
The Penan women rape case have been revealed after special task force set up by the goverment, release the 111 pages report about the Penans development at Ulu Baram and some interview with the rape victims.The report also revealed the imbalance development, one of the factor they have been exploited.
Meanwhile, Minister of Rural DevelopmentRural, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu give deffensive remark over the allegations and question the credibility of the report and said the "Negative" NGO play stroghly behind it. The report is the actual fact as what the people in Baram experience before as some of them live closely with the Penan especially the Kayan and Kelabit.One of the example is the Kayan settlement at Long Bedian who almost everyday visited by the Penans nearby trading thier goods at the Long Bedian mini bazaar.Most of the people in Baram know the story about the Penan since many of them working with the logging company.The sexual harrasment allegation by the Penans actually not new among the people in Telang Usan but it known many years back among the local tribes.
Unfortunately, Jabu denying the allegations and accused the NGO may take a major influence on the finding.Bruno Manser, the Swiss activist one of individual been blamed for the Penans adamant toward accepting "development". In many occasion, the jounalist and the activist accused to influenc to stay put in the jungle and rejecting the goverment. But at the other hand some party trying to "educate" the Penans to accept development agenda of which including the Oil Palm Plantation and the lucrativet Timber business.In reward, Penans have to sacrifice their forest and its resources to give a way to "development".This is one of the major factor that the Penans come to close contact with outside world and this social crime most likely to happen.Beside that, to exploit their land and resources in the name of "development.
Many believe that the immediate action must be taken place. The Penans really need the assistance especially when they going throught a very hard times protecting their land again the timber companies and their people against the logging workers .The report from the special force is the fact and stern action should taken place against the culprits.
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