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        "id": 1613228,
        "msgid": "regent-of-east-aceh-writes-to-foreign-minister-over-arrest-of-east-aceh-fishermen-in-thailand-1773482052",
        "date": "2026-03-14 15:53:49",
        "title": "Regent of East Aceh writes to Foreign Minister over arrest of East Aceh fishermen in Thailand",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Regent of East Aceh has written to Indonesia's Foreign Minister regarding the arrest of 19 fishermen from the region by Thai authorities on 11 March 2026. The fishermen from two fishing vessels allegedly entered Thai waters illegally, and the regent is requesting the Foreign Ministry to facilitate legal certainty and expedite the fishermen's repatriation to Indonesia.",
        "content": "<p>Banda Aceh \u2014 The Regent of East Aceh, Iskandar Usman Al-Farlaky, has\nwritten to Indonesia\u2019s Foreign Minister regarding the arrest of 19\nfishermen from the region by Thai authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have written to the Indonesian Foreign Minister through the\nDirectorate General for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens regarding\n19 fishermen from East Aceh who have been arrested and detained by Thai\nauthorities,\u201d said Iskandar Usman Al-Farlaky when contacted from Banda\nAceh on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, 19 fishermen from East Aceh Regency from two vessels were\narrested in Thai waters on 11 March 2026. They were reportedly in Thai\nterritorial waters illegally.<\/p>\n<p>The two fishing vessels from East Aceh were KM Anak Manja 02,\nweighing 26 gross tonnes (GT) with 13 crew members and one captain, and\nKM Jalur Gaza, weighing 7 GT with four crew members and one captain.<\/p>\n<p>The regent stated that the letter requested the Indonesian Foreign\nMinister, specifically the Directorate General for the Protection of\nIndonesian Citizens, to facilitate legal certainty and assured\nresolution for the fishermen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will follow up on this\nletter and assist in facilitating the handling of the fishermen. We also\nhope that the fishermen can be repatriated soon,\u201d said Iskandar Usman\nAl-Farlaky.<\/p>\n<p>The 19 East Aceh fishermen arrested in Thailand included 14 from KM\nAnak Manja 02, consisting of one captain named Adnan (48) and 13 crew\nmembers: Maulana (22), Anwar (52), Rasyidin (44), Raihandy (34), Muzakir\n(36), Musliadi (32), Zulkifli (23), Novindra (23), Darmadan (20),\nSaifulli (52), Zulkifli (38), Muhammad Yunus (16), and Muhammad Sahputra\n(18).<\/p>\n<p>The crew from KM Jalur Gaza consisted of one captain named Zarkasyi\n(34) and four crew members: Hamdani (39), Samsul Bahri (30), Yahdi\nKumullah (25), and Syarkawi (47).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/regent-of-east-aceh-writes-to-foreign-minister-over-arrest-of-east-aceh-fishermen-in-thailand-1773482052",
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