Indonesian police`s speed boat stranded in Malaysia`s water due to engine failure

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A speed boat of Indonesia`s water police was stranded in Malaysian waters due to engine failure, Commissioner General Iman Haryatna, Head of the Security Development Body of the Indonesian Police, said here on Thursday.

"Our boat had an engine failure on September 25, 2007, and was carried away by sea waves to Malaysian waters. As the consequence, the boat was arrested by Malaysia`s police," he said.

Two water policemen aboard the ill-fated boat were patrolling Indonesia`s waters to detect any log smuggling attempts into Malaysia, he said. On September 2, 2007, the same speed boat arrested a boat carrying 43,000 m3 of illegal logs, he said.

"So, the boat was in charge of stopping log smuggle attempts in the sea route, which is prone to smuggling of illegal logs," he said.

"The boat and the two policemen were detained but today they will be handed over to the Indonesian Police after receiving an explanation that the boat had stalled in the sea," he said.

So, the case was dealt with peacefully, he said.

Commenting on the Malaysian media` reports, he said that he had no idea about a shooting incident by the Malaysian police in the arrest of the Indonesian boat.