Indonesia: Muddy Justice - People & Power

Indonesian gas company Lapindo Brantas is owned by the family of Abudurizal Bakrie, one of the richest men in Indonesia and the country's minister for Social Welfare. Victims accuse the gas company of having triggered the eruption of a mud volcano. But Bakrie's company insist that the mudflow was caused by an earthquake and not the drilling. Activists and lawyers who are seeking compensation for 40,000 victims of the eruption are claiming that the Indonesian government and courts are avoiding a real investigation of the causes because of Bakrie's political and economic clout. This film was first broadcast on Al Jazeera English in 2009. Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter:   / ajenglish   Find us on Facebook:   / aljazeera   Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/