Indonesia Maritime and Fisheries Affairs Persevere China Cost Guard

JAKARTA - Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti protested to the People's Republic of China associated with the inclusion of KM Kway Fey 10078 fishing vessels and coast guard vessels of the Bamboo Curtain country in the waters of Natuna, Indonesia.

"I will submitted a strong protest with the memorandum diplomatically," he told on Sunday (20/3).

He revealed, it originated from the report the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), which detects the movement of vessels suspected of illegal fishing in Natuna, Riau Islands province on Saturday (19/3) at approximately 14:15 pm.

The ship KM Kway Fey flagged in China, was attended by the ship CTF Sharks KP 11 and securing eight crew crew (ABK).

Susi said that despite the incident in the border area, but the ship has been declared in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Indonesia.

When KM Kway Fey will be taken CTF officers, according to him, suddenly came coastguard vessels (coastguard) Chinese who came over and crashing Kway Fey, with allegations that a fishing boat from China can not be brought to the mainland Indonesia.

To avoid conflict, the official CTF left Kway Fey and returned to the Sharks KP 11, and only managed to carry eight crew.

Susi confirms that the events conducted by the Chinese party is tantamount to not respect the sovereignty of Indonesia, so that he would summon the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Jakarta.

He also noted that had discussed the matter and held a meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.