Medan – Hundreds of farmers, facilitated by councilor Syamsul Hilal, staged a rally at the gubernatorial office in Medan on Tuesday, demanding the return of their 78.16 hectares of land.

The land is located at Dagang Karawang village, Tanjung Morawa district, Deli Serdang regency. Syamsul, a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction at the provincial legislative council, urged the North Sumatra administration office to intervene on the issue. He said he feared bloodshed if the issue did not resolve soon.

"Don't let blood spill, a solution must be reached," he said in a speech.

Eko Sopianto, one of the farmers, said the land had been expropriated by the use of a forged document on the land. "The farmers are ready for bloodshed to get back their land," he said.