12名中国渔民在菲律宾被起诉
2013年4月11日![Photographed through the window of a closed aircraft, an aerial view shows Pag-asa Island, part of the disputed Spratly group of islands, in the South China Sea located off the coast of western Philippines on Wednesday July 20, 2011. A group of Filipino lawmakers flew Wednesday to the Philippine-occupied island in the disputed South China Sea to assert their country's claim to the potentially oil-rich region in defiance of China's protest that the visit threatens regional stability. (Foto:Rolex Dela Pena, Pool/AP/dapd)](https://static.dw.com/image/15873317_800.webp)
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12名中国渔民被控非法捕鱼和行贿在菲律宾受到起诉。如果法院裁决罪名成立,这些渔民有可能被判处6个月的监禁。他们驾驶的渔船4月8日在菲律宾西南部涂巴塔哈(Tubbataha)自然保护区海域内的一片珊瑚礁搁浅。该自然保护区被列入联合国世界遗产,保护区负责人表示,中国渔民试图以2400美元贿赂保护区工作人员,以便脱身,目前他们被拘留接受调查。今年一月一艘美国扫雷船在同一片海礁搁浅,在被切割肢解后才得以运走。菲律宾当局要求美国方面支付140万美元罚金以赔偿对珊瑚礁造成的破坏。中国外交部发言人洪磊周四表示,已指示中国驻菲律宾使馆进一步核实有关情况,要求菲方公正妥善处理,并采取切实有效措施,确保中方渔民的安全与合法权益。