Village Head and Two Village Officials Close the Entrance of JOB-PPEJ

Hundreds of residents of Rahayu Village, Soko Subdistrict, Tuban Regency, which was the biggest in the People's Compensation Pay Movement (Gebyar Korak), held an action to demand compensation payments to the Pertamina PetroChina East Java Joint Operating Body (JOB -PPEJ). Rahayu residents refuse compensation, but we demand full 2016 compensation, said a member of the Rahayu Village Consultative Body (BPD), Soko District, Tuban Regency.

Because it has not been responded to for a long time, residents also blockaded the entrance gate of the Pertamina Petrochina East Java Joint Operating Body (PAD B). Compensation must be paid or flares must be turned off, "he added.

It is known, the oil and gas management company located at the border of Bulurejo Village, Rengel District, and Rahayu Village, Soko District, Tuban Regency, East Java, was allegedly constrained by compensation payments that would be given for two months or called compassion.

The action directly led by village officials took turns giving speeches starting from Sukisno Village Head and village head demanding compensation to be immediately disbursed. Until 10:33 WIB, none of the JOB P-PEJ management met with the masses. Information from Security Pad B, currently there are still meetings at the internal management level.

"We will go down the road in a row if the JOB P-PEJ Superintendent Field Admin, Akbar Pradima does not provide clarity when compensation will be given, Sukisno said.

Sukisno also revealed a number of compensation not yet given by JOB P-PEJ to affected residents. The amount is around Rp. 3, 4 billion from January to November 2016. Increasingly violent mobs continue to block the entrance to Pad B. Even village officials limit the time if at 11:00 WIB is not found, the masses will break the gates. 

     In addition to the Rahayu Village who gave speeches, the Head of Bulurejo Village, Yauri was also involved in the action. Also reportedly the Semutan hamlet, the Village of Bulurejo next year is not included in the list of recipients of compensation. The existence of flares that continue to ignite residents must receive compensation.

Bhirawa, Page-7,Wednesday, Dec 7,2016