The Twelve Chinese fishermen who
have been found guilty of illegally fishing in the Philippine waters have
started its serving time in Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Palawan.
As it was posted on its website, Tubbataha
Reefs Natural Park said Puerto Princesa City Regional Trial Court Branch 51 found
the 12 fishermen guilty of violating the Philippine Republic Act 10067, the Tubbataha
Act of 2009, last Aug. 5.
The Chinese captain was then sentenced
to 12 years in prison and the other 11 Chinese crewmen were each sentenced to
10 years in prison.
Each of them was ordered to pay the
amount of USD100,000 fine for the Philippine government.
The Filipino authorities caught
the said Chinese in last April of 2013 after their boat ran aground on
Tubbataha Reef. The fishermen found carrying cargo of pangolins, an endangered
mammal similar to an anteater.
No comments:
Post a Comment