JAKARTA: Indonesia sank dozens of impounded foreign boats to mark Independence Day, an official said, as President Joko Widodo steps up a campaign to stop foreign fishermen from “stealing” in its waters.
Since his election, Joko has intensified a campaign to exercise Indonesia’s maritime sovereignty and has sunk and blown up scores of foreign vessels.
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