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PETALING JAYA: Tenaganita urged the prosecution to bring new charges against a woman who was acquitted by the Court of Appeals of the murder of her Indonesian servant Adelina Lisao.
The migrant workers rights group said the only way to eliminate serious abuse and exploitation of anyone is for the perpetrators to be prosecuted and jailed.
“We must end the climate of impunity afforded to employers or perpetrators, who abuse, cheat, seriously injure, and even carry out acts that lead to the death of domestic workers, with little consequence for them,” they said in a release. statement on Tuesday (September 22).
The Free Malaysia Today news portal reported that the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s decision to acquit S. Ambika of Lisao’s murder at the former’s home in Taman Kota Permai, Bukit Mertajam, Penang on February 10, 2018.
Tenaganita said they were informed that the prosecution had 10 days to re-charge the perpetrator with another charge.
They hoped that Ambika could be charged under article 304 of the Penal Code for wrongful death.
“Adelina was abused so brutally and severely by the employer that her body could only succumb to death. She was found with severe head and face injuries, and infected wounds on her hands and legs,” they said.
Adelina died at Bukit Mertajam Hospital on February 11, 2018 after being rescued the day before from the home, where she was found sleeping on the porch with a dog.
He had injuries to his body and died of multiple organ failure.
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