Foreign fishermen found not guilty

Foreign fishermen found not guilty

MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: The East Flores district court
acquitted four Taiwanese fishermen on Tuesday who had been
charged with illegal fishing.

The four fishermen, identified as Huang Tien Siu, Chen Tien
Sung, Chen Pin An, and Huan Tien Ming, were arrested in the
waters off Lembata island a couple of months ago, the Navy
commander in Maumere and Flores, Lt. Col. Gunung Untung, said.

Presiding Judge Agustinus Radja Bire said at a hearing last
week that "there is neither sufficient nor incriminating evidence
of illegal fishing in Indonesian waters."

The evidence in the case, consisting of four motor vessels and
fishing equipment, will be returned to PT Agrindo Bahari, which
owned all of the equipment used by the fishermen. (yac/edt)