Ismoko Widjaya – PT Silva Inhutani, a company that was mentioned in land takeover case that resulted in 30 farmers died in Lampung, has denied about the rumored killings. They emphasize the absence of brutal slaughter in the location in which the company is.

"Indonesia is a law-abiding nation, how could such an incident happen?" Sudirman, an accounting staff of PT Silva Inhutani, told VIVAnews today, Dec 14.

Earlier, two officers at the company revealed that Sudirman is a high-ranking official of the firm who undertakes Lampung region. According to Sudirman, the accusation is completely false. The police would have detected such brutal incident if it occurred.

"How could there be massacre and the police did not take any actions to prevent it? Such incident has never happened," said Sudirman. "All I know is that the incident has never happened."

The rumor of mass slaughter was revealed when several farmers visited Commission III of the House of Representative's Legal Division this morning, Dec 14. They were accompanied by Maj. Gen. (Ret) Saurip Kadi. They brought video recordings of the slaughter of 30 farmers in Tulang Bawang Induk and Tulang Bawang Barat, Lampung.

The atrocious killings done by camouflaged people can be clearly seen in the video. There were two videos showing the beheading of two men. A man wearing mask with a rifle was shown holding the head. The video also depicted seriously damaged villagers' homes.

The incident was triggered by land expansion by PT Silva Inhutani since 2003. The company was established in 1997. The farmers accused the company to have stolen their land for oil palm and rubber plantations.