Police delay arson probe<\/p>\n
PAMEKASAN, East Java: Police have delayed the investigation of
\na torched fishing boat off the island of Madura, allegedly
\ncarried out by a group of fishermen angry at the owner's decision
\nto use a kind of net that threatened their livelihood.<\/p>\n
Madura Police Chief Col. Adna Isa said the investigation had
\nbeen delayed because tension remained high among the villagers
\nimplicated in the fire, Antara reported.<\/p>\n
\"Let the situation cool off first,\" Col. Adna said.\"Each time
\nwe called a villager for questioning, hundreds turn up to show
\ntheir solidarity,\" he added.<\/p>\n
The presence of the boat, owned by Fadili of Branta village,
\nin the waters off the Camplong beach, angered local fishermen,
\nbecause of the use of a net similar to one known in the industry
\nas WCW, which has been outlawed by the government.<\/p>\n
Police said that on the day of the incident, the boat and its
\nfive-man crew was surrounded by seven wooden rafts, each one
\ncarrying 10 people. They ordered the boat to the shore and then
\nset fire to it and the net. (emb)<\/p>",
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