Justice for Buyat Bay Victims

The government has opened an opportunity to mediate with Newmont. Compensation for the victims and environmental recovery must be a priority.

May 24, 2005

THE change in the government's position towards Newmont in the Buyat Bay case has posed many questions, particularly since it comes on the eve of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's departure to Washington, DC. The government had taken legal action against the US mining company for environmental pollution, even reporting the case to the police, which resulted in the arrest of some of its senior staff. But now the case is to be settled throug

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