Jakarta – As lots of as 51 Acehnese fishermen who had actually been apprehended in Thailand for poaching were repatriated to Indonesia on Thursday after being given a royal pardon, the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok stated in a statement.
The anglers were pardoned by King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand on his birthday on July 28, 2020, following which they were transferred from Phang Ngah prison and handed over to Thai immigration in early September to complete repatriation rules, the embassy stated.
The anglers were sent to Bangkok on September 12, 2020, and they flew to Jakarta from the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, in accordance with the Thai government’s policy in action to the COVID-19 pandemic, it included.
After landing in Jakarta, the fishermen returned to their houses in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province.
The anglers had been captured poaching in Thailand’s territory by the Royal Thai Navy on two different celebrations. Thirty fishermen and three kids on board KM Mahesa Perkasa and KM Voltus fishing vessels were detained by the Thai Navy on January 24, 2020, while 20 fishermen and three kids on board KM Tuah Sulthan were caught on March 12, 2020.
They were noticable guilty of illegally fishing in Thailand waters and sentenced to one to two years in prison. They were jailed in the Phang Ngah jail in southern Thailand.
The Indonesian Consulate in Songkhla offered legal recommendations to the fishermen and looked for remedy for penalty. (INE)
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