Seman said the Rita Rogolofoi heirs, relatives and family members will be blocking the road with wooden barricades and yellow tape to let the government know they are serious.
“We don’t plan on any violence — we want this to be a peaceful demonstration,” Seman said.
He said since the Variety published his statement on Tuesday, no one from the Department of Public Lands, the governor’s office or any agency contacted them.
He said they also sent a letter to Department of Public Safety Commissioner Santiago F. Tudela asking for assistance to divert northbound commuters to the diversion road that passes the Saipan port.
Seman did not receive any reply.
He said they will remove the barricades at 4:30 p.m. or after government working hours, and erect them again on the succeeding days until they are paid the $2.7 million owed by the government.
In 2006, Seman threatened to block the same road if they did not get any payment from the government, but he said no actual barricade was erected because a court case was still going on.
“This time it’s different. We have a court judgment and we won the case,” Seman said.
Superior Court Presiding Judge Robert Naraja on May 12, 2009 ordered the government to pay the Rogolifois over $2.1 million for taking two lands in As Mahetog in 1976 and 1992, and over half a million dollars for the rent of the business establishments located there.
In a separate interview, DPS Commissioner Tudela said he will not deploy any police officer to direct traffic in the area.
“I’m not going to send anybody. That road should not be barricaded and if they insist on closing it, they could be arrested,” Tudela added.
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