TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search results
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search resultsRI confirms Malaysian tanker hijackers are Indonesians
The Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Mayferas confirmed on Thursday that all eight people who were arrested in Vietnam for hijacking a Malaysian tanker were Indonesians
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
T
he Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Mayferas confirmed on Thursday that all eight people who were arrested in Vietnam for hijacking a Malaysian tanker were Indonesians.
"Officials from the Indonesian consulate general in Ho Chi Minh and from the embassy in Hanoi met the eight hijackers on Wednesday and they have verified that they are indeed Indonesian," Mayferas told the press at the Foreign Ministry office on Thursday.
The eight hijackers have been identified as residents of Natuna, Riau Islands; Medan, North Sumatra; Jakarta; and Kisaran, North Sumatra.
A suspect from Natuna, identified as Ruslan, is believed to be the leader of the team.
Mayferas said the Vietnamese government, through its maritime police, was currently investigating the case. However, it had not specified how long the investigation would take.
The Indonesian government was currently considering the possibility of extraditing the suspects, the ambassador said.
During the questioning, the suspected hijackers also revealed that there were five other hijackers who fled to Indonesia.
The Orkim Harmony, a Malaysian-flagged tanker carrying 6,000 tons of petrol worth US$5.60 million, went missing on June 11 en route from Malacca to Kuantan Port.
Eight suspects were then arrested in Vietnamese waters near Tho Chu Island after they reportedly fled the tanker in a lifeboat last Thursday. (fsu/ika)(++++)
