REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA --  As a maritime country, Indonesia needed enforce maritime laws in its waters, according to geopolitical analyst Suryo AB.

"There should be maritime laws and maritime courts for Indonesian waters," Suryo said on Friday.

Suryo remarked that maritime laws were needed to give defense institutions in Indonesia the authority and rights to execute foreign vessels stealing fish from Indonesian waters.

"We have not laws yet, but we already shot and cracked down on foreign ships," he added.

He cautioned that such action could damage Indonesia's relations with other countries. According to Suryo, the foreign vessels that were caught fishing illegally in Indonesian waters should not be sunk immediately, but they should be impounded and their country of origin should be informed about it.

"They may be seized, and we should notify the country of origin of the foreign vessel. We impound the vessel, then we contact the ship of state authority," he affirmed.

According to him, it may be possible that illegal fishing vessels do not have licenses issued by home countries. Once captured, Suryo noted, the authorities of foreign illegal fishing vessels should be prosecuted in court.

"For that we need to have laws and maritime courts," he emphasized.

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