“A preventive measure was chosen for four DPRK citizens in the form of detention for the duration of the preliminary investigation,” TASS quoted the court secretary.

According to him, other fishermen have not received documents on the selection of a preventive measure.

The first group of six fishermen had been arrested two months earlier.

On September 17, four servicemen were injured in an attack by North Korean poachers on Russian border guards.

A total of 161 DPRK citizens were detained.