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Condemning the apprehension of 12 fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy connected Tuesday, mechanised vessel fishermen successful Rameswaram observed a one-day onslaught present connected Wednesday.
The 12 fishermen Sandhiya Nivastan, Kayous Raj, James Cayton, Prabath, Doja, Anthony Tilman, Agbo Nijo, Maria Anto Beston, Gorbachev, Madansan, Nimal Sahayam, and Anand who were sportfishing successful the Mannar oversea portion were apprehended on with the vessel belonging to Jothibasu, by Sri Lankan Navy personnel.
The fishermen who were arrested connected charges of allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and utilizing banned sportfishing nets, were sent to judicial custody until January 5 and were lodged successful Vavuniya prison.
They condemned the repeated arrests and urged the Union and State governments to instrumentality swift enactment to repatriate the detained fishermen.
Due to the strike, implicit 600 mechanised boats remained anchored astatine the sportfishing jetty and much than 2,500 fishermen abstained from venturing into the sea, bringing sportfishing activities successful the portion to a standstill.
