The meeting between the delegations of Indonesia and Malaysia in Kinabalu, 6 September, did not bring significant impact to the fishermen at the border.
Unity of Indonesian Traditional Fishermen (KNTI) revealed only meeting to agree on standard operating procedures and rules of engagement on the border with two additional civilian elements, namely Maritime Security Coordinating Board (Bakorkamla) and the Malaysian Maritime Agency (APMM).
"This agreement clearly not in accordance with the expectations of traditional fishermen are still languishing in jail," says national president KNTI Hasibuan Tajruddin Sumatra region in his official statement to okezone, Wednesday (08/09/2010).
He explained, according to data from the People's Coalition for Justice Fisheries (Kiara), since April 2010 there were 20 fishermen origin Langkat, North Sumatra, who was arrested. Finally, on Friday, September 3 and five fishermen Langkat origin, namely Nasir (34), Jolauni (30), Facebook (30), Iswadi (32), and Ali Akbar (22), Malaysian police arrested.
But of that number, nine of them were released on Tuesday, September 7th.
"Recurrence of the traditional fishermen catching this case stems from the lack of attention from the government esktra on the lives of fishermen. Even the 1980s, issues like this are not well addressed, "said Tajrudiin.
Not only that, the fishermen were not given legal assistance by the Indonesian Government to immediately release. In fact they are a source of family livelihood.
Tajruddin community expressed hope that fishermen in Langkat Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries department to optimize the work of marine fisheries in the region, particularly in terms of protection and fulfillment of basic rights of fishermen.
"The fishermen can also be provided with basic legal education and the presentation of information on catchment areas and the provision of fish detector boundaries," he explained.
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