...[T]he important issue here is that a land dispute exists, and that land dispute has resulted in two people in prison after being arrested on a demonstration. That such a dispute should emerge so soon after forest clearance begins shows that there was a problem with the Free Prior Informed Consent. Either it was not conducted properly, or it has failed.

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In their response, ANJ haven't given a detailed description of what action the PT PPM took as part of the FPIC process, and their only information related to FPIC given in documentation supplied to the RSPO as part of the New Planting Procedure were the dates of 'land acquisition' between April and July 2013 (just a few months after ANJ bought the PT PPM and it became an RSPO member) and  signatures of indigenous leaders. If the company believes it has engaged in a proper FPIC process, it really should provide further documentation of how it interprets FPIC and further details about the process it engaged in for the PT PPM concession, it would greatly help to understand the context of this case. 

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