They will be quarantined for 5 days and then flown to Aceh after they are really stated devoid of the COVID-19
Banda Aceh, Aceh – Some 28 Acehnese anglers who have simply been repatriated from India are carrying out self isolation in Jakarta prior to being flown to Aceh province.
” They will be quarantined for five days and after that flown to Aceh after they are truly stated devoid of the COVID-19,” Chief of the Intermediary Firm of the Aceh Provincial Federal Government (BPBA) Almuniza Kamal said on Sunday.
While in Jakarta, the 28 Acehenese fishermen stayed at Mercure Hotel on Gatot Subroto Street to perform self isolation and undergo swab test, he stated.
Almuniza stated the Aceh government will continue to focus on the entire people of Aceh as a symptom of Aceh Governor Nova Irfansyah’s commitment.
The Aceh government revealed appreciation to all sides, especially the Foreign Ministry, the Indonesian Embassy in India, and the fisheries resources monitoring station of the Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry (PSDKP-KKP RI)), that have actually helped the repatriation of the Achenese fishermen.
Considering that early last year an overall of 160 Acehnese anglers have actually been apprehended abroad for trespassing in the waters of other nations such as Myanmar, Thailand and India, he stated.
The 28 Acehnese anglers got here in Indonesia on Friday after being set free in India’s islands of Andaman and Nicobar.
The Indian seaside guard authorities Durgabai Deshmukh arrested them at a location 55 nautical miles from Nicobar Island on March 3, 2020.
” With the advocacy of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, the Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi, and the hard work of the Aceh government and the PSDKP-KKP), the Andaman court set them totally free on January 16, 2021,” deputy secretary general of Panglima Laot Aceh (leader of the regional standard sea community) Miftach Tjut Adek validated here on Friday.
Miftach revealed gratitude to the Aceh guv and the central government for their effort and steadfast advocacy for the Acehnese anglers that led to their instant release. Usually, the detention duration may last for approximately three years.
” In the previous 2 years, our 160 fishermen were apprehended in the 3 nations of Myanmar, India, and Thailand. They were launched immediately owing to the advocacy of the Aceh federal government and the main government,” he affirmed.
With the repatriation of 28 Acehnese anglers, three other fishermen from Aceh are yet being apprehended in India.
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