Popular Stories: Mobile Brigade Officer Abuses Child, and Thailand Sinks Malaysian Vessel

Jakarta (ANTARA) - A number of noteworthy stories from various channels on Antaranews.com have been compiled this Monday, ranging from a Mobile Brigade officer allegedly assaulting a child to death in Tual, Maluku, to Thailand sinking a Malaysian vessel caught fishing illegally.

The following is a summary of the stories:

1. Yusril: Brimob Officer Who Abused Child in Maluku Must Face Ethics and Criminal Proceedings

Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra stated that First Private MS, a Mobile Brigade (Brimob) member suspected of fatally assaulting a child in Tual, Maluku, must be brought before an ethics hearing and tried in criminal court.

2. Thailand Sinks Malaysian Vessel After It Rams Patrol Boat

A Royal Thai Navy patrol vessel fired warning shots at a Malaysian trawler that attempted to ram it after being caught conducting illegal fishing operations in Thai waters.

3. House Ethics Court: No Violations in Sahroni’s Reappointment to Commission III

Chairman of the House of Representatives Ethics Court (MKD) Nazaruddin Dek Gam stated that there were no procedural violations in the reappointment of Ahmad Sahroni as Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives.

4. Residents on Alert Over Widened River Following Flood Disaster in East Aceh

Survivors of the flash flood disaster located in Ranto Panyang Rubek hamlet, East Aceh, Aceh, are on heightened alert as the river has widened by up to 30 metres with strong currents following the disaster.