boundaries to their advantage, avoiding pursuit by fleeing into foreign waters.
31 The
result was movement toward inter-state trans-boundary agreements covering the
Straits of Malacca and Singapore.
32 At the 20th Indonesia-Malaysia general border
meeting, in January, 1992, agreement was reached to allow police personnel from
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore to travel aboard merchant ships transiting the
straits. Some further believed “that Malaysia and Indonesia have taken the decision,
in principle, to permit jurisdiction to ‘overlap’ when forces are engaged in antipiracy operations.”
Subsequently, on 29 July, it was announced that under the bilateral agreement,
“Indonesia and Singapore . . . will allow their navies and marine police the right of
hot pursuit of pirates into each other’s territorial waters.” “[V]essels from the two
countries would inform each other and come to the assistance of the other when
pursuit is likely to cross territorial boundaries.” Additionally, a joint coordinating
committee composed of high level officers would hold regular meetings to review
progress. . . . . On August 1, Indonesia and Malaysia announced the prospective
establishment of a body “to coordinate all marine enforcement activities in the Straits
of Malacca.” “The machinery will give focus to keeping the straits safe from pirates,
the authorities said, adding that details had to be worked out.” Subsequently, the
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, noted that ‘Malaysia will discuss with Indonesia
and Singapore . . . ways to guarantee safety for maritime traffic in the straits . . . .” A
similar vision of tri-partite cooperation on security measures was advanced by . . . an
Indonesian Minister, who –
suggested the three countries co-ordinate in mounting patrols of the strait.” At the same time,
bilateral cooperation against piracy in the region was extended when Indonesia and the
Philippines agreed to assist each other “in the prevention of piracy and oil pollution. The
Indonesian-Malaysian task force envisioned in the August communique became reality in
December, when the two nations agreed “to set up a Maritime Operation Planning Team
(MOPT) ‘It is hoped that with the setting up of this body, the safety and security of maritime
borders can be better handled.’ [P]iracy was one of the problems it would deal with.”
33
A Conference on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships, proposed
by the ASEAN + 3 Summit Meeting in 2000, was held in October of 2001.
34 One
session of this meeting discussed medium and long-term visions of a regional
cooperation framework. Participants shared the view that in light of the current
situation where the number of the piratical cases was still increasing despite the
various efforts made by countries and organizations concerned, it was necessary to
explore a new approach in order to solve the piratical problems and to consider
developing a regional cooperation agreement for the more effective implementation
of counter measures against piracy and armed robbery against ships. Participants
31 See Menefee (1995), p. 60.
32 Id. at 60–62.
33 Menefee (1995), pp. 60–62 (footnotes omitted).
34 Chairman’s Concluding Statement for Asian Cooperation Conference on Combating Piracy and
Armed Robbery against Ships.
554
S. P. Menefee
31 The
result was movement toward inter-state trans-boundary agreements covering the
Straits of Malacca and Singapore.
32 At the 20th Indonesia-Malaysia general border
meeting, in January, 1992, agreement was reached to allow police personnel from
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore to travel aboard merchant ships transiting the
straits. Some further believed “that Malaysia and Indonesia have taken the decision,
in principle, to permit jurisdiction to ‘overlap’ when forces are engaged in antipiracy operations.”
Subsequently, on 29 July, it was announced that under the bilateral agreement,
“Indonesia and Singapore . . . will allow their navies and marine police the right of
hot pursuit of pirates into each other’s territorial waters.” “[V]essels from the two
countries would inform each other and come to the assistance of the other when
pursuit is likely to cross territorial boundaries.” Additionally, a joint coordinating
committee composed of high level officers would hold regular meetings to review
progress. . . . . On August 1, Indonesia and Malaysia announced the prospective
establishment of a body “to coordinate all marine enforcement activities in the Straits
of Malacca.” “The machinery will give focus to keeping the straits safe from pirates,
the authorities said, adding that details had to be worked out.” Subsequently, the
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, noted that ‘Malaysia will discuss with Indonesia
and Singapore . . . ways to guarantee safety for maritime traffic in the straits . . . .” A
similar vision of tri-partite cooperation on security measures was advanced by . . . an
Indonesian Minister, who –
suggested the three countries co-ordinate in mounting patrols of the strait.” At the same time,
bilateral cooperation against piracy in the region was extended when Indonesia and the
Philippines agreed to assist each other “in the prevention of piracy and oil pollution. The
Indonesian-Malaysian task force envisioned in the August communique became reality in
December, when the two nations agreed “to set up a Maritime Operation Planning Team
(MOPT) ‘It is hoped that with the setting up of this body, the safety and security of maritime
borders can be better handled.’ [P]iracy was one of the problems it would deal with.”
33
A Conference on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships, proposed
by the ASEAN + 3 Summit Meeting in 2000, was held in October of 2001.
34 One
session of this meeting discussed medium and long-term visions of a regional
cooperation framework. Participants shared the view that in light of the current
situation where the number of the piratical cases was still increasing despite the
various efforts made by countries and organizations concerned, it was necessary to
explore a new approach in order to solve the piratical problems and to consider
developing a regional cooperation agreement for the more effective implementation
of counter measures against piracy and armed robbery against ships. Participants
31 See Menefee (1995), p. 60.
32 Id. at 60–62.
33 Menefee (1995), pp. 60–62 (footnotes omitted).
34 Chairman’s Concluding Statement for Asian Cooperation Conference on Combating Piracy and
Armed Robbery against Ships.
554
S. P. Menefee