Susi Pudjiastuti Threatens Fish Thief: Indonesia Will Not Compromise

Jakarta - Minister of marine and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti declared Indonesia will not be compromised on illegal fishing activities conducted in the area of national waters.

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"Indonesia very firmly and do not compromise against the evils of fishing illegally, " said Minister Susi in Jakarta, Friday, August 2, 2018.

Minister of the thing to mention Susi commented on the decision of a judge of the Tribunal who has dropped the fine Sabang PN to citizens of Russia, Aleksandr Matveev.

Matveev Aleksandr itself is the captain of the STS-50 fish which is a foreign flagged fishing vessel, who is also a fugitive from Interpol.

Susi Pudjiastuti assert any illegal fishing, its shape is to ignore the sovereignty of a country and Indonesia will surely be decisive. About the verdict, Susi judge that it is a progressive ruling to stop the activity of the theft of fish in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, Director-General of the supervision of Plt marine and Fisheries Resources the CTF Nilanto Perbowo suggested, it did 50 STS ships fishing illegally in certain waters and never fled from Mozambique and China, before finally being arrested by INDONESIAN ARMED FORCES The Navy.

Earlier, the Tribunal Judge District Court of Sabang, Aceh province, condemning the criminal fines to Nahkoda Ship STS-50, Aleksandr Matveev (56) citizens of Russia amounting to Rp200 million.

Chief Judge Zulfikar SH, MH while reading out the verdict on amar PN Sabang, Thursday, August 1, 2018 stated, the defendant Matveev Aleksandr proved legally and to convict guilty of committing criminal acts while in the fisheries area fisheries Indonesian.

The ruling mentioned when the fines are not paid it will be replaced by criminal confinement and four months.

Judge affirms, Matveev Aleksandr has operated a foreign flagged fishing vessel that does not have permission to arrest for being in the area of fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia.

"Evidence in the form of one unit of the ship FV STS-50, the equipment of the ship and its equipment, GPS devices 150 fruit capture tool bubu, gill net capture tool net 600 fruit ready-made seized for the State, " said.

Aboard STS-50 and IMO 8514772 Interpol fugitive along with 30 CREW on BOARD his Ship captured Navy (KAL) Simeulue under the coordination of the TNI-AL Lanal Sabang, Aceh province in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) Indonesia, 6 April 2018.