Surprise Swab Test

Swab tests were conducted under irregular circumstances on activists in East Kalimantan. Some think it was a ruse to halt their advocacy activities.

Riky Ferdianto

August 10, 2020

THE activities of the East Kalimantan environmental forum group, Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (Walhi) ground to a complete halt since Friday, July 31. The gate to their office in Jalan Gitar, in Dadi Mulya, Samarinda, now sports a bronze padlock the size of an adult fist. The inhabitants have dispersed after a Covid-19 swab test incident two days prior.

“Nobody’s there,” said East Kalimantan Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam)

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