Semarang – Hundreds of residents and activists staged a demonstration on Thursday in opposition to the planned development of a cement factory which will be built by state-owned PT Semen Indonesia in Rembang, Central Java.

The protesters visited the State Administrative Court in Semarang and urged the court to annul the gubernatorial decree granting an environmental permit for the cement-maker's mining activities.

The Indonesian Forum on the Environment (Walhi) and residents have filed a lawsuit against the Central Java governor and PT Semen Indonesia. "The decree contravenes several laws," Walhi manager on policy and legal aid Muhnur Satyahaprabu told the court in the first hearing on Thursday.

Munhur said the gubernatorial decree violated Law No. 7/2004 on water resources and Law No. 26/2007 on the national spatial plan.

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/11/07/residents-rally-against-cement-factory.html