PANDEGLANG - Satpolairud Pandeglang Police, West Java, arrested five perpetrators who used fish bombs in the waters of Tanjung Sinini Block, Ujung Kulon National Park.
Head of Polairud Polres Pandeglang AKP Zul Ahmadi Ampera revealed that the five perpetrators who used homemade fish bombs are now undergoing examination by officers.
The use of fish bombs can damage marine biota ecosystems, fish population habitats, and endanger humans. The five perpetrators with the initials DP (35), SH (68), HN (39), AP (24), and ST (22) were arrested yesterday. The suspects made fishing using fish bombs that had been put in glass bottles.
"We are legally processing the five suspects for using the fish bomb," he said in his statement, Antara, Friday, December 2.
His party arrested five suspects as a result of patrols with the Ujung Kulon National Park RPU Marine Patrol Team. Currently, the suspect and evidence are being secured to the Pandeglang Police Satpolairud Office for further investigation.
The evidence that was secured was 12 bottles of explosive bomb, 7 bottles without axes containing a white polyrate potassium, 24 axes, 1.25 kg brown, 63 axes of coconut, 15 cap bottles made of rubber, 3 packs of matches, 1 set of bomb assemblers.
Then, 1 unit of motorboat, 2 movis Dacor brands, 4 glasses, 2 weights each 5 kg, 1 compressor, and 1 roll of the long yellow compressor hose of approximately 50 meters.
Zul Ahmadi revealed that it is feared that the use of explosives like this could damage coral reefs, fish species and other marine biota.
A 250 gram bomb from a fish bomb can destroy at least 50 m2 of coral reefs, he said.
Of the total confiscated evidence, he said, the potential damage caused was thousands of square meters which took tens to hundreds of years to return it to its original state.
For their actions, the perpetrators are subject to Article 1 paragraph (1) and (3) of the Emergency Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 12 of 1951, in conjunction with Law no. 1 of 2014 concerning Amendments to Article 73 paragraph 1 Letter a of Law no. 27 of 2007 concerning Management of Coastal and Small Island Areas in conjunction with Article 33 Paragraph 3 of Law no. 05 of 1990 concerning Conservation of the Natural Resources of Life and Ecosystems in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code with the threat of imprisonment for 20 years.
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