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'Indonesian Pirates targeted by authorities.'
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Indonesian authorities have rounded up pirates in two separate raids
Alleged GAM commander, Rusil bin Abdul Gani alias Irwansyah, was arrested at his rented home in Cirebon on 30 Sept 07. Abdul Gani had allegedly attacked and looted many vessels in the Strait of Malacca and was on the police wanted list for the past three years. According to police officials, Abdul Gani has an extensive networking covering Medan and Aceh, with oil tankers, merchant vessels, and fishing boats as targets.
During the raid of his home, Abdul Gani resisted arrest and was subsequently shot and wounded before police rushed him to a local hospital in Cirebon, West Java. Abdul Gani claimed he only attacked fishing boats and sent the loot to GAM
Indonesian authorities have also detained fourteen pirates after foiling their attempt to hijack a product tanker on 24 Sept 07. The tanker (KRATON), transporting a cargo of cooking oil, was reportedly attacked on 22 Sept 07. After sailing from the Musi River, the vessel was approached by a group in a 200-horsepower speedboat and armed with a number of pistols and sharp weapons.
The group proceeded to climb on board waving the pistols. Based on the ship's tracking system, the owner estimated the hijackers were likely planning to sail the vessel to either Singapore or Malaysia. The captain was able to send a message to the pilot station at Tanjun Buyut in Palembang, reporting that it had been boarded by several robbers, alerting the authorities to the situation.
The tracking system enabled authorities to the situation. The tracking system enabled authorities to search for the vessel. The hijacking was foiled two days later on 24 Sept 07 after the Indonesian Navy deployed six warships to Indonesian waters south of Tanjung Ayam. The Commander of the Indonesian Navy was able to overpower them without incurring any causalities. Authorities boarded the vessel and detained all fourteen hijackers for further investigations.
All seventeen crew were safe and the cargo remained intact. One of the hijackers detained, named Setiono, was reported to have been recruited by a Palembang mastermind identified as Zulkifli and promised 150 million Indonesian rupiah (approx. $16,500 USD) if they sailed the tanker into Malaysian waters. Two other hijackers, who were considered the ring leaders, identified as M Teguh and Hussen, claimed the piracy attempt had been planned for over a month under Zulkifli's orders.
According to further reporting from 6 Oct 07, three additional accomplices have been identified as helping organize the hijacking. One was identified as Indonesian soldier, Lilik Suprano, and the other two suspected individuals are Singaporean identified as Fang and A. Fong. Fang has been detained by Indonesian authorities and confessed to providing satellite telephones for the hijacking while the other two suspects remain at large.
by Rob Kothe
11:43 PM Wed 24 Oct 2007 GMT
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