Cuffed and forced to wear prisoner uniform.
That's what happened to three officers of Indonesian Ministry of Maritime and Fisheries when they were captured by Malaysian police.
Malaysia admitted their mistreatment to Indonesian Ministry officers and promised that it will never happened again in the future.
The mistreatment is one of the main points in the negotiation between Indonesian Foreign Minister, Marty Natalegawa and Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Sri Anifah bin Haji Aman when they met in Kinabalu, Malaysia to attend Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation.
"Malaysian Foreign Minister admitted their mistreatment on Indonesian Ministry officers and promised that it will never happened again in the future. They even promised to apply an exception for Indonesia, but not to other countries," Marty said on Monday.
Marty expressed the disappointment of Indonesian government over the incident on August 13, 2010, because it has caused anger to Indonesian people.
The incident started when officers of Indonesian Ministry of Maritime and Fisheries captured seven Malaysian fisherman for fishing in Indonesian water, near the border with Malaysia.
Malaysian Marine Police intercept the capture and demand their fisherman to be released. Indonesian officers refused, as the fisherman are breaking Indonesian maritime border. Malaysian Marine Police give warning shots and captured three Indonesian officers in their ship. The remaining Indonesian officers flee, taking the captured Malaysian fisherman with them.
When Indonesian officers contact the Malaysian Maritime Police using one of the captured officer's mobile phone, Malaysian Police demand for a prisoners-exchange; Malaysian fisherman for Indonesian officers.
No deal agreed, and the captured Indonesian officers were taken to Malaysia.
The incident caused an outrage in Indonesia. Everyday, people protest in front of the Malaysian Embassy office in Indonesia, burning Malaysian flag and other extreme actions.
