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December 17, 2025 | 10:07 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Consulate successful Songkhla, Thailand, repatriated 13 fishers from East Aceh who were detained successful Phuket. They were apprehended by the Royal Thai Navy for alleged maritime bound violations successful May.
The Indonesian Consul successful Songkhla, Winardi Hanafi Lucky, said the fishers were flown from Phuket to Jakarta connected Tuesday and arrived astatine Soekarno-Hatta International Airport connected the aforesaid time astatine 10:00 p.m. section time.
"They completed their detention successful Phuket Province connected December 5, 2025, aft being apprehended by the Royal Thai Navy connected May 19, 2025, successful the waters of the Andaman Sea successful Thailand," said Winardi, successful a written connection confirmed successful Jakarta connected Wednesday, December 17, 2025, arsenic quoted by Antara.
The fishers consisted of a skipper of KM New Raver and a skipper and 11 unit members of KM Jasa Cahaya Ikhlas.
The Indonesian Consulate successful Songkhla intimately accompanied the fishers until their accomplishment successful Indonesia, ensuring that they are each successful bully health.
Upon accomplishment successful Jakarta, the fishers were handed implicit to the Directorate of Indonesian Citizen Protection astatine the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, successful the beingness of representatives from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and the Aceh Social Affairs Agency.
They were repatriated to their hometown successful East Aceh Regency done Medan connected Wednesday, accompanied by the Aceh Social Affairs Agency and the Aceh Government Liaison Agency, the Indonesian Consul stated.
This repatriation of 13 fishers followed the earlier repatriation of 5 unit members of KM New Raver from East Aceh connected September 3.
With a full of 18 fishers assisted successful this case, this repatriation "becomes the largest conducted by the Indonesian Consulate successful Songkhla this year," Winardi said.
To forestall akin incidents from recurring, the Indonesian Consulate encourages accrued counseling regarding maritime bound consciousness for the fishers, which should beryllium carried retired done practice and coordination betwixt the cardinal and section governments.
"Regular counseling is expected to heighten the knowing of coastal communities that trust connected the sportfishing assemblage for their livelihood," the Indonesian Consul successful Songkhla stated.
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