InfoSAWIT SUMATERA, TALANG UBI – In the recent days Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (KPPU) did trial about partnership between palm oil plantation company, PT Aburahmi and the smallholders of Koperasi Penukal Lestari, Thursday (23/2/2023).
The trial of main – plasma partnership between PT Aburahmi and Koperasi Penukal Lestari was in the Village of Air Itam Timur, Sub district of Penukal, District of Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir (PALI), South Sumatera Province.
What InfoSAWIT got, Friday (24/2/2023), the smallholders of Koperasi Penukal Lestari did demonstration in plasma plantations in the village.
Chairman of Koperasi Penukal Lestari, Ardi who also led the demonstration said, the smallholders claimed transparency of plasma profit sharing that laid about 1.400 hectares where PT Aburahmi also cultivates.
When the demonstration took place, the cultivation or operational in plasma areas of Koperasi Penukal Lestari that PT Aburahmi cultivates, stopped for a while. The smallholders were ready and waiting for in their plasma areas to make sure that there should be no operational.
It is said, the demonstration would continue until both sides get the same agreement.
The trial revealed that partnership case number 02/KPPU-K/2020, about violation assumption to Chapter 35 paragraph (1) Laws Number 20 / 2008 about Partnership between PT Aburahmi and Koperasi Penukal Lestari, might happen because based on Laporan Hasil Pemeriksaan Pendahuluan Kemitraan (LHPPK) and Laporan Pelaksanaan Peringatan (LPP), there was agreement of cooperation to get palm oil plantation partnership and cultivation. The agreement was between PT Aburahmi as the main company and the smallholders joining in Koperasi Penukal Lestari as the plasma smallholders.
The agreement also mentioned the partnership was in main – plasma as it is regulated in Chapter 27 Laws Number 20 / 2008.
Prosecutor investigator when delivering LHPPK mentioned it is assumed that PT Aburahmi violates the agreement namely in making addendum of one – side partnership agreement.
“The first, the land composition is changed. The second, every plantation development and cultivation cost is paid by plasma smallholders,” investigator said.
The third, it changed whole plantation cultivation rights to PT Aburahmi. The last, it added the terms and conditions of harvest selling to one party only. In the LPP, investigator of KPPU mentioned PT Aburahmi did not implement the first, second, and third written warnings about addendum of partnership agreement.
For information in the preliminary trial commission assembly delivered time for the attorney of the company. (T5)
This article has been published at InfoSAWIT Sumatera with the title © Berita Sawit - Petani Sawit Koperasi Penukal Lestari Sempat Unjukrasa ke PT Aburahmi - InfoSAWIT Sumatera
