InfoSAWIT, SAMPIT – Two groups fought over palm oil plantations in Village of Pelantaran, Sub district of Cempaga Hulu, Kotawaringin Timur (Kotim), Central Kalimantan Province. They are Hok Kim and Alpin Laurence.

To prevent a chaos, Chairman of Kotim Legislators, Rinie Anderson suggested them to take the issues legally.

“The issue should not be bad for the region. We believe that the legal officers would deal the case professionally,” Rinie said, as InfoSAWIT quoted from Radarsampit.

The plantations where the two fight over, are in status quo and there should no be cultivation before a sentence from the court.

The status quo happened after Alpin Laurence drove away Hok Kim some time ago. And actually, palm oil conflict is a ‘civil war’.

Hok Kim is the younger cousin of Alpin Laurence. The 700 hectare – plantations break their family relationship. It was up when one side did activity there.

The both have the same persons to fight over the land. Some of them were from other regions. Knowing the situation, Police Chief of Kotim, AKPB Sarapani said, the leaders of the region would focus on the case and consider to do mediation for both sides. (T2)