Jakarta – Officers from the National Police and Indonesian Military (TNI) are standing by on the Porong highway in anticipation of a rally by Lapindo mudflow disaster victims from 45 neighborhood units in Sidoarjo, East Java.

The officers have blockaded the main road connecting Surabaya, Malang, Pasruruan, Probolinggo, Jember, Situbondo and Banyuwangi. According to kompas.com, the protesters informed East Java Police earlier of their plans to hold the rally on Monday.

The protest is being held in relation to a presidential regulation that stipulates that the government will only accommodate mudflow victims from nine neighborhood units, even though people in another 45 neighborhood units have been affected by the disaster.

The Sidoarjo Mud Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPLS) says it will not take responsibility for the villagers either.