Indonesians arrested for alleged murder of Taiwanese boat captain

Indonesians arrested for alleged murder of Taiwanese boat captain

2012-01-05 16:53:00 GMT+7 (ICT)

TAIPEI (BNO NEWS) -- Two Indonesian deckhands have been taken into custody after allegedly killing the Taiwanese skipper of a fishing boat last December, the Antara news agency reported on Thursday.

The two suspects, identified as Kartubi and Anwar Saepudin, are accused of killing Wang Yao-chang on December 5, 2011, while the vessel, the Chin Hai Hsiang No. 3, was fishing off Myanmar. The prosecutors asked for the two to be detained out of concerns that they might attempt to escape and conspire with each other.

Kartubi admitted beating Wang with a stick after being scolded by him, Antara reported. He and Saepudin then threw his body into the sea, the Pingtung District Prosecutors Office in Taiwan said.

The boat was intercepted by an Indian naval ship on December 9. Indian Navy officers questioned the crewmen and escorted the boat to Port Blair in the Andaman Islands between India and Myanmar.

The suspects were then taken to Taiwan for interrogation. The body of Wang has not been found.

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