So is this guy a small landowner or was he a landlord? The article mentions that he had 'workers' - presumably tenant farmers given that they didn't just leave to finding other work when the gang took the land - but it doesn't really make clear the details. Returning land to actual farmers from whom it was taken is good, but if this guy's just going to turn around and start extracting rents from people, the government should redistribute the land rather than giving it back.
SenorMeltyface wrote
So is this guy a small landowner or was he a landlord? The article mentions that he had 'workers' - presumably tenant farmers given that they didn't just leave to finding other work when the gang took the land - but it doesn't really make clear the details. Returning land to actual farmers from whom it was taken is good, but if this guy's just going to turn around and start extracting rents from people, the government should redistribute the land rather than giving it back.