out the truth. He reports on a gang of strangers who are prohibiting villagers from entering their NCR land. Peter brings us his exclusive report on the villagers' struggle. And the Muslim NGO Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) have announced their displeasure over the use of our national language by a Seremban church. We talk to Abang Kassim, a senior Muslim from Sarawak, who disagrees with this attitude. Since Malay is our language under Article 152 of the Constitution he says it is nonsense to say only Muslims can use it. We also ask former Catholic priest Michael Jok, now secretary of Scrips, for his view. He encourages that harmony between communities and religions ought not to be disrupted by rudenesses like this. RFS membawa balik keadaan yang dikemas kini dari Tuyut Baram yang melindungi tanah mereka dan mengadu tentang layanan buruk oleh pengawal keselamatan. Malah, keadaan menjadi lebih bahaya apabila DJ RFS – Peter John Jaban mengambil risiko untuk pergi melawat tempat tersebut untuk mengetahui perkara sebenar, yang mana terdapat sekumpulan orang asing menghalang jalan dan melarang penduduk kampung memasuki tanah NCR mereka. Peter membawa kepada kita suara-suara penduduk kampung tentang cerita perjuangan mereka.Selain itu, Baru Bian juga membawa satu kemenganan kes tanah NCR di kampong Sebangan yang melawan Syarikat Quality Concrete Holdings Bhd yang dimiliki oleh Datuk RaZiah Mahmud, iaitu kakak kepada Taib Mahmud.Kes ini bermula pada tahun 2009,dan Numpang suntai dan orang kampung mempertahankan tanah tersebut dan pernah dibicarakan kerana bertindak kasar terhadap pekerja kilang kayu balak. Mereka telah dibicarakan pada tahun 2011 dan telah menang. Tetapi kerajaan yang mengeluarkan lesen kayu balak menyatakan rayuan sekali lagi di mahkamah.Pada hari ini, Numpang suntai di maklumkan bahawa mereka menang terhadap kes tersebut yang diwakili YB Baru Bian. |
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