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Brits nabbed for making piracy film in Malacca Straits
Busted: UK citizens Becky Prosser (center) and Neil Bonner (right) discuss their arrest as Indonesian interpreter Zamira Lubis looks on while seated in the Batam, Rempang, Galang (Barelang) City Police headquarters in Batam, Riau Islands, on Friday evening
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Busted: UK citizens Becky Prosser (center) and Neil Bonner (right) discuss their arrest as Indonesian interpreter Zamira Lubis looks on while seated in the Batam, Rempang, Galang (Barelang) City Police headquarters in Batam, Riau Islands, on Friday evening. The three pictured, along with eight other Indonesians, were arrested on Thursday evening by the Indonesian Navy for filming a dramatic piracy scene in the Malacca Straits without proper papers. (JP/Fadli) (center) and Neil Bonner (right) discuss their arrest as Indonesian interpreter Zamira Lubis looks on while seated in the Batam, Rempang, Galang (Barelang) City Police headquarters in Batam, Riau Islands, on Friday evening. The three pictured, along with eight other Indonesians, were arrested on Thursday evening by the Indonesian Navy for filming a dramatic piracy scene in the Malacca Straits without proper papers. (JP/Fadli)
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span class="caption">Busted: UK citizens Becky Prosser (center) and Neil Bonner (right) discuss their arrest as Indonesian interpreter Zamira Lubis looks on while seated in the Batam, Rempang, Galang (Barelang) City Police headquarters in Batam, Riau Islands, on Friday evening. The three pictured, along with eight other Indonesians, were arrested on Thursday evening by the Indonesian Navy for filming a dramatic piracy scene in the Malacca Straits without proper papers. (JP/Fadli)
The Indonesian Navy handed over Friday evening to the police two Brits and nine Indonesians for reenacting a piracy scene in the Malacca Straits without proper papers.
The Brits are Neil Bonner, 31, and Becky Prosser, 30, and the locals are Zamira Lubis (their interpreter), Andi Kusnanto, Ahmadi, Marsel Karel, Indratno, Apson Kakahue, Samsul, Diki and Lamusa.
A naval patrol group from Batam Naval Base led by Capt. Rudi Amirudin arrested the team when they were filming around Belakang Padang Island in Batam, Riau Islands.
The arrest was made when they were waiting for a vessel that was set to be robbed for the reenactment on Thursday evening.
After initial questioning, the group was handed over to the Batam, Rempang, Galang (Barelang) City Police on Friday evening.
Prosser refused to give any statement to The Jakarta Post saying she was still waiting for her lawyer.
Rudi said the group did not have the proper documents for reenacting piracy, thus violating laws on immigration and broadcasting.
From the group, the navy confiscated four machetes, four masks, one daylight video camera, one evening video camera, one GoPro camera and one digital camera.
According to information gathered by the Post, the Brits are from a production house that plans to sell the finished video program to National Geographic. (nvn)
