Two Batam fishermen held by Malaysian authorities return to Indonesia


File photo of a Maritime and Security Agency high-speed craft travelling in the waters of Tanjung Uncang in Batam, Riau Islands - Kompas

JAKARTA: Two fishermen from Batam, Riau Islands province, have been repatriated after being detained for a week by Malaysian authorities for trespassing into the country’s maritime territory.

Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) personnel aboard KN Dana 232 retrieved the two 25-year-old fishermen, Salam and Suhardi, in the waters near the Indonesia-Malaysia border on Wednesday (March 19).

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