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PETALING JAYA: Jakarta tonight condemned the “persistent abuse” of an Indonesian woman by her Malaysian employer after the victim, a domestic worker, was rescued by police on Tuesday.
The republic also urged the Malaysian authorities to intensify the supervision and control of employers of migrant workers, as well as to ensure the protection of their citizens and “rigorously enforce the law against the perpetrators,” The Jakarta Post reported.
Earlier this week, police rescued the victim, known only as MH, following a tip from the human rights NGO Tenaganita.
According to the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MH was tortured, even beaten and cut. They also scald her with hot water and give her no food.
“The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur continues to assist MH and will hire a lawyer to oversee the legal process against his employer,” the Foreign Ministry was reported as saying.
MH abuse is the most recent case involving Malaysian employers of foreign domestic workers.
In February 2018, Adelina Lisao was found dead in front of her employer’s home in Penang, her head and face swollen and covered with wounds, sparking diplomatic tensions between the two nations.
Her employer, Ambika MA Shan, was accused of murdering the 26-year-old domestic worker, who succumbed to multiple organ failure following the alleged abuse at her home in Bukit Mertajam.
However, last year, the Penang High Court granted Ambika a full acquittal on the murder charge after the deputy prosecutor requested an exoneration that did not amount to an acquittal.
In September, the Court of Appeal upheld Ambika’s acquittal, although Attorney General Idrus Harun said they would appeal the ruling.
