亞泥揚言要殺抗議的太魯閣原住民[轉錄]
這是從TAIPEI TIMES看到的新聞,亞洲水泥太過份了
更奇怪的是,在國內的中文報紙網站都看不到這新聞耶...
Aborigines clash with cement firm over land
LAND MOVEMENT: A peaceful protest against Asia Cement turned ugly
yesterday, with violent clashes and one company spokesman promising
to kill demonstrators
By Chuang Chi-ting
STAFF REPORTER IN HUALIEN
WITH AGENCIES
A peaceful protest turned ugly yesterday after a group of Taroko
farmers demonstrated against Asia Cement Co's plant in Hualien to
demand the return of the factory's land to them.
Roughly 100 of Asia Cement's employees were on hand to greet the
40 protesters.
The demonstration started peacefully, with the Taroko farmers
planting tree seedlings near the plant's perimeter and later
performing rites.
But after a tense three-hour standoff with some pushing and shoving,
the demonstrators broke through barbed-wire
fences and forced their way into the rear of the plant's compound.
"There will definitely be bloodshed next time. We'll kill you one by one
."
Chou Wei-kuen, a spokesman for Asia Cement
One Asia Cement official even vowed to kill the Taroko farmers.
"There will definitely be bloodshed next time. We'll kill you one by one," promi
sed Chou Wei-kuen (周維崑), a company spokesman, after the group stormed the gat
es.
Asia Cement employees tried to bar the protesters from entering, which resulted
in a dozen injuries to both demonstrators and Asia Cement workers.
Inside the plant's compound, the Taroko farmers planted trees and seeds and lef
signs claiming their rights to the land on which Asia Cement operates. They we
e unable to reach the mining area of the factory, but vowed to try again soon w
th more peo
ple at their side.
The violent clashes ended when police forces restored order.
"Why can't I farm here on the lands of our ancestors?" said
Libihe Luback, a short, elderly Taroko woman before the
demonstration turned into a scuffle.
Last year, a local court ruled that the Taroko people had the i
right to farm the land where Asian Cement's factory sits, but the t
company's operations continue to this day.
"I'm sad ... we cannot get back our lands, and the lands now are
not good for farming with all the rocks laid there," said Labai
Wubutz, a 70-year-old Taroko woman.
Although Asia Cement has refused to comply with the court's
ruling, no government agency has stepped in to enforce the order.
The aboriginal landowners jointly notified Asia Cement of their
decision to reclaim the land in a March 6 letter in the hope that
the company would prepare itself to hand over the property by the
March 12 deadline.
Legislators Pa Yen Ta Lu and Walis-Pelin said they have thrown
their full support behind the aboriginal "land reclamation" drive
and will help landowners to claim compensation from Asia Cement
for the company's occupation of the land over the past 27 years.
After the KMT arrived on Taiwan in 1947, they took over the lands i
indigenous people had farmed for centuries, at the time offering t
them back some parts of the land.
Later, regulations were established that stipulated Aborigines
could regain control of lands they had previously farmed for at
least 10 years.
During that time, indigenous farmers' lands were owned by the
government and administered by local village administrations (鄉
公所).
But in the case of the Taroko farmers, the land was rented by the
Hsiuling (秀林) village administration to Asia Cement.
The cement factory claims the farmers gave up their rights to the
property, and says documents have been filed to support the
company's claim.
However, available copies of these documents and interviews with
Taroko farmers suggest that none of them had ever agreed to give
up control of the land.
Land use rights were in the hands of the Taroko and Asia Cement
until the Hsiuling administration terminated the company's
contract in 1995.
The Taroko farmers on Friday staged a protest demanding that the
company remove surrounding fences, buildings and machines from
the site before March 12.
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