Malaysia Detains 19 Indonesian Fishermen: Spokesperson
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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Rokan Hilir-The Rokan Hilir District office of the All Indonesian Fishermen Association (HNSI) in Riau Province has asked the Central Government to help release 19 local fishermen currently being detained in Malaysia.
"We hope the Rokan Hilirs fishermen are immediately repatriated," Secretary to the HNSI Rohil District office Saddam Hussein said here on Sunday night, June 26, 2016.
The fishing locations are still in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia and (the fishermen) did not encroach on the territory, Saddam quoted a fisherman who escaped the incident.
Thus, Saddam asked the Indonesian Navy and the Coastal Police department to immediately form a team and field and spaciousness direct review to confirm whether the location of incoming waters belong to Indonesia or Malaysia.
"The fishermen told us that they were still in the Indonesian waters, including their fishing tools," Saddam pointed out.
Earlier, the Rokan Hilir police precinct chief Senior Commissioner Hendry Posma Lubis cited that the 19 fishermen detained since Thursday, June 23, were crew ship's members of three different motor boats, and all of them are traditional fishing boats.
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