Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad says that the Malaysian government has completely displeased him by arresting his officers patrolling the Riau Islands waters.
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| Fadel Muhammad (JP/Hans David Tampubolon) |
"I am disappointed. I have discussed this issue with the foreign affairs minister [Marty Natalegawa] and he said that an official diplomatic note would be issued as soon as possible," Fadel told reporters at the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Monday.
Fadel said that he would also discuss this issue with the Malaysian ambassador.
"I also have talked with Pak Dai Bachtiar [Indonesian ambassador in Malaysia], and he told me that the Malaysian government was also intensively discussing this issue," he said.
"The point is that I want the Malaysian authorities to release our officers as soon as possible because they are not guilty," he added.
The Malaysian authorities arrested the Indonesian officers after the latter apprehended Malaysian fishermen fishing within the Indonesian territory.
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