Indonesia returns Vietnamese fishermen

Jakarta, January 22 (VNA) - The Indonesian authorities, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Jakarta, completed procedures to repatriate 10 Vietnamese fishermen on January 21. The fishermen, due to limits in foreign languages and a lack of legal knowledge, were arrested and put on trial for violations of Indonesian sea territory. Most of them were detained from a few months to two years. According to the Vietnamese Embassy, the Indonesian authorities will release about 30 Vietnamese fishermen from now to the Lunar New Year (which falls on February 8 this year). On January 20, three fishermen were sent back home./.