Pontianak (ANTARA News) - The Foreign Ministry has sent a diplomatic note to Chinese, Vietnamese and Taiwanese embassies following the capture of 17 foreign motor vessels with 151 crew members while poaching in Natuna waters.
Consular affairs director at the Foreign Ministry Indra Kesuma Oesman said here on Thursday he had submitted a diplomatic note to the three countries calling on them to conduct a verification of the existing detainees to smoothen their deportation.
He hoped that after the sending of the diplomatic note, the embassies of the three countries would be able to arrange the deportation of the Indonesians as soon as possible. It was believed that a delay in their deportation will cause new problems such as their meal cost and other social problems.
The quickest process of the deportation will take at least two months if the embassy is proactive in helping their nationals return home as soon as possible.
In the meantime, Pontianak Naval Base Commander Lt Col Taufik Harun said his side had sent 151 crew members from the three countries to Pontianak Immigration office for further legal process. "But till now the whips of the detainees are still berthing at Jeurju TPI port, as the immigration office has no place to accommodate such big number of detainees."
He said that fish confiscated from their vessels could serve as evidence. Based on law No 5.1985 and a ruling of the Supreme Court No 1/2007, the confiscation of the fish caught in Indonesian waters is the authority of the navy and the proceeds of fish auction could be kept as evidence for the court.
"We hope that the deportation can be immediately carried out to prevent other problems," he said.
The Director General for Marine and Fishery Resources Supervision (DKP), Aji Sulasto, on another occasion said his office in 2007 succeeded in saving the state from a loss of about Rp460 billion in addition to Rp295 billion in the January-April 2008 period.
Most of the poachers caught red handed in Indonesian waters came from China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.
It was reported that about 75 fishing vessels had been confiscated in Ranai and another 60 in Pontianak. Those vessels will be declared as state assets on the basis of the court verdict.(*)
Consular affairs director at the Foreign Ministry Indra Kesuma Oesman said here on Thursday he had submitted a diplomatic note to the three countries calling on them to conduct a verification of the existing detainees to smoothen their deportation.
He hoped that after the sending of the diplomatic note, the embassies of the three countries would be able to arrange the deportation of the Indonesians as soon as possible. It was believed that a delay in their deportation will cause new problems such as their meal cost and other social problems.
The quickest process of the deportation will take at least two months if the embassy is proactive in helping their nationals return home as soon as possible.
In the meantime, Pontianak Naval Base Commander Lt Col Taufik Harun said his side had sent 151 crew members from the three countries to Pontianak Immigration office for further legal process. "But till now the whips of the detainees are still berthing at Jeurju TPI port, as the immigration office has no place to accommodate such big number of detainees."
He said that fish confiscated from their vessels could serve as evidence. Based on law No 5.1985 and a ruling of the Supreme Court No 1/2007, the confiscation of the fish caught in Indonesian waters is the authority of the navy and the proceeds of fish auction could be kept as evidence for the court.
"We hope that the deportation can be immediately carried out to prevent other problems," he said.
The Director General for Marine and Fishery Resources Supervision (DKP), Aji Sulasto, on another occasion said his office in 2007 succeeded in saving the state from a loss of about Rp460 billion in addition to Rp295 billion in the January-April 2008 period.
Most of the poachers caught red handed in Indonesian waters came from China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.
It was reported that about 75 fishing vessels had been confiscated in Ranai and another 60 in Pontianak. Those vessels will be declared as state assets on the basis of the court verdict.(*)
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