“The company disturbed the peace in our villages after they hired gangsters who resorted to violence using firearms to oppress and provoke villagers. Some of us were threatened while those who had stood against them were assaulted.”
We are concerned at the increasing intimidation of indigenous communities in Sarawak. Federal Reserve Unit and Police intimidate protestors in Murum, threats of arrest against protestors in Baram, arrest of NCR victims including two children in Suai and now palm oil gangsters are attacking weaponless villagers in Balai Ringin. As the world opens its eyes to the situation in Sarawak, Taib is resorting to bully boy tactics.
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