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Indonesia to free 239 Vietnamese fishermen

The 239 Vietnamese freed by Indonesia are set to return home on October 6.
Indonesia to free 239 Vietnamese fishermen ảnh 1Vietnamese fishermen freed by Indonesia last June (Source: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – The 239 Vietnamese freed by Indonesia are set to return homeon October 6.

TheVietnamese Embassy in Indonesia worked with competent local authorities tocomplete procedures for repatriating the fishermen.

The handover of the fishermen was conducted on October 4 at Batam Island,Indonesia. They were sent offshore of the island by three Indonesian vesselsand then handed over to Vietnam.

A Vietnamese vessel (coded CSB 8001) completed procedures and received all thereleased fishermen.

The fishermen had been detained since July after being caught illegally fishingin Indonesian waters. They were detained on the Indonesian islands ofPontianak, Tarempa, Batam and Natuna.

Upon the Indonesian authorities’ request, the fishermen pledged not to repeattheir offence.

This is the second handover that the two countries have conducted at sea andthe ninth this year. With this release, a total of 1,230 Vietnamese fishermen havebeen repatriated so far this year. -VNA
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