The alleged pirate was identified as Henry Alfree Bakari Bin Hengki, First Admiral Edi Sucipto, spokesman of the Indonesian Navy, said in a press statement, here Saturday.
Henry had been jailed earlier for illegal possession of ammunition, Sucipto said.
Recently, he and his five colleagues, aboard a speed boat departing from Tanjung Berakit, Bintan, Riau Islands, had pirated a Singapore-flagged MT Ad Matsu, off Aur Isle.
As the boat's helmsman, Henry got US$100 and Rp500 thousand as his share from the piracy.
"The Indonesian Navy is still looking for the other pirates," the naval officer said.
Editor: Ade P Marboen
Copyright © ANTARA 2016
