Three jailed for poaching

Three jailed for poaching

PANDEGLANG, West Java: The district court sentenced three men
Thursday to a total of two years in jail for poaching sea slugs
(tripang) in the Ujungkulon National Park.

The council of judges sentenced Jemi bin Jarsa to 10 months,
Tedi Bin Roma to seven months and Mamad bin Barmawi to seven
months imprisonment respectively.

The judges said in their verdict that the Sumatran migrants
had endangered the sea slug population in the park and disturbed
the ecological balance in the well known reserve.

Earlier, prosecutor Th. Agus Waluyo had demanded that the
defendants be incarcerated for a total of 26 months, Antara
reported.

The men were caught poaching at sea on May 18, 1990. The
authorities seized their fishing boat and equipment. (pan)