Indonesia Summons China’s Ambassador Over Burials at Sea on Fishing Fleet

Indonesia Summons China’s Ambassador Over Burials at Sea on Fishing Fleet
A tugboat near the coast of Banda Aceh, Indonesia in a file photo. Chaideer Mahtuddin/AFP/Getty Images
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JAKARTA—Indonesia has summoned China’s ambassador to clarify the deaths of four Indonesian crew from two Chinese-flagged vessels, Indonesia’s foreign ministry said on May 7, after rights groups alleged the crew were mistreated and exploited.

The ministry issued a statement after a video was circulated on social media, appearing to show a burial at sea aboard a Chinese-flagged ship. The footage showed a group of men praying around an orange body bag before it was tossed into the ocean.