The police stated that the activities of workers at the PT Gunbutter Nickel Industry (GNI) smelter were gradually returning to normal today, Tuesday, January 17.
A bloody clash between workers occurred in the PT GNI area in North Morowali, Central Sulawesi (Sulteng) on Saturday, January 14.
"GNI has started operations after the clashes and the company also sees that in terms of security that we have prepared, all of them support the activity to be able to run again," said Head of Public Relations of the Central Sulawesi Police, Kombes Pol. Didik Supranoto, in Palu, Tuesday, January 17, confiscated by Antara.
Didik said the situation at PT GNI was getting more conducive. Security forces are still closely guarding the smelter area after the clash that killed two workers occurred.
"The situation is relatively conducive, according to the report I received this morning hundreds of employees have started arriving," he said, quoted by Antara.
He said that security officers who were accompanied by TNI-Polri officers checked their identity cards for every employee who came in to work.
The security forces are ready to provide escort and security for both workers and the company's operational sustainability.
The Central Sulawesi Regional Police appealed to the mining circle community and GNI employees not to be provoked by unclear issues, because this could invite ripples.
"Regarding industrial problems that can be resolved by law, they should be carried out according to the stages, the TNI/Polri will oversee the process, so that everything can run well," said Didik.
From this incident, the police have examined 31 people suspected of being involved. Of the 31 people, 17 of them were proven to have vandalized the company's facilities, while 14 others were declared not proven, but still required to report.
"The rest, those who have not been examined, will immediately be examined as legal handling," said Didik.
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