By Bernadette H. Carreon
Horizon news staff

The seven Indonesian seamen who were brought in for questioning involving the alleged killing of their Taiwanese captain was deported to Taiwan to face criminal prosecution.
Vice President and Justice Minister Elias Camsek Chin said the vessel’s crewmembers were sent back to Taiwan on Tuesday.
Attorney General Jeffrey Beattie said the visas of the suspects were revoked by President Remengesau because the seamen’s presence was not " in the best interest of Palau."
Beattie explained that the president has authority to revoke a foreigner’s visa if deemed necessary.
He said that although the vessel was authorized to fish within Palau Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) , Palau has no criminal jurisdiction over the case because the crime reportedly occurred at a Taiwanese vessel and that the victim is a Taiwanese national.
He said that there was a request from the Taiwan embassy here to repatriate the seamen to answer to criminal charges.
Earlier Palau law enforcement officials detained for questioning the seven seamen who were believed to have been involved in the alleged murder of skipper Tsai Yun-sheng.
The vessel was reportedly on a fishing trip to Palau when the incident occurred.
Initial reports said that the captain was killed on board and his body thrown into the sea.
Beattie said Palau also do not have the jurisdiction to probe the case and only assisted in helping find the captain’s body.
Tsai’s father flew in to Palau in an attempt to find his son’s body , he went back to Taiwan yesterday.
According to an article from China Post, Tsai could have encountered a mutiny by the Indonesian workers after one of them was disciplined by him.