GUTHRIE Berhad’s acquisition of the former Salim Group palm oil plantations is once again causing a lot of criticism to be heaped upon the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA). The acquisition was first brought into question by the people of Riau, who demanded that the plantations be sold to them. The Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) and its chairman, Siswono Judo Husodo, then also protested. The matter finally came to a head wh