The Indonesian Government may take action against people who gamble when they arrive in Indonesia and transit to cruise ships that sail beyond Indonesian jurisdiction, as they might be breaking national laws that apply to Indonesian sovereign territory.
According to the Jakarta Post, gamblers arrive by ferry from Malaysia and Singapore and transit at either the Nongsa Pura or Harbor Bay Batam harbours, and then depart on a cruise ship that sails into international waters. “They usually come in groups of hundreds of people, using ferries from Singapore or Malaysia,” Riau Island police officer Brig Gen Indradi Thanos was quoted as saying in the Jakarta Post. But it seems that these people might be breaking national rules about gamblers in transit. While the cruise ships anchor at sea at a point which does not count as Indonesian territory, the police cannot take legal action against the gamblers; however Brig Gen Thanos said that the transit through Indonesian territory may be grounds for legal action as they may have broken rules on sovereignty.
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