MMEA shoots Vietnamese fisherman in self-defence

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Kelantan had to shoot one of two Vietnamese fishing boats yesterday when its patrol vessel was threatened with aggression, inadvertently killing a fisherman.

Its director, maritime captain Muhd Nor Syam Asmawie Yaacob said MMEA personnel in its Penyelamat 7 boat were forced to fire warning shots into the air when the fisherfolk stubbornly refused to stop their vessels and surrender...