The Power of Diplomacy

The MV Mirna has been re-seized by the Prosecutors Office, even though the ship had already been released from charges of carrying illegal timber.

August 30, 2005

LAST week, five speedboats and the Indonesian Navys KRI Panana departed from Tanjung Perak Port headed for the Croatian vessel MV Mirna Rijeka, anchored off the Surabaya coast. The convoy of boats was carrying a team of prosecutors, led by the head of the East Java High Prosecutors Office, M.S. Rahardjo. The prosecutors were under orders to seize the ship, which was originally arrested in the Sorong waters of Papua in August 2004, carrying illega

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