Vietnamese embassy works to ensure justice for sailors in Indonesia
The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia on November 15 sent a consular official to the court of Ranai in Indonesia’s Natuna islands, a day before a hearing for five Vietnamese captains who were arrested by Indonesian authorities at sea, to discuss the case with Indonesian prosecutors and lawyers.
Nguyen Thanh Giang from the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia meets Vietnamese fishermen (Photo: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia onNovember 15 sent a consular official to the court of Ranai in Indonesia’sNatuna islands, a day before a hearing for five Vietnamese captains who werearrested by Indonesian authorities at sea, to discuss the case with Indonesian prosecutorsand lawyers.
Meeting the captains of the vessels and their lawyers, Nguyen ThanhGiang, who is in charge of consular affairs, learned that they had rejected theaccusations and pointed to differences between where prosecutors said they werearrested and where they believe their vessels where operating.
The captains believed that they were arrested while operating in Vietnam’swaters.
Giang had a working session with representatives of Ranai prosecutingagency, asking for fair judgment in line with international and local law. Herequested the court give reliable and verifiable evidence, especially on theexact position of the sailors when they were arrested.
The Vietnamese embassy also asked the court to soon conduct trial ofpending cases to avoid prolonged detention, and send notices to the embassy sothat it could dispatch representatives to the trials.
Waher Thorhiran from the Ranai prosecuting agency pledged that the caseswill be handled justly. He also committed to carefully considering the positionof the Vietnamese vessels.
According to the agency, sailors violating Indonesia’s exclusiveeconomic zones or illegal fishing will not be detained as they will be freedright after their dossiers are completed. However, those who use banned fishingtools harming the environment will receive strict punishment of about36,000-145,000 USD or 6 months-2 years of imprisonment, while their boats willbe destroyed.
It is unclear whether the captains have been accused of using bannedfishing tools.
According to the Vietnamese embassy, the Vietnamese captains are in goodhealth, but are extremely worried as they feel unfairly treated.
Consular officials of the embassy will be present at the court onNovember 16 during the hearing to ensure justice is upheld.-VNA
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Nguyen Thanh Giang from the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia meets Vietnamese fishermen (Photo: VNA) 
