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The previous governor may have been corrupt, its obvious the new governor wants to make a fresh start. Prior to his election he was most vocal about the corruption involved in granting mining permits.

Community Consultation NTT Urges the Government to Audit Mining Permits

Present as speakers were Andre Wijaya, Coordinator of the Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam), Legal Practitioners Gusty Dawarja and Damianus Bilo, NTT Entrepreneurs Johny G Plate and Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat. Then, Dr. Kebamoto, Physics Lecturer at the University of Indonesia, NTT Senior Leader Thobias Djaji and Editor in Chief of the Primus Dorimulu Renewal Voice.
Andre Wijaya revealed, based on the results of Jatam's investigation, out of 414 IUPs, only 114 according to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources were clear and clean . "So, around 300 more IUPs in NTT are illegal, because they get licenses that are not clear and clean . This is the result of a behind-the-scenes deal between the local government and mining entrepreneurs, "he said.
He said, the NTT government did not open public discourse with the community in the mine area. He also highlighted the imbalance in the law enforcement process when communities and mining companies were involved in conflicts.
"Often, companies, even if they don't get permission, are not processed by law.When people protest and reject the presence of the company, they are processed by the police. "

"Making NTT the mining area actually contradicts the 2011-2025 Master Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesian Economic Development which establishes the Bali-Nusa Tenggara corridor (NTB, NTT) as a gateway to tourism and national food supporters with the main activities of tourism, livestock and fisheries."