Types of Transgressions and the Penalties
In the 1960s, anyone who practiced a transgression towards the Kewang regulations had to pay a penalty/fine.
The types of penalty/fine that they had to pay are as follows:
Table 1. Concerning sago wood
|
No. |
Types of Transgressions |
Fine |
|
1. |
Cutting down the sago tree without first sweeping the lawn. |
Rp1.000 |
|
2. |
Cutting down the sago branches, only leaving four whole branches. |
Rp5.000 |
|
3. |
Cutting off sago branches for roofing purposes without sweeping the lawn. |
Rp1.000 |
|
4. |
Cutting down the sago tree without first cutting down its branches. |
Rp1.000 |
|
5. |
Destructing young sago trees when cutting down a sago tree. |
Rp5.000 |
|
6. |
Cutting down a young sago tree. |
Rp5.000 |
|
7. |
Taking/cutting off sago leaves to make sago extract (tumang) without | |
|
using a sickle. |
Rp1.000 | |
|
8. |
Cutting off young sago branches to make a fence. |
Rp1.000 |
|
9. |
Stealing one unripe durian. |
Rp5.000 |
|
10. |
Stealing one unripe coconut. |
Rp5.000 |
|
11. |
Stealing one unripe pineapple. |
Rp5.000 |
|
12. |
Stealing or cutting off unripe bananas. |
Rp5.000 |
Table 2. Concerning coconut wood
|
No. |
Types of Transgressions |
Fine |
|
1. |
Cutting of coconut shoots. |
Rp1.000 |
|
2. |
Taking coconuts when sasi is closed. |
Rp5.000 |
|
3. |
Stealing one unripe coconut. |
Rp5.000 |
|
4. |
Taking coconut branches when sasi is closed. |
Rp1.000 |
|
5. |
Cutting down coconut trees that bear fruits. |
Rp5.000 |
|
6. |
Cutting down the woods. |
Rp10.000 |
|
7. |
Cutting down or destructing mangroves. |
Addressed |
|
8. |
Burning down forests especially parts containing clean water sources. |
to related |
|
9. |
Destroying coral reefs, stealing sea cucumbers and trochus and any other |
- As above |
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