Thai fishermen to be deported for murder

Thai fishermen to be deported for murder

AMBON, Maluku: Indonesia will soon deport 26 Thai fishermen who
are wanted in Thailand for murder.

The 26 are accused of murdering seven other fishermen on
September 5 aboard a ship in the Aru Sea in Maluku provincial
waters.

The murders allegedly took place after a dispute with the
captain of the ship, who was backed by six other crew members.

First Adm. Lili Suparmono, the chief of Ambon Naval Base, said
on Wednesday the deportations would be made at the request of the
Thai government through its embassy in Jakarta. -- JP