The Indonesian Navy is conducting an investigation into the missing five Indonesian fishermen after they were forced by Papua New Guinean soldiers to jump off their boat for breaching border.
The Jakarta Globe reports 10 fishermen from the Papua district of Merauke were on board a fishing boat searching for sea cucumbers or bech-de-mer, near the border between Indonesia and PNG, when they were accused of the breach by P-N-G Defence Force soldiers. Its been reported that dozens of soldiers stopped the boat and set it on fire, after taking the men on board the military ship. The Papua Police spokesman Senior Commander Pujo Sulistyo, says the fishermen were then told to jump into waters, approximately five kilometres away from the coast and only five swam ashore, but they remain missing. Three days after the incident, a joint team from the Indonesian Navy, the National Search and Rescue Agency and local volunteers, were searching for the five missing fishermen. The Commander of the Indonesian Navy's Merauke office, Brigadier General Buyung Lalana, says they are investigating the matter. This incident occurred two weeks ago. ...ABC.. Comments are closed.
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