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TanahULlyatandthePembangunanlssuesin
WestSumatra*
NAKASHIMANarihisa
1.Foreword
Astanahulayat(communalland)hasbeenaveryimportant resourcefOrtheMinangkabaupeople,whichusedtobeownedbykaum (maximumlineage),suku(clan)ornag日rj(Village),landissueshavebeen veryseriousinWestSumatraBefOreSuharto1sfallinl9981andissuesin WestSumatrahavebeendiscussedamongkaummemberaorsuku members,orbetweenasukuandothersuku、Buttanahujayatissues afterSuharto1sdeclinearecharacterizedastheissuesbetweenpeopleand thegovernmentormilitary・UnderDutchcolonialismtanahulayathad beenleasedtoDutchcompanies・But,sincetheadventofNewOrder lndonesia,whenthePembangunanpolicywasinitiated,alotoftanah ulayathavebeenusedforPembangunansuchasmilitaryandstate businesSoffices,andresortareaswithoutanycompensationorrent・
Peoplehavenotbeenabletoclaimtheirrighttothoselandsduetothe wide-spreadviolenceofthegovernmentandmintaryoftheNewOrder・
ThusthepeoplesupportedReibmTasi(RefOrmation)。andwhichgave peoplecourageenoughtoclaimtheirrighttotanahulayatB
TherehavebeenthreekindsoflandownershipinWestSumatra Oneistanahnegara(governmentland),thesecondisranahpribadj (privateland),andthethirdistanahuノayat、Itisestimatedthat approximately80%ofthelandinruralareasofWestSumatraisstill designatedastanahu/ayathAstherearestillonlysmallamountsof
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tanahnegzlmandtanahpnbadj;thegovernmenttookoverthetanah ujatatwithoutanyconsensusofthemkyat(people)underthenameof Pembangunan(Development)Thepeople1srighttotanahulayatis outlinedinthearticles3and5ofmgzmgundangPbkokAgHrHjm(The PrincipleLawofAgriculture),l960Nevertheless,theSuhartoregime utilizedthetanhaujayarfOrthedevelopmentwithoutanycompensation Peoplehadtoremainsilentjustbecauseoftheviolenceandterrorofthe NewOrderperiodAccordingtoPeIHtumnMentenlVGgHm(Regulation oftheMinistryofInnerAffairs),NC`5,1999,whichbasicallyadmittedthe peopleisrightoftanahplayatbprescribesthatthisrightwouldnotinclude HGU(HakGunaUSaha;usufruct)whichhadbeendesignatedpriortothat regulation,lmanypeoplewereverydisappointedinthisregulationasit makesitdifficulttomakelegitimateclaims
ForthelasttwoyearsIhavebeenconductingfieldsurveyson thistopicinWestSumatra:NagariMungqKabupatenLimapuluhKOta,
NagariKepalaHilalang,KabupatenPadang-PariamanandBukitGompong KabupatenSolok,andso0,.21fOundthatthetanahujayatissuesinthose caseshaveinvolvedviolence,terrorsandunder-the-tablenegotiations・By August2002morethanthirteenlocationsofWestSumatrahaveclaimed theirrightovertanahロノayat、3Thepointsconcludedfrommy observations,Iamcertain,arenotexception・Itisastonishingtorealize thatthepeoplehadreceivedalmostnobenefitsdurmgthetimeofNew Orderlndonesia,evenwhencomparedtothesituationoftanahuノayat duringtheperiodofDutchcoloniahsm・Theyhavecomplainedthateven theDutchadmittedtheirrighttothetanahumyaムandaskwhythe PememrtahSaudara(brothergovernment)willnotacknowledgetheir right・ThisisacrucialquestionhowtheNewOrderlndonesiahad claimedtheirlegitimacyofutilizingtanahubyatJThisquestionmight explainwhythedevelopmentpoliciesoftheNewOrderhadbeen maintainednotonlythroughthehegemonicStateldeologiesimposedby thecentralgovernment4butalsothroughdailyviolenceonthepartofthe regionalgovernmentandthemilitary・Thepeoplehavebecome
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suspiciousthatthedevelopmentpoliciesoftheNewOrderlndonesiawere notbasedonpublicinterest,butonprivateinterestsofthegovernment andmilitaryelite
ThetwocasesoMungoandBukitGompong・involvedcourtcases、
TheresolutionoftheMungocasewassuspendedduetothelackof defendants、IthasnotbeeneasyfOrthepeopletowinthesecourtcaseS however、theissueisnotsimplytowinningorlosingthetrialsRather,it seemsveryclearthatthesestruggleshavehelpedthepeopletoreaffirm theiridentityasMinangkabau・AsonceanagaJTwasrecoveredunderthe regionalautonomy,alltheapparatusofnagHnareinpositiontosupport therightinmostofthecasesThosepeoplearenotopposeddevelopment itselfbuttheydemandalegitimateprocessofdecision-makingandproper compensationandincome・Thispositionisalsonotsimplyanassertionof regionalism;theyhaveneversaidthattheywanttogainindependence fromlndonesia,Rather,theyclaimthattheirrightoverthetanahubyar isclearlylegitimate,andisbasedontheiradatbAndtheyemphasizethat theirrightwasacknowledgedbyeventheDutchcolonialists,Itisno wonderthatReibrmasiandDisentraljSaj(Decentralization)inthe regionscannotbeachievedunlesstheseissuesareresolvedproperly・
Withoutattentiontotheseissues,theywilltriggerrealregionalismand rebellionsinthenearfUture.
2.TerrorandvioIence,theMungoCase
ThetanahujayatofNagariMungo1whichwasdividedintoten desainl983basedonUndangundangNo5.1979(DesaLawofl979)and reunitedmtooneNagariMungoin2001,islocatedatthenorthernfOothills oftheMLSago、Thefertileareaisnotsosteepandiseighthundreds hectaresPeopleusedtocultivatepajawdi2P(secondcropinthedryseason)s andwetrice,too、TobaccousedtobecultivatedasacashcropbefOre l9651tistruethatallthepeopleofNagariMungohavetherightto cultivatecropsintheirtanahu/ayaムhowever,mostofthepeoplewho
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haveutilizedtheirrightarethepeopleofthesub-villagesofルrong(sub village)IndoBalehBaratandJoronglndoBalehTimurwhicharelocated closertothetanahujayaL
Inl918thetanahulayathadbeenleasedtotheDutchtoraise horsesandcows,Thentherightofusingthetanahulayatwas transferredtoBPT-HMT(BaノajPembjbjtanTemakdanHIjauanMakna manah).Inl950,thirty-sixhectaresofthetanahumyathadbeentakenfOr useasavegetablegardenfOrtheKabupaten(RegionalGovernment)
LimapuluhKotabytheBupati(Regent)ofKabupaten50Kotaatthetime、
1,1974,BPT-HMTwhichwasunderthecontroloftheMinistryof Agriculture,tooktwohundredsfiftyhectaresofthetanahu/ayatof MungoandopenedacattleranchwithaidfromWestGermanytoexport meattoASEANcountriesaswellasfOrdomesticconsumption・Eighty percentoftheranchwasonthetanahulByatofMungo;theothertwenty‐
percentbelongedtootherfburnagazfAtthebeginningtherewereflve thousandscows,however,eachtimetheheadofBPT-HMTchange。,itis saidthatthenumberofcowsdecreaseduntilnowthereareonlyfOur hundredscowsThiscommenthintsatthepossibUitythateachheadof BPT-HMTreceivedpersonalbenefitsbyseUingthecowsfOrhimself
Then,PEMDA,theregionalgovemmentofLimapuluhKota,build SNAKMA(SekoノahPertanianPembangunan)whichoccupiedseven hectares,andDENZIPUR(MilitaryHousings),whichoccupiedfive hectaresThesebuildingsalsowerebuiltinthepeople1stanahuノayat withoutanycompensation
lnl979whensel-tihicat(landtitle)wasgiventoBPT-HMT,the peopleofMungowereveryfrustratedandaskedthatsertilfmtshouldbe returnedtothepeopleThenPEMDAofLimapuluhKotaorganizeda five-memberpanitia,orcommitteeotoresolvetheprobleln・The committeeconsistedofonefromUIamah(Islamelite),onefromlVImk‐
Mamak(adatleader),onefromKAN(SekretarisKANatthetime,now fOrmerKetuaKAN)1,onefromCBrdikpandai(communityintelligentsia),
andonefromPemuda(theyouthgroup).Inl98athecommittee
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announcedanagreementbetweentheregionalgovernmentandnjnik‐
mamakdemandingthatthegovernmentpay2500rupiahpersquare
meter,Althoughtheagreementwasmade,thegovernmentwouldnotpayanythingatalLAllbutoneofthefive-membercommitteehadalways beenstandingalongthegovernmentsidaandthat1swhytheywere
criticizedatthetimeofReibrm2si
AfterSuhartoisfallinl998,thepeopleofMungobecamevery
brave,too,FivehundredspeopledemonstratedonFebruarylst,2001,in frontofBPT-HMT,makingademandssuchas11GiveusbackthetanahulaynけいiAbrogatetheCertification1,iiand11Giveusthephotocopyofthe
CertificationL11Eventhispeacefuldemonstrationmetwiththegovernment1sviolence・OntheevenmgofFebruary2ndpeoplewho werestiUworkingintheirhdang(un-irrigatedagriculturalfleld)6noticed
somepeopleアdestroyingalongfencewhichseparatedtheranchandjadangandtheysawhundredsofcowsbeingdrivenintothehdang,and trampingpaノawiji2whichwereexpectedtobeharvestedinafewdays・
ManypeopletriedtodrivethosecowsbackintotheranchⅢbutinvallL
ThenthepeoplewenttoBPT-HMTtoaskwhytheaccidenthappened,
however,suddenlyalltheelectricitywasturnedoffandmostofpondok
intheladangwereputonfireandtotallydamaged,OntheafternoonofFebruary3rd,thirty-twoviUagerswere
arrestedImmediatelyafterthenewsofapolicesweep,mostofthevillagemenranfledfromthevillage・Manyofthemwerehidingin
PayakumbuhCity,butthereweresomepeoplethatranasfarasPukanBaruandeventoBatamIslandEighteenofthethirty-twovillagemen
wereputintojailfOrthreetosixmonthsonsuspicionofprovocateursof thedemonstrationDT・PK,aformermemberofthefive-member committeeandtheKetuaKANatthetime,wasbehindtherowsofthe policeandwaslaughingwhilewatchingthepeoplebeingarrested8 Whenthosevillagerscameback,theyfbundnogoats,cows,andchickens inthejadangltwasnotclearwhetherthosecattleandchickenswere takenawaybytheinvaders,orranoutbythemselves・Asthepeopleof36
thevillagelostveryimportanteconomicresources,theregional government(PEMDA)promisedtogivefiftycowstothosepeople、
NeverthelessthepromisehadnotyetbeenfUlfilledbyAugust2002,and threepeoplewerestilldesignatedasWanted1Thisisnotastoryofthe periodoftheNewOrder,butofthetimeofReiblmasiltappearsthat thereisnodifferenceintermsofthepoliceattitudetothepeoplebetween theNewOrderandReibrmasL9EarlyonFebruary8,2000,itwasvery ironicalthatLKAAM(Lembag曰KerapatanAchtAノamMmangAabau)
issuedalettersayingthattheissueofMungoshouldberesolvedwith wisdomandjustice
ThereusedtobeconfjFontationsbetweenthepeopleofMungo andSungaiKamunyanganeigbournagmTacrosstheriver,BatamPinago,
becausemostoftheBPT-HMTworkerscamefromSungaiKamunyangl havealreadysuggestedthattheBPT-HMTworkersweresuspectedof joininginthedestructionoftheノadangofMungointheincidentof February2001TheyjoinedanotheractofdestructionBatamPinago,
whichoriginatesfromtheMt・SagQhavebeenveryimportantresources notfOrirrigationoftheノadangbutfordrinkingwaterfbrthepeople ThereusedtobefOurdams(bendungピ、)todistributewaterfromthe river・ThefirstonefromthetopisadamfOrSunagaiKamunyang・The secondoneisforMungo,andthethirdoneisalsoforSunagai KamunyangandthefburthfOrBPT-HMT・Itwaspromisedatfirstthat two-thirdsofthewaterofthefOurthdamwouldbeusedfOrMungqand therestone-thirdwasfOrBPT-HMT;however,nowaterwasdistributed toMungo・InsteadthewaterwasdistributedtoSungaiKamunyang whichsuppliedmostoftheworkersofBPT-HMT,Thenanotheractof terrorhappenedonJanuary2001,whenthepeopleofSungaiKamunyang destroyedtheseconddamfOrMungo、SincethenpeopleofMungohave beenfacingawatercrisisfOrirrigationaswellasfOrdrinkingNomatter howmuchthepeopleofMungoaccusedtheSunggaiKamunyangworkers whodestroyedthedamtheregionalpolicewouldnotdoanythmgtodeal
withit.
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ThepeopleOfMungohadconsultedLBH(LegalAdvicelnstitute)
PadangtogetcompensationfOrtheirdamages・ThenthejOmngheadof JoronglndoBalehBaraLwhowasjailedforsixmonthsafterthe February,2001incident1tookactionagainstBPT-HMTtoget compensationfOrhisownandpeopleislosses、Firstthewa〃nag日rj pa/abatsementam(temporarynaganmayor)ofNagariMungo,whowas anex-policemanseemedverycooltothepeople1sstrugglewhenl interviewedhimin200LInsteadofshowingsomeunderstandingofthe people1sdifficulty,hesaidthattheissueshouldberesolvedfOrthewhole nagzminterest、HeassumedthatthepeopleIsprotesttoBPT-HMTwas basedontheiregoism・Afterseeinghim,theノorongheadwho accompaniedme,complainedaboutwhatthewa〃nagaripejabat sementarasaid,andtoldmethatthevillagerswantedtomakean independentnaganifOmnomiDaemh(RegionalAutonomy)wouldnot givethemafairresolution、
Whenlsawthewahnaga〃pej2Ibatsementaraayearlater,who hadbecometheregularwa〃nagHnbythistime,changedhismindto supportthejoronghead1strialwiththepressurefromthewholenagHn、
NowthepeopleofMungohaveaskedtobepaidcompensationfromthe terrorandviolenceatanadattrial,however,theyarenotreadyyetto demandpubliclythatthelandshouldbegivenbackduetothefactthat theletterofContract(SuratJanjjan)oftheDutcherawereburnedduring thePRRIrebellion,TherefOre,theyreallyneedtogetthedocumentsin ordertohavelegitimacyfOrtheirclaimTheyhavebeentalkingabout thisissuetotheRegionalGovernmentandBPT-HMTPnlyunderthe table・
Fourothernagarjwhose50haoftheirtanahulayatbecamethe ranchofBPT-HMTwerefOrcedtosupportBPT-HMTsayingthatthe land,whichwasclaimedbytheMungopeople,wasnottanahulayatbut tanahnegmH・FirsttheysaidtheywouldsupporttheMungopeoplefOr theflrsttime,buttheychangedtheirmindsone-daybefOreseeingthe BupatiofLimapuluhKotaThentheBupatiissuedaletterwhich
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admittedHGUofBPT-HMTovertheland
Nevertheless,IwitnessedstrongsupportfbrthepeopleofMungo fOrtheirstruggle,NowthewalinaganMungopubliclysupportedthe strugglewiththepressureofalltheapparatusofMungolikeMnjk皀 MamakPemuda,BundokandungUJamah,ardik囚andaiandsoonThe peopleofMungooftensaidthattheirrightoverthelandoriginatedfrom thetimeofancestors(asaノーusロノynyadarinenek-moyang),anditwas acknowledgedevenbytheDutchgovernment、Anditwasverystriking toobservetheprocessofdecisionmakingamongthepeopleofMungo・It istruethattherearesomevillagersinMungowhodonotsupportthe struggle,butafterlengthydiscussionsabouthowthepeopleshould supportthestruggle,strongsupportfOrcontinuingthestrugglewas reaffirmedAlthoughthepeoplewhodidnotsupportthestruggle withdrewfromthedecisionattheendofthemeetingormusywarah,I wascertainthateventhosepeoplewouldrespectthedecisionduetothe legitimateprocess
ltisnoteasyfOrthepeopletowinatthetrial,however,itseems veryclearthatthesestruggleswouldhelpthepeopletomaintainidentity asMinangkabaupeople・Onceanagzmwasreunitedundertheregional autonomypolicy,alltheapparatusofnagariinMungonowhavebeenin positiontosupporttheclaimovertheright・Whenlaskedthewalj nagarjifhewasnotafraidoffightingwiththegovernment,he immediatelysaidhewasnot.
3.SolidarityandConfusionafterthecompensationwaspaid:theKepala HiIalangCase
ThetanahuhyntofKepalaHilalangwhichfacesthesouthern slopeoftheMLTandikat,ismorethaneighthundredshectaresNagari KepalaHilalangiscomposedoffOurkorDng(subviUages)loItisusefulto rememberthatthetanahulayatofNagariKepalaHilalangisindesa Tarok・TwoDutchcompanies,TandikatLamaandTandikatBarUleased
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thetanahujaya‘however・itisnotclearwhatthetwocompaniesgrew SomepeopletoldmethattheDutchcompaniesdidnotcultivateanything・
AccordingtothemitwastheJapaneseMilitarythatmadethepeople plantedrubbertreesthere・l1Sincelndependence,therubberplantations hadbeenmanagedbyveteransandlocalrepresentativesuntilKODEM (laterKOREM)Padangtooktherightofmanagementinl9651nl968,a directoroftheplantationcompanieswasarrestedundersuspicionofbeing anagentofPKI,thenthemilitaryandtheveteransofTNImadean independentcompany(PTPurnaKarya)tomanagetheplantations、Iwas verysurprisedtohearthatthepeopleofKepalaHilalangwereprohibited fromenteringtheplantationseventogetfirewoodastheyhaddone befOre・Thelocalpolicemademoneybysellingthemtothepeople
AmonthafterSuharto1sfallinl998,peopleofKepalaHilalang organizedseverallargedemonstrations・Theyclaimedtheirrightover thetanahuノayatbwhichhadbeenoccupiedbyKOREMsincel965l2 Beingastonishedatthepeople1spower,themilitaryandthePTPurna Karyaagreedtosharetheprofitsfromtheplantations・l3Everythree monthstappedrubberisaccumulatedtoweighinPadang,andafterthe demonstrationstheprofitfromsellingthetappedrubberwouldbe dividedintoasfOllows:37.5%goestoKOREM,and25%goestoPTKami SaiyoThentheremaining37.5%isdividedbyLAN(LembagaAdat NagarDandfoursubviIlages、LANisgiven25%fromthepeople1s portionTarokisgiven30%,andtheotherthreesub-villagesaregiven 15%respectively・ThereasonwhyTarokisgivenmuchmorethanthe otherthreesub-villagesisthatTarokisclosertothetanahロノayatand mostoftheworkersofPTPurnaKaryaarelivinginTar0k.
DuringthetimeofthedemonstrationsmostTarokpeopledidnot participateinthedemonstraUons・TherearesomehundredsofJavanese immigrantsinTarok、TheJavaneseinTarokcametothisareatobethe workersontherubberpla、tationsAndinl974aJavaneseimmigrant whocametoTarokinl960becameadirector,oracoordinatorinthe fleldofPTPurnaKarya,NowadaystheJavaneseimmigrantshavebeen
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veryworriedabouttheirstatusinNagariKepalaHilalangaftertheold naganhasbeenreunitedThatiswhyTarokpeoplewanttomakean independentnagmfbythemselves・ThepeopleofthethreeothervUlages werestronglyopposedtheplansayingthatitwasimpossibletodrawa borderlinemsideanagmfandaccusedthatTarokpeoplewantedto monopolizetheprofitsfromtheplantationsWhenlvisitedtheplacein 2001,Tarokpeopleevensaidthatthelandwasnottanahuhyatbuttanah negmH61tistruethatBPN(BadanPertanahamWsiDnakNationalLand Bureau)SumateraBaratissuedanletterthatadmittedPTPurnaKarya1s HGU(H2kGunaUSahaJrightofusufruct)inl99qhowever,itdidnot mentionanythingaboutthelandownership・Thinkingoverthedecision ofprofltdivisionamongKOREM,PTPuryaKarya,andsubvillages,the militaryitselfadmittedtherightofranahulayatofthepeopleofNagari KepalaHilalang
OnApril2001,NagariKepalaHilalangreuniteditselfdespitethe oppositionfromthepeopleofTarok、Thewahnagmipa/abatsememam (temporarynagZmmayor)waselectedthroughthemeetingoflVInjk‐
mamkbBundoKandungAhhULIma,ardikEandajiandPemudafromthe oldnagaIfSincethenthepeopleofTarokrealizedhowd近icultitwasto makeanindependentnagHn・
NowPTPurnaKaryapubliclyannouncesthattheystiUwantto runtherubberplantationsfromnowon,buttheyfacesomedifficulties・
Firsttheamountoftappedrubberhasbeendecreasedtobe nearlyhalfamountwhichitusedtobe、Aseverybodywhosellsthe tappedrubberthroughPTwouldbepaidhalfofthepriceoftherubber,
nonPTworkersareofcourse,andevenPTworkers,arereluctanttosell thetappedrubberthroughPTPurnaKaryaTheywanttosellthe tappedrubbertomakノa〃tokei(broker),becausetheywillbepaidallthe moneyfOrtheirrubber,Lenocommission,
Second,sincel998petani(farmers)havebeenverybraveto cultivatedrypadi,avocado,cacao,cengke(clove)andノati(teak)inthe plantationswithoutanypermission,anditissaidthattheamountofsuch
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landshavsalreadyreached40hectares・Whenlaskedthisquestionto thewaノinagaripe/abatsementarahechangedthetopicinsteadof answeringmyquestion・Hecitedastoryabouttheregionalgovernment projectthatcausedillegalcuttingofrubbertrees・Probablyohewould havefeltashamedtoadmitthefacLOncethemilitaryandPTPurna
Karyaadmittedthepeople1srightovertheplantationpeopleofKepala
Hilalangcameto1interpreピthattheywerefreetocultivatewhatthey wantedandneededinsidetheplantationsAsitcausedseriousconfusion totheplantations,ke/ompoktanj(farmersunions),keノompokpeladang (unirrigatedfieldworkersunion),ninik-mamak,pemudaofKepalaHilalang havebeenreadytoregulatesuchpeopleIsactivitiesWhenthoseorganizationsofthenagzlrlregulatesuccessfullythepeople1sactivities,it
meansPTwouldlosetheircontrolovertheplantations,Peopleare wonderingwhattheycouldandshoulddonext、1ftheyreallywantto takethetanahulayatback,theyareworriedthatPTandthemilitary willhavecutalltherubbertrees;thismeanstheplantationswillloseits
abilitytomakeprofit.Ⅱtheydon1t,PTmightclaimtheirHGUfOrever.M
RubbertreesareveryusefulevenafterbeingcuLThoseare usedfOrfirewoodfOrmakingbricks・Pilesofrubbertreesofatruckcan besoldatfiftythousandrupjahAbigrubbertreerequiresafull-truck toloaditatonce、ThereisaregionalgovernmentprOjecttoencourage fOrthepeopletoplanttreesinlOOhectaresofjadangkosong(literallynot cultivatedunirrigatedfield).However,asthereisnotenoughmoney,peopleusedtocutrubbertreeswithoutpermissiontogetmoneyand plantsomethingafterthat.
4.UlayatSukuintriaI,BukitGompongCase
AcasefromBukitGompapongshowsanotherquestionoftanah BukitGompongislocatedinNagariKotoGadang,'5Kabupaten Thistanahulayatis1owned'byakaum(sukuTanjung)ofDt、Basa Thisisabigdifferencewiththeothertwocases、OnMayLl884,
ujayaL Solok Rusli.
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aDutchmanleasedthel80haofthelandofsukuTanjungfOr75years・
AndonJanuaryl,1911,anotherDutchmanleasedthehutanlmTboh (pusakarendah)fOr35yearsltissaidthatthoseDutchmenran250ha ofplantationsofcoffeeandteaAfterlndependencetheplantationshad beenmanagedbyLandbouMaatscapijBukitGompongLTDbyl955,
meanwhUesincethenaperantau(migrant)whooriginatedfromnagmT Guguktooktheleadershiptomanagethecompanyuntill965Even duringthoseperiodsitwasimportantthattheplantationswereleased Thepeopleofthekaumhadbeenpaidrent・
Majorchangecameinl965,whenHGUoftheplantationswas transferredtoPTKamiSaiyoandtheregionalgovernment(PEMDA)
underthecontractfroml965tol990・HoweverasPTKamiSaiyowent bankruptinl982,theregionalgovernmentassumedthatHGUwas transferredtothegovernment・Theninl99qPTKarakatauwasglven HGU(usufruct)of750hectaresfrom850hectaresofwholeロノayatsuku (sukucommunalland)ofthesukuTanjungTheHGUwilllastfOr30 yearsfroml990andthecompanyhasplantedcoffeethere・Allthecoffee productsfi・omtheplantationareexported、Accordingtothepeopleis understandingthel965contracthadalreadyexpiredinl990andthere wasnolegalgroundthatthegovernmentgaveHGUtoPTKarakatau Therestofthetanahuノayat(uノayatsukU)wasunderthecontrolof PEMDA,DinasPerkebunan,BPTPSukaramLThosepeoplewhowere involvedinthisproblemcomplainedthattheyhadneverbeengivenany opportunityofexplanationofthetransferofHGMtoPTKarakataUand wereneverpaidanycompensation.Ⅱthegovernmentwantstomaintam HGU,theysaidpeopleshouldbecompensatedwithenoughmoney・
ButRejbm7asjhelpedthekaum(suku)membersbecomebrave enoughtofileasuitagainsttheregionalgovernmentandother authoritiesln2001,.uetotheappUcationofOtonomjeDae垣h,Nagari KotoGadangwasreunitedNeverthelesSIwassurprisedatthenew wa〃nagaがbopiniononthisissueofubyatsukuIoHesaidthattheissue wasNOTawholenagariproblembutonlyaAaumissuabecausethe
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tanahulayatbelongedjusttothekaumIftheywonthetriaLitwouldbe onlythosememberswhowouldberewardedandothernagmlmembers wouldnotbegivenanythingatall,Ihaveseenhimtwiceinboth2001 and2002.AtthesecondtimeheaccusedDt、BasaRuslLwholedthe struggle,ofnottalkingabouttheproblemtoKAN,However,hehad alreadybroughttheissuetoKAN,andgotaletterfromKANthat testifiedtothefactthatDt・BasaRusliofsukuTanjungwasthelegalheir ofthecontractsduringtheDutchera、Nevertheless,thewa〃nagHn ignoredorfOrgotthefact・Thispositionofthewahnagzmshowsthat theremusthavebeenaconfrontationwithinthenagaがpolitics,andthat eventheOTODAcouldnotguaranteethepeople1srights、
Thekaumpeopleonlyclaimedtheirrighttothelandwhichwas controlledbyDinasPerkebunan(PIantationOffice),becausetheyassumed thatitwasnotagoodstrategytodemandrighttowholetanahuhyat whichhadbeentakenaway・Oncetheirrightswereadmitted,thenthey assumetheywouldbeabletogoontothenextstepAndtheywerestill afraidoffilingasuitagainsttheregionalgovernmentwhichhadjust movedinandbuiltanewofficebuildingofKabupatengovernmenton theirlandl7
ItwasveryfunnythatthreeDt、BasaappearedinthetriaLTwo Dt・Basaslivedinthesamenagmfhowever、theybelongedtodifferent suku、AlthoughKANauthorizedthatDt、BasaRusliwasthelegalheir,
twoDtBasasofdifferentsukuclaimedtheirrightoverthelandinthe triaLAndthecourtofKabupatenSolokterminatedthetrialinApriL 2002,sayingthattheprosecutors(membersofDt、BasaRusli)hadnot involvedenoughdefendants、Thecourtcontmuedthatitwasnecessary toinvolvetheDepartmentofAgricultureinJakartaDuetothisfactthe courtconcludedthatthetrialshouldbesuspendedButtheclaimsofthe twootherDt・Basaswererejectedandtheywereorderedtopay26qOOO rupjahfOrtheirinvolvementandlossofthetrial・AndnowDt、BasaRusli andhiskaummembersareplanningtoinitiateanothertriaL
Iwanttostressherethatthestruggleisnotisolatedfromother
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peopleSomeactiveleadersofBukitGompongoftengotoPadangto consultwithLBHandseeotherpeoplewiththesameproblemsandtalk toeachotherabouthowtogetthroughtheirstruggles,Andtheir strugglesinspireotherpeop1e,whohavebeenshuttingtheirmouths,to claimtheirrightoverthelands.Forexample,NagariKotoGaekGuguak aneighbornagarjofNagariKotoGadangGuguak,ispreparingtofilesuit againstBPTPSukaramLAccordingtoaleader,whohadbeenthevice chairpersonofKANsincel980andfOrmerdesaheadofdesaSukarann (1983-1996),thetanahkaumof93hawhichhadbeenleasedtoBPTP Sukaramisincel952,andbecametobeownedbyBPTPinl978,shouldbe returnedtothekaumoratleastbecompensatedwithasufficientamount ofmoney・HehasbeentoJakartawiththelettersofattorneyfromthe kaummemberstoseetheMinistryofAgriculturetwice,andthenhe,as therepresentativeofhisAauJnsentalettertotheMinistryofAgriculture onNovember,2000.DespitehiseffOrthesaidhehadnotreceiveda responseyet(byAugust,2001),andhecontinuedthat,'1Itisnotjustthat theirlandwastakenwithoutanyconsultationorcompensationThat1s thewayoftheNewOrderlndonesia.'iandaddedthathiskaumhasthe righttobecompensatedatleast45,O00rUpjahper㎡,becausethiswas standardcompensationinhisareaHesaidtomethatasthetimewas OrdeReibrmasjithegovernmentshouldadmittherightofhiskaum.
5.SomeConclusiveRemarks
Basedonmyobservations,Iwanttoemphasizesomepointshere・
FirstthesimilaritiesofthreecasesshowhowtheNewOrder lndonesiahadcarriedoutitsPembangunanpoliciesinruralareas・AU threecasesusedtobeplantationsofDutchcompanies,andfacedmaJor changeafterl965、TanahulayatofMungowasusedfOracatUeranchof BPT-HMTinl974,andDENZIPURandSNAKMAwerebuiltafterthnt
Governmentandmilitary-runcompanieswereestablishedinKepala HilalangandBukitGompongThreecaseshadbeentargetedfor
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P℃mbangunan(Development)intheregionallevelsTheseobservations werenotexceptions・Thetanahuja”tissues,whicharebeingopenly discussednowadays,havenearIythesamefeaturesinthesethreecases、
ThelandshadbeenusedfOrPEmbangunanwithoutanycompensation・
AndHGUhadbeenalreadytransfCrredtothegovernmentandmilitary companiesThistransferofHGUmadetheissuesveryserious、
Theregionalgovernmentinsistedthatthelandbecametanah negamafterthenationalizationoffOreigncompaniesinl958・'8However,
itishardtointerpretthatthenationalizationofforeigncompanies involvedthelandownershiptoo・Rather,itismoderatetointerpretthe nationalizationonlytohaveinvolvedthepropertiesoffOreigncompanies,
notlandownership・l91ntermsofPemtumnMente〃lVegnmNo、5,1999,
whichadmitsthepeoplelsrightoftanahuノayatbbutprescribesthat people'srightoverthetanahulatatwouldnotbeappliedtoHGUwhich
wasgivenbefOrethatregulationwasestablishedcausedpeople1sgreat frustrationPeopleusedtosaythateventheDutchcompaniesadmitted theirrightoverthetanahuノayatandleasedthelandsandpaidrent、However,whythePどmerimahSaudam・brothergovernment,wouldnot admitthepeopleosrightOverthetanahulayat?
Sofartheyhavenotsaidanythingaboutthepossibilityof seekingindependencefromlndonesia・orregionalism・Theyare demandingalegalprocessofdecisionmakingfOrtheutilizationofthe ranahuノayatandenoughcompensationorrent,Theydon1tdenythe necessityofdevelopmentitselfAwareofthefactthatBPT-HMTwas given215cowsfromAustraliain2002,thepeopleofMungoaskedmeto stoptheJapanesegovernmentfromgivingaidtoBPT-HMT、The GovernorofWestSumatrawenttoJapantogetJapaneseaidatthetime whenlsawthepeoplein2002、TheysaidthatBPT-HMT,theregional governmentandtheprovincegovernmentofWestSumatrashould resolvetheissuefirst,andthenthedevelopmentplanningmightpossibly bebroughtintoMungo,too,
Itistruethatsomepeopleareworriedthatcollectiveland
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ownershipdoesnotmakefOreasydecision-makingamongthemembers,
andmightleadtothelossofthechancesfOrdevelopmentsuchasWorld BankproJects・However,ifthisworryweretolegitimizethecaseof KaparinKabupatenPassaman,itwouldmeanthatthereremainsdisaster anddespairamongthepeople、ThecaseofKaparinKabupaten PassamanistheonewhichsomelocalleaderslikelVmik-mamakand KepajaDesasold3500haoftanahulayattomakepalmoilplantations withoutanyconsultationwiththeviUagepeople・Thiscausedafurious responseandalawsuitinitiatedbythepeople・Iinterviewedavillagerof PasamanwhowasarrestedonAugustlOth,2001withoutanywarranL HewassuspectedofprovokingtroubleaboutlandissueinPassaman Policeattackedhishouseearlyinthemorningandbroughthimtothe policecarbyfbrce,andbeatthefarmeruntilgivinghimtobehospitalized fOrsomemonthsunderafalsename,withoutnotifyinghisfamily・Thisis anotherstoryofterrorbytheregionalpolicetowardslocalpeoplewhodo notacceptthegovernmentispolicy・m
TheMinangkabausocietyhasalonghistoryofmusyawalHhand muflkattomakedecisionsWejustneedtoremindtheprocessofsuch decision-makmgbasedonadatbThisprocessofdecisionmakmgisthe nearestandsurestwayofsolvingthetanahuノayatissuesinWest Sumatra・Itwasverystrikingtoobservetheprocessofdecision-making amongthepeopleofMungQandhowtheysupportedthestruggleofthe trialfOrcompensationfOrdamagescausedbytheterrorandviolenceon February,200L2I
SecondlwanttopointoutaboutDesemaljSasi(decentralization)
/SemzMjSasi(Centralization)duringthetimeofRelbn刀asLPeopleosclaim totheirrightstotanahulayatmustberelatedtodecentralizationof lndonesialndonesiahadbeentoocentralizedduringtheNewOrderto havedamagedseriouslyregionalcultures,adatandvillagesystems・In termsofWestSumatra,theMarriageLawofl974andDesaLawofl979 havebroughtseriousdamage・Thetanahuノayatissuesshouldbe understoodfromthepoliticalaspectaswellastheeconomicaspect.
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OTODA,orthereunificationofoldnagH〃whichweredisorganizedinto
severaldesaintheearlyl980s,seemedtorepresentatypicalphenomenonofsuchdecentralization・However,aslhavestressedtheregional
governmentusedtorelyonterrorandviolenceandnegotiationsunderthetable・Inadditiontotheseattacks,representativesoftheregional
governmentoftenmadecommentsthatrakyat(people)werenoteducated enoughtobetheagentsofutilizingtanahuノayatasanimportantresource・MnandMrs,Benda-Beckmanstressedthatthetrendtoreunite
oldna頚ゴisamoreprominentelementofdiscourseintheMinangkabau societynowadaysbasedonthekeywordsofadatllslam,andtheyalso pointedoutthat1thestrongest,andmoststronglycontested,revitalization ofadatisinthefleldofrightstonaturalresourcesinthevillageterritory (ロノayar).'型Icancitethesamediscoursethroughtheanalysisofthe
MungoandKepalaHilalangcases、WiththepressureofaUtheapparatus ofMungolikeNInik-Mamak,Pemuda,Bundo-kandungUIamah,Cerdjk pandajandsoon,thewa〃nagmiMungopubUclysupportsthestruggle today,whilehewasreluctanttosupportthestrugglein200LTheyoften saythattheirrightoverthelandoriginatesfromthetimeofmythology (asaノLusulynyadannenek-moyang),anditwasacknowledgedevenbythe Dutchgovernment・Theyclaimthattheirrightoverthetanahu1ayatis definitelylegitimateandwasbasedontheiradaLHowever,contrarytotheagreementtodividetheprofitsamong allthepeople,PTandmilitary,theKepalaHUalangcaseshowsthateven ifthepeoplewerecompensated,itwouldnotalwaysbringpeacetothe wholenagarj.Moneyfromthecompanyandthepossibilityof reunificationoftheoldnagm9itriggeredseriousdisintegrationandconflict amongthenagzlJTmembersfOrthefirsttimeoandbroughtsomeconfUsion inutilizingthetanahuhyatbhowever,eventhepeopleofasubvillage,
whoopposedthereunificationoftheoldnagmfdiscoverlittlebyUttlethe impossibilityofmakinganindependentnagmfandagreetoreunitein solidarityasanagzm. ・23
ItistruethatthenewnagaJブbudgetismuchbiggerthanthe
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sumofthebudgetsofdesaintheoldnagmfThewalinagHnisno longerunderthecontrolofcamat:herepresentsthenagHIfdirectlyunder thebupatiofKabupaten・Camatloweredhisstatusasacoordinatorin KecamatanTheBukitGompongcaseshowsthattheissueisrather isolatedinthenagzmIhowever,thestruggletriggersanotherstruggleina neighbornagzIIT・
Generallyspeakingnagarjautonomyundertheregional autonomywouldnotalwaysguaranteetherightofthetanahuノayatin respectivenagmfW1alinagzmcannotbesaidtobetherepresentativesof thepeopleTheyarestiUundergovernmentcontroLNevertheless,itis nowonderthatReibmTasiandDjSentmノjSajintheregloncannoteasUy の realizedunlesstheseissueshavebeenresoIvedproperly、2イTheseissues couldpotentiaUytriggerrealregionalismandrebellionsinthenearfuture・
That1swhywehavetopayattentiontothosemovementshPomnowon25
*ThisisarevisededitionofmypaperwhichwaspresentedonJulyl8,
2002,atthe3rd・InternationalSymposiumoftheJounalANTY?OPOLOGI nVDOlVESL4,Rebuildinglndonesia,aNationofUnityinDiversity TowardsaMulticulturalSocietywhichwasheldonl6-19July2002,
UdayanaUniversity,Denpasar,BalL
ISchamunir・PengadaanTanahUntukKepentinganPembangunan,
HImpunanMakalahdanRumusanWD1kshOpTanahUZayatdiSumatem BamZbed,ByHSyofyanJallaluddin,Padang,2001.
21workedwithLBHPadang,andwouldliketoshowmyspecial appreciationtoMr・AndikQSudiandAlex、
3Elevencaseswerereportedatafour-dayconferenceofP2TANRA (P巴稻atuanPeI石audaraanTanilVelayanlWsamara),SumateraBarat,in August,2001.ThenamesofthecasesotherthanMungo,KepalaHilalang andBukitGompongareasfOllows:KaparcaseTanahuノayatnagari Kapar,KecamatanPassaman,3500ha;Katapiangcase,tanahGampan47 KetuaKeluarga,KabupatenPadangPariaman,12,365㎡(buildingnew airport);KuraoPagancase,tanahgHrapanKartini,tanahnegHraerv.
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Verpondingl214KuraoPagang,Padang,l2ha;Mundamcasatanah g臼mpan,tanahnegzJmerMVerpondingl214KuraoPagang,Padang,0.5 ha;Malvinascase,tanahgHmpanmasyarakatMalvinas,Padang,l2ha;
Rasidincase,tanahgHmpanRasidin,KabupatenPadangPariaman、6000㎡;
JalaludinYuscasaKotoTangah,2400㎡;AnaiResotcase,tanahulayat NagariGuguk、KecamatanEnamLingkung,KabupatenPadang-Pariaman,
1650㎡(resortandgolfcourse);Rajalicase,tanahgarapanRajalL
Padang-Pariaman,4ha
BesidesthesecasespeopleintheareaofPadangCementhave claimedtheirrightoverthelandwhenthecompanyannounceditsplanto sellouttoaMexicancementcompany,andasukuinOmbilinhasclaimed theirrightoverthetanahuノヨyatinOmbilincoalmining
4ForexampletheMarriageLawofl974,andDesaLawofl979・Andsee myarticle,EthnicityandReligioninSuharto1sNewOrder:Minangkabau SocietyundertheMarriageLawofl974,inlVatiOn-StataIblentityand RejjgゾonmSoutheastAsja,pp、25-54,edbyTsuneoAyabeⅢSingapore SocietyofAsianStudies,AsianStudiesMonographSeriesN0.4,1998,and TheStateldeologyofRUmahTanggH(Household)andtheMinangkabau ViewofGenderandPower、IBUNKA(OtherCultures),Vol・aFacultyof InterculturalCommunication,HoseiUniversity,Tokyo,2002,pp23342
sQlbe(chni),ubj(edibletuber),ノョgung(corn),padiノadang(ricegrownin dryfield)andsoon、
GLadangisopposedtosawah,wetricefleld
7PeopleofMungotestifiedtomethattheywereBPT-HMTworkersand policemen、
8HewasalsoKeruaKeノompokTemak(HeadoftheRanchWorkers’
Union)andhadbeenpaidsomeamountofmoneytodistributethemtothe workers・Andhewasalsotoldthathemightlosehisjobifhestoodm withthepeople・Severalmonthslater,whenthevillagemencamehome littlebylittle,DtPKwasfiredfromhisstatusastheKetuaKAN,andthe systemKANitselfwasdissolved・ThenLAN(Lemba〃Adat1V2Igzm)was organized・TheKetuaLANwaserectedonJune,2001.
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,Iinterviewedajournalistwhousedtobeamemberofthecommittee andwasoneofthepersonswhowerestillWantedHewastheKetua LKAAMinl979、AshewasstillwantedhecamebackhomesecreUy fromalonglifeasarefugeestartingfromPekanBaru,Batamlsland JakartaandPadang・HesaidheUvedwithdonationsfromhissupporters・
HisfamilyfacedadifficultywhilehewasawayHiswifeworkedasacivil servantwithpoorincomeandtheyhadthreechildrenOncehishouse wassetonflreFortunately1hisneighborssawtwomenthrowapetrol bombintohishouse,thenthetwoarsonistswerecaughtandbroughtto thepolicebythosepeopleCuriouslyenoughthesuspectedarsonists werereleasedwithoutanypunishmentseveraldayslater・
IoKOrongisadialectofjOmnginthisdistricLFourkomnginKepala HilalangisTarok,SimpangBalehKami,PuncurianTujuhandPasar
Limau
1lAsitusedtotakeabouttenyearsuntilrubberwasreadytobetapped itwasonlyafterthelndependencewhenthepeoplereceivedprofitsfrom theplantations・
I2Theyhavesumtpin/aman(letteroflease)oftheDutchcompanies,and theperantauorganizationfromKepalaHilalanginJakarta(Jkatan Keノua1浬lKepajaHHajangJabotabek)alsosupportedthisstruggle・
l3BefOrestartingasurveyinKepalaHilalang,IreferredtoathesisfOra masterdegreeofRefinaldi,KbnHikTanahUhyatDノSLJmatemBamtb Smd/KasusJnmahPelkebunanTandjkatLamaDanmandikatBaruDi KenagalfmKepalaHIノajangKabupaten田a。&mgPa池man,ProgramPasca SarjanaUniversitasNegeriPadang,2000.However・Refinaldi1sthesis,I fOunddidnotcovertheprocessofthefightproperly、
L1IhavejustreceivedschokingnewsfromLBHPadangontheclosing dayofthispaper・PTPurnaKaryastoppedcontrollingtheplantations,
andthebenefltsfromthetappedrubberwillbesharedbytheworkers andNagariKepalaHilalang・Theworkerswillbegivenseventypercent andthenagzmtheremainingthirtypercent・
I5NagariKotoGadangusedtobelongtoNagariGugukbefOrel979,
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however,afterthedesadaysbetweenl979to200LNagariKotoGuguk wasdividedintothreeNagari:NagariKotoGaekNagariJawi-Jawi・and NagariKotoGadangfOllowingtheNagariGugukbeingdividedintothree desa(KotoGaekJawi-JawiandKotoGadang)duringthedesadays、
I6Thewalmagmブwasafbrmerprimaryschoolteacherinhismid-thirties
lアTheneighborplantationofPTKarakatauisKebunTalukGunung whichhavebeencultivatedteasincel965byPTEnamTelukGunung ThisvastlandofmorethanlOOOhausedtobethetanahulayatofNagari
BatumbukandNagariBatangBarus,andtheDutchcompaniesleasedthe landNevertheless,asthepeoplecouldnotfinddocumentsofSumtSewaTanah(documentofrent),thepeoplecouldnotclaimtheirrightoverthe plantation・Thelandwhichishigherthantheplantationisdirectly
connectedtoDanauAtas
18Theregionalgovemmentdefendthemselvesbyusingthislogicatthe
trialofBukitGompong、l9ProfessorSchamuniratAndalasUniversityexpressedhisviewtome,
andseehisarticleofHJmpunanMaka」ahdanRumusanWbrkshOpTanah UIayatdiSumatemBamt,ed・ByH・SyofyanJallaluddin,Padang2001、
封Policereleasedhimthreemonthslaterontheconditionthatpeople wouldnotaccusethepoliceandwouldacknowledgehisarrestaslegal,
Policetookhisthumbimpressionfbrcefullytoshowthathehimselfwas
contentwiththearrestwhilehefaintedinthepolicetruck、People weighedthebalanceoflossandgaintocontinuethetriaLthenthey decidednottoaccusethepoliceanymoreonthegroundthattheperson wasreleasedlnMungo,peoplewouldnotstoptheirstruggleuntilthey
willbecompensated
2lSeeKeebetvonBenda-Beckman,ThebmAenstaJrwaystoconcensua VIノノagBmstjbeandstatecourtsinMInangkabau、Dordrecht:Foris,1984.
22FranzandKeebetvonBenda-Beckman,IITheMultipledilemmasof decentralization:recreatingthena頚riinWestSumatra,!'paperpresented atthe3rdlnternationalSymposiumoftheJournalAntompojigUndonesla,
l6-19July2002,BalLIndonesia、Ireferredtotheiranotherpaperalso.
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11Recreatingthenaga汀:decentralizationinWestSumatra,'1Hrstpresented
atthe3rdconferenceoftheEuropeanAssociationfOrSoutheastAsian Studies(EUROSEAS),LondoL6-8September,2001.231tisveryinterestingtoobservewhatwillhappennextinKepala HilalangafterPTPumaKaryawouldnotcontroltheplantationsanymore andthatallthebenefitsfromtheplantationswouldbesharedbetween theplantationworkersandnagHIT.
割TheprovincegovernmentofWestSumatramadeadrafttodealthe tanahujayatissue,andLKAAMalsomadeadrafLWemustkeenlypay attentionwhatkindoflaworgovernmentregulationwouldbe implemented・
園ThefOllowingclashbetweenthepeopieofTanaDatarandthepolice showshowthepeopledonottrustpoliceandtheyarenotafraidofthe policeanymore・
OntheeveningofJuly23rd2002,therehappenedaquarrelin thecityofBatuSangkar,TanaDatar,aboutwhoshouldberesponsiblefbr theaccidentbetweenapolicemanandaone-horsecarriagedriver・Inthe endofthequarrelthepolicemanknockeddowntheone-horsecarriage driver,thenhewentbacktohisoffice、Laterasthedrivertoldhisfriends andvillagersthestory,alotofviUagersandone-horsecarriagedrivers cametothepoliceofficaandwantedtoreporttheincidenttothepolice andaskedfOranapologyofthepoliceman・Astonishedbythepeople1s power,thepolicedirectororderedtoshootthemandtwomenwere killed,andonewasseriouslyinjuredThepeoplebecameveryfuriousat policecounteractionsandsetfireonthepolicebuildings・Abig demonstrationwhichcriticizedthepoliceshootingandtwomen1sdeath wasorganizedonthefOllowingseveraldays・ThepoliceofBatuSangkar couldnotdealwiththepeople1sclaimandsoaskedJakartatofinishthe
incident・
ItwasbasedonprejudicethatsomenewspapersliketheKbmpas(July 25,2002)usedthewordoframpuk(runamuck)toreportthepeople1s
actions