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SECURITY SITUATION IN AMBALAT AREA STILL TENSE
Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Until Tuesday morning, the security situation in the disputed area of Ambalat was still marked by high tension following a number of border violations by Malaysian warships, an Indonesian navy officer said.
Commandant of Indonesian warship "KRI Untung Suropati", Major Salim, confirmed to ANTARA on Tuesday that the tension-filled security situation in Ambalat waters remained unchanged and naval units in the area were still on full alert.
Salim said Malaysian warships often trespassed Indonesian waters. Indonesian fishermen were often arrested and their fish catches seized.
"We will continue to increase and maintain alertness in Ambalat because they were accused of violating Malaysia's waters," he said.
He said there should be no maneuverd by both sides in the area which was still the subject of a dispute between the two countries.
"Therefore the Indonesian navy will continue to guard Ambalat as part of the Unitary State of Indonesia," he said.
Indonesia's KRI Untung Surapati-872 warship on Sunday managed to drive away a Malaysian warship, the KD Yu-3500, which had tried to trespass Indonesian waters in the Ambalat Block.
A day earlier, the Indonesian Navy's KRI Hasanudin-366 also drove away KD Baung-3509, a helicopter of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, and a Malaysian Beachcraft which tried to enter the Ambalat Block.
According to the TNI, nine territorial violations by Malaysian marine and police vessels had happened in the recent past.
Based on data obtained from House Commission I for defense affairs, Malaysia has made 11 border violations over Indonesia's territory since January.
On May 27, 2009, four Indonesian fishermen were arrested, beaten up and had their fish catches seized by the Malaysian navies.
"What they should have done, if they suspected the fishermen, was to take them to their posts and if the fishermen were proven guilty they brought them to court," an Indonesian naval officer said in Tarakan, East Kalimantan. ***4***
Commandant of Indonesian warship "KRI Untung Suropati", Major Salim, confirmed to ANTARA on Tuesday that the tension-filled security situation in Ambalat waters remained unchanged and naval units in the area were still on full alert.
Salim said Malaysian warships often trespassed Indonesian waters. Indonesian fishermen were often arrested and their fish catches seized.
"We will continue to increase and maintain alertness in Ambalat because they were accused of violating Malaysia's waters," he said.
He said there should be no maneuverd by both sides in the area which was still the subject of a dispute between the two countries.
"Therefore the Indonesian navy will continue to guard Ambalat as part of the Unitary State of Indonesia," he said.
Indonesia's KRI Untung Surapati-872 warship on Sunday managed to drive away a Malaysian warship, the KD Yu-3500, which had tried to trespass Indonesian waters in the Ambalat Block.
A day earlier, the Indonesian Navy's KRI Hasanudin-366 also drove away KD Baung-3509, a helicopter of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, and a Malaysian Beachcraft which tried to enter the Ambalat Block.
According to the TNI, nine territorial violations by Malaysian marine and police vessels had happened in the recent past.
Based on data obtained from House Commission I for defense affairs, Malaysia has made 11 border violations over Indonesia's territory since January.
On May 27, 2009, four Indonesian fishermen were arrested, beaten up and had their fish catches seized by the Malaysian navies.
"What they should have done, if they suspected the fishermen, was to take them to their posts and if the fishermen were proven guilty they brought them to court," an Indonesian naval officer said in Tarakan, East Kalimantan. ***4***
