Four anglers from Bahrain arrested in Qatar

Manama: Four people who went fishing from Bahrain is arrested by the Qatar Coast Guard for illegally trespassing Qatar’s territorial waters today. This was announced by Bahrain Interior Ministry in a Twitter message. ‘Coast Guard Commander: Qatari Coast Guard was contacted for the arrest of four amateur fishermen after entering Qatari water. Legal steps taken,’ the message read.

According to the information from Muharraq Fishermen’s Society, the arrested individuals are not professional fishermen. ‘They are people who went fishing from Bahrain for hobby on their own boat and must have strayed into Qartari waters’, Society President Waheed Al Dosary told DT News. Fishing is a hobby in Bahrain regardless of fishing seasons. But fishing if you are an outsider, you risk being taken to court for violating the law.

Photo : Muharraq Fishermen’s Society President Waheed Al Dosary