Dan sekarang ............ kita tunggu waktunya pimpinan2 yang harus bertanggung
jawab terhadap lumpur Lapindo tsb. akan dibawa ke muka pengadilan.
Disini jelas2 sudah bahwa mereka sudah merugikan rakyat, dan merusak
lingkungan. Tidak lagi perlu dibuktikan.
Yang harus diselidiki adalah apakah kecelakaan tsb. dikarenakan karena
keteledoran, baik sengaja ataupun tidak sengaja. Jadi hanya itulah yang perlu
diselidiki.
Tetapi ....................... mungkin itu seperti pungguk merindukan bulan
ya?
Yang sekarang ini harus dibereskan oleh pemerintah setempat di Sulawesi Utara
adalah penduduk yang mendulang emas secara pribadi. Merekalah yang sangat
mencemarkan ekologi setempat. Mungkin tidak perlu menghukum, melainkan
mendidik bagaimana caranya untuk mendulang emas dengan meninggalkan jejak
sesedikit mungkin di lingkungan sekitarnya, tanpa mencemari lingkungannya, dan
make sure bahwa sesudah diberi pencerahan tsb. bahwa mereka akan melakukannya.
Sunny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailtoplatest.asp?fileid=20070424105642&irec=0
Newmont executive, company found not guilty in pollution trial
MANADO (AP): An Indonesian court found a U.S. executive and his company,
Newmont Mining Co., not guilty Tuesday of polluting a bay and sickening
villagers, a verdict likely to cheer foreigninvestors and anger
environmentalists. Richard Ness, 57, faced a maximum 10 years in jail and a
US$60,000 (euro44,000) fine. Presiding judge Ridwan Damanik told the Manado
District Court that evidence presented during the 20-month criminal trial
proved that waste rock dumped into the water by Newmont's now-defunctmine on
Sulawesi island did not exceed government standards. "There also is not
enough evidence that people suffered from health problems," the judge said.
Meanwhile, demonstrators gathered outside the court Tuesday said the government
should protect its citizens. Crowds swelled from just 60 in the morning to
1,000 several hours later, some chanting and singing. "We want Newmont and
its director to take responsibility for what they've done," said protest
organizer,
Didi Koleangan, referring to allegations villagers living near the exploration
site have complained of skin disease, lumps, breathingdifficulties and
dizziness. Though evidence presented to the Manado District Court was limited
to a few villagers complaining of itchiness, some activists say follow-up
research should be conducted for up to 30 years to make sure they are not
suffering from body arsenicaccumulation. Newmont began operations in Sulawesi
in 1996, but the Denver, Colorado-based company stopped mining in 2004 after
extracting all the gold and ore it could. Last year, Newmont reached a US$30
million out-of-court settlement with the government to defuse a separate civil
suit over alleged toxic pollution in the bay, and could be fined another
US$100,000 (euro73,500) if the company is judged guiltyon criminal charges
Tuesday. (
