Jakarta, Jan. 31 -- The Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Ministry will continue its thorough investigation into the controversial sea fence discovered in Tangerang, Banten.

"It is currently being investigated. I have told the ministry to do so," Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), said here on Friday.

A thorough investigation into the case is needed, he stressed, so that no individual or company can act arbitrarily against Indonesia's maritime sovereignty.

"We must to ensure that no one can do as they please," the minister said.

AHY further emphasized that the government will provide legal certainty for land within the territory of the Republic of Indonesia.

"We are ...