TimesAsiaNews.com | Batam – Marine Police Singapore maneuvers dangerous on Nipah Island, Riau Islands condemned, HNSI submits action and protest to the consulate
The Singapore Marine Police was severely condemned after carrying out a maneuver that endangered the lives of Indonesian fishermen around the waters of Nipah island, Batam, Riau Islands.
As a result of this action, the fate of Indonesian fishermen when facing the Singapore Marine Police made many parties sad, including the Riau Islands Fishermen’s Association (HNSI Riau Islands).
Based on information received by HSNI, Indonesian fishermen faced the Singapore Marine Police on Tuesday (24/12) at around 13.00 WIB, when a number of fishermen were fishing in the border area of Nipah Island and Singapore.
The Singapore Marine Police drove away fishermen by turning their patrol boats so as to create waves that made fishing boats sway in the sea. So that a fisherman in the name of Mahadir, from Eggplant Island, was thrown into the sea.
Quoting Zonajakarta.com, from the December 26, 2024, edition of Antara news, this incident made the Chairman of the Riau Islands Indonesian Fishermen’s Association (HNSI Kepri) Distrawandi, regret the actions of the Singapore Maritime Police who allegedly intimidated fishermen on Balikpadang Island, Batam, while fishing in the waters of Nipah Island, and demanded an explanation from local authorities.
“It could be that the fishermen violated the border area, but the way and attitude of the Singapore Marine Police made us from HSNI very sultry,” said Distrawandi as quoted from Antara.
According to him, the action of the Singapore Marine Police by making waves towards the Balikpadang fishing boat threatens the safety of Indonesian fishermen.
As a form of protest, the Riau Islands HSNI plans to take action at the Singapore Consulate in Batam.
“Because what was done threatened the safety of fishermen’s lives, as we saw in the video. We will protest to the Singapore Consulate tomorrow (Friday, 27/12/2024, read) at Batam,” he said.
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Not only that, after receiving information about the unpleasant treatment from the Singapore Marine Police against the Balikpadang fishermen who were fishing, the Riau Islands HNSI has submitted a memorandum of objection to the HSNI DPP (Central Leadership Council), to be forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu).
Distrawandi said that the Singapore Marine Police should do its duty in a good way, if the fishermen violate the border zone. **
(zj/tan)
