The Dispossessed
The Supreme Court ruling in favor of Portanigra is in conflict with documents of ownership in the hands of South Meruya residents.
July 3, 2007
THE documents of ownership known as girik in the hands of the residents of South Meruya are legal and authentic. Though a little mildewed and yellowed, they match with the records kept at the local administration office. But these documents were not taken into consideration by the Supreme Court when it ruled in favor of Portanigra in its dispute with Haji Djuhri bin Haji Geni. The Supreme Court ruled that Portanigra had legally bought, through Dj
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