Legislators board wrong boat<\/p>\n
SERANG, Banten: Members of the House of Representatives
\nCommission III on agriculture and food affairs went aboard the
\nwrong ship and sailed to Putri island during their visit to
\nobserve mangrove forest along the Tangerang coastal area on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
The legislators initially planned to board a boat belonging to
\na fisherman from Tanjung Kait, but the owner of a luxury boat,
\napproached the entourage and offered a ride.<\/p>\n
Without any coordination with the local administration, all
\nmembers of the entourage moved to the second boat, including
\nTangerang Regent Agus Djumara.<\/p>\n
However, the boat did not go along the coastal area but it
\nwent directly to Putri island. The boat was to take the owner
\nhome to the island.<\/p>\n
Legislators protested, saying that they were on duty to
\nobserve the mangrove forests.<\/p>\n
"We are on an official trip along the coastal area and not a
\npleasure trip," legislator Fachri Andi Laluasa told the boat's
\ncrew.<\/p>\n
The legislators were later returned to Dadap port after the
\nboat took the owner to the island.<\/p>\n
Antara reported that the legislators had to wait for hours
\nuntil the fisherman's boat returned and fetched them for the real
\nobservation of the coastal areas. (emf)<\/p>",
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