The Sime Darby Plantation (SDPL) has clarified circumstances surrounding the video “Oil Palm Fresh Fruit Bunch” theft that occurred at Nimba Point, a town near the plantation, in early January. In the video a young man, about 30 years of age, is seen handcuffed and sitting on the ground, while he is being physically assaulted by a group of five men believed to be Sime Darby’s security officers . He was accused of stealing fresh palm fruit from the Sime Darby plantation and was brutally assaulted. But according to Sime Darby’s management, those involved in the brutal physical assault are not employees of Sime Darby Plantation except one Boima Feika, a security guard, who is already undergoing investigation. Meanwhile the Sime Darby’s management has distanced itself from the video recording, saying that it does not condone any use of physical force and maltreatment of workers and locals.

Source: Daily Observer April 19, 2018 02:26 UTC