COA TO INVESTIGATE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, HUMAN ABUSE IN FISHING|遠洋漁船非法行為 農委會承諾徹查

One of the key evidence that helped reopen the case was video footage of the fisherman, Supriyanto himself, where he claimed to have been physically abused. However, the footage was dismissed by prosecutors as it was recorded in Indonesian. Meanwhile, Control Yuan member Wang Mei-yu, who presided over the investigation, pointed at the Fisheries Agency for regulatory oversight. In response, the agency said a new sub-law will be announced in January to better protect migrant fishermen. In the video clip, the Indonesian fisherman Supriyanto said he was abused and beaten by the captain and the crew members, but the Pingtung District Prosecutors' Office said it could not understand what the fisherman was talking about and concluded septic shock was the cause of death. Feeling that there was something wrong with the case, Wang Mei-yu, a Control Yuan member, re-opened the investigation and asked the Pingtung District Prosecutors' Office to follow suit, criticizing the Fisheries Agency for negligence. ==WANG MEI-YU, Control Yuan== I am not satisfied with how the Fisheries Agency dealt with this case. This doesn't comply with the protection of human rights, the protection of laborers' rights. The Control Yuan member said these fishermen only have a monthly wage of US$350 and have to pay the security deposit of US$100 per month for 9 months. Some even have only US$50 for monthly wage. The work contract is far from a fair one. In response, the Fisheries Agency said it has revised relevant branch laws where brokers will be strictly regulated. It will announce the laws on Jan. 20 at the earliest. ==HUANG HUNG-YEN Deputy Dir.-Gen. Fisheries Agency == So, the future branch laws will regulate the brokers. You have to pay a security deposit. If the violation of the branch laws is serious, the broker's license will be revoked. The insurance payment and some fishermen-related rights are covered inside. The media outlet interviewed retired observers who were once stationed on deep-sea fishing boats and they pointed out the Fisheries Agency failed to monitor the illegal fishing activities and even helped tamper the figures of the report. In response, the minister of Council of Agriculture said the behavior is against the law and the international preservation trend. It will look into the behavior. ==TSAO CHI-HUNG Minister Council of Agriculture == Whether the report was tampered afterwards needs investigation. This has to be improved. Concerning illegal fishing activities, the Fisheries Agency said it has imposed a severe penalty of up to NT$30 million, with recidivists being fined up to NT$45 million and serious violators' licenses being revoked. The Fisheries Agency denied the accusation by the retired observers that the agency had tampered the figure of the report. It also hoped the informants could provide detailed information for the investigation. TRANSLATED BY：BRYANT CHANG 去年八月在船上死亡的印尼漁工Supriyanto，生前在錄製的影像中，表示被船長與船員虐打，但屏東地檢署收到這些影像，說聽不懂，最後以敗血休克死亡簽結案件，監察委員王美玉接重新調查後，認為事件不單純，決定翻案要求屏檢重啟調查，也批評農委會漁業署有疏失。 ==監察委員 王美玉== 我對漁業署對這個案子的處理 我也不滿意 這個完全不符合人權保障 就是勞動人權的保障 監委指出，這些漁工只有350美元的低薪，還要繳交每月100美元保證金九個月，有些甚至只月領50美元，工作契約根本是不平等條約，對此漁業署表示，已經修訂相關子法，會加嚴管理仲介公司，最快1月20日公告。 ==農委會漁業署副署長 黃鴻燕== 所以我們將來子法會規範仲介 你還要繳保證金 你如果嚴重的話 這個仲介(執照)會被沒收 一些薪資保險一些所有 跟漁民相關的權益都在裡面展現 另外獨立媒體「報導者」也訪問、曾經派駐在遠洋漁船上的離職觀察員，指出漁業署根本無法監督遠洋漁船非法洗魚，甚至協助竄改數字，對此農委會主委表示這樣的行為是違法也違反國際保育趨勢，一定會調查。 ==農委會主委 曹啟鴻== 是不是有報告之後又被竄改 我想我們還要做調查 所以這個一定要改進 對於非法漁撈，漁業署表示，已修法加重罰責，最高可罰三千萬元，累犯更可處4500萬元罰鍰，重大違規甚至可以撤銷漁業執照，而面對離職觀察員表示提報的數字遭到漁業署竄改，漁業署否認，也希望檢舉人可以具體說清楚、以利調查。 記者 林靜梅 陳立峰 綜合報導