ATTITUDE STATEMENT
We, all Kodingareng Island people (fishermen, women, fish traders, traders, cake sellers and youth) together with all those who support struggle of all Kodingareng Island people, such as WALHI, FNKSDA Makassar, FPPI, JATAM, KIARA, Solidaritas Perempuan AM, LAPAR South Sulawesi, KontraS , KruHa, and all civil society organizations that are members of the Coastal Community Alliance and the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation- LBH Makassar, here by state:
1. Reject all sea sand mining projects in fishermen’s fishing grounds (Copong Lompo, Copong keke, Bone Ma’lonjo, Bone Lure, Bone Pama, Sangkarrang, Batu Ila, Lalo Angkan, Bone Luara, Bone Pute, Gossea, Ponto-Pontoang, Garasa Pamalu, Bone Lengga, Bone Pute Rate, Bone Pinjeng, Bone Kaluku, Kapodasan, Lambe-Lambere, Batu La’bua, and Pariyama), and insist PT. Royal Boskalis to immediately stop all sea sand mining activities in fishermen’s fishing grounds, in Spermonde Islands waters (Copong Lompo, Copong keke, Bone Ma’lonjo, Bone Lure, Bone Pama, Sangkarrang, Batu Ila, Lalo Angkan, Bone Luara, Bone Pute, Gossea, Ponto- Pontoang, Garasa Pamalu, Bone Lengga, Bone Pute Rate, Bone Pinjeng, Bone Kaluku, Kapodasan, Lambe-Lambere, Batu La’bua, and Pariyama).
2. Insisting PT. Royal Boskalis, PT. Pembangunan Perumahan, PT. Alefu KaryaMakmur and PT. Banteng Laut Indonesia to take responsibility and restore all suffering, material and non-material losses experienced by Kodingareng Island people during the operation of sea sand mining project carried out by PT. Royal Boskalis in fishermen’s fishing ground (Copong Lompo, Copong keke, Bone Ma’lonjo, Bone Lure, Bone Pama, Sangkarrang, Batu Ila, Lalo Angkan, Bone Luara, Bone Pute, Gossea, Ponto-Pontoang, Garasa Pamalu, Bone Lengga, Bone Pute Rate, Bone Pinjeng, Bone Kaluku, Kapodasan, Lambe-Lambere, Batu La’bua, and Pariyama), without exception.
3. Insisting the Dutch Government in this case the Ambassador of Kingdom of the Netherlands for Indonesia to fulfill its extraterritorial obligations to monitor all activities of PT. Royal Boskalisis mainly related to human rights violations and the use of military and police institutions as well as thugs (In Indonesia, we call it preman) to face fishermen, women and Kodingareng Island society’s aspiration. As well as insisting PT. Royal Boskalis to stop all sea sand mining activities in fishermen’s fishing ground (Copong Lompo, Copong keke, Bone Ma’lonjo, Bone Lure, Bone Pama, Sangkarrang, Batu Ila, Lalo Angkan, Bone Luara, Bone Pute, Gossea, Ponto-Pontoang, Garasa Pamalu, Bone Lengga, Bone Pute Rate, Bone Pinjeng, Bone Kaluku, Kapodasan, Lambe-Lambere, Batu La’bua, and Pariyama).
4. Insisting the Governor of South Sulawesi to immediately revoke all mining business permits in fishermen’s fishing grounds (Copong Lompo, Copong keke, Bone Ma’lonjo, Bone Lure, Bone Pama, Sangkarrang, Batu Ila, Lalo Angkan, Bone Luara, Bone Pute, Gossea, Ponto-Pontoang, Garasa Pamalu, Bone Lengga, Bone Pute Rate, Bone Pinjeng, Bone Kaluku, Kapodasan, Lambe-Lambere, Batu La’bua, and Pariyama).
5. Insisting the Governor of South Sulawesi to immediately revise the local regulation on RZWP3K (Coastal Zone and Small Islands Zoning Plan) and remove sea sand mining zones in fishermen’s fishing ground (Copong Lompo, Copong keke, Bone Ma’lonjo, Bone Lure, Bone Pama, Sangkarrang, Batu Ila, Lalo Angkan, Bone Luara, Bone Pute, Gossea, Ponto-Pontoang, Garasa Pamalu, Bone Lengga, Bone Pute Rate, Bone Pinjeng, Bone Kaluku, Kapodasan, Lambe-Lambere, Batu La’bua, and Pariyama) in Spermonde area.
This attitude statement is attitude and desire of all fishermen, women and Kodingareng Island society. This attitude statement is also fishermen meeting (musyawarah) result to be conveyed to related parties.
Thus, this attitude statement is made to serve as a guideline for all parties, especially for government and companies.
Kodingareng Island, 7 August 2020
Signed,
Kodingareng Island people
Sangkarrang Islands Fishermen Alliance
Save the Coasts Alliance
– WALHI South Sulawesi
– FNKSDA Makassar
– LAPAR South Sulawesi
– ACC Sulawesi
– FPPI Makassar
– Komunal
– Solidarias Perempuan AM
– KPA South Sulawesi
– Fik Ornop South Sulawesi
– Perak Institute
– Pembebasan
– Mapala Politeknik Multimedia
– Environmental Law Forum
– BEM FIS UNM
– KontraS Sulawesi
Coalition to Save the Indonesian Seas
– Executive National of WALHI
– National JATAM
– KIARA
– KruHa
– IGJ
Save Spermonde Coalition
YLBHI-LBH Makassar
Carbon Copy Notation:
1. President of Republic of Indonesia
2. Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for Indonesia
3. Minister of State Owned Enterprises of the Republic of Indonesia
4. Minister of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia
5. Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia
6. Governor of South Sulawesi
7. South Sulawesi Police Chief
8. PT Pelindo IV
9. PT Royal Boskalis – PT Pembangunan Perumahan
10. PT Alefu Karya Makmur
11. PT Banteng Laut Indonesia
12. Directorate of Polairud Polda Sulsel
13. Commander Lantamal VI
14. United Nations Office for Human Rights