A dispute between Sarana Agro Mandiri and the residents of three villages in Pulau Laut Tengah, South Kalimantan, has forced Ratman to take refuge in Jakarta. He feels that he can no longer find justice in his hometown. "This is the reason why I went to Jakarta, to seek justice," said Ratman when Tempo met him at lawyer Ery Suryanegara's office in Meruya, West Jakarta, two weeks ago.

It has been two weeks since Ratman, an elder in the Salino villag