Boat sinking policy in international perspective
The issue of fishing boat sinking is in again. It was triggered by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and Vice President Jusuf Kalla who demanded Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti to stop the policy. Instead, she was instructed focusing on the improvement of fish production to boost the national export. She responded rhetorically that the boat sinking is not her policy. It was the fishing court verdict and she just faithfully carried it out. The fishing boat sinking is something of controversial since it was implemented by Madam Susi soon she was in command of the ministry in 2014. One reason is that it involves foreign flagged vessels whose flag states keep complaining the measure from the beginning up to now. Vice President Jusuf Kalla mentioned that he received many objections from the flag states regarding the problem. That is another consideration why he asked the lady minister to stop the sinking. ...