Taufik Subarkah/PT & Fitri, Jakarta – Around 300 prawn farmers from Dipasena Lampung in South Sumatra have staged a demonstration in front of the Presidential Palace, on Jl Medan Merdeka Utara, Tuesday. They are furious over President Abdurrahman Wahd's announcement to postpone the prosecution of Sjamsul Nursalim, the boss of PT Dipasenan.

This is the second demonstration in as many weeks, which Dipasenan prawn farmers have conducted in the capital. Last week 80 Dipasenan prawn farmers demonstrated over local mobile brigade troops misconduct around their prawn farms. They claim that the local troops had been disturbing the farms by steeling prawns and disrupting the farming process.

The three hundred farmers arrived at the front of the Presidential Palace at 10am this morning, and were still demonstrating in front of the Palace at 12.30pm. They are determined not to return to Lampung until there is a response from the government.

While waiting for a reply from the Palace, prawn farmers were seen throwing empty water bottles at the palace, screaming, "hang Nursalim, hang Nursalim," and calling for the immediate trial of Sjamsul.

They were also carrying banners and several posters, calling for the government to settle their case with Sjamsul Nursalim. Several posters also had written on them concerns over President Abdurrahman Wahd's announcement to postpone the prosecution of Sjamsul Nursalim, the boss of PT Dipasenan.