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Brutally Tortured Maid in Stable Condition in Saudi Hospital, Consulate Official
Jakarta Globe | November 16, 2010
Indonesian migrant worker Sumiati binti Salan Mustapa after she was brutalized by her Saudi Arabian employers. (Photo courtesy of the Saudi Gazette)
Jakarta. Didi Wahyudi, an Indonesian Consulate official involved in providing protection for Indonesian citizens in Saudi Arabia, said brutalized Indonesian maid Sumiati binti Salan Mustapa was in a stable condition.
“Thank God, she’s in a stable condition,” Didi told the Jakarta Globe. “We had a small chat and she said she felt better.”
Sumiati, 23, has been hospitalized in Medina since Nov. 8 after her employers tortured her remorselessly. Her body is riddled with injuries allegedly inflicted by her employers, including cuts around her lips believed to be made with scissors.
The Saudi Gazette reported that she was also burned with an iron and had skin cut from her head.
Didi said it would take time for Sumiati to recover from the trauma.
“Doctors said to heal her psychological condition after such brutal abuse would take time,” Didi said, adding that doctors did not know yet when Sumiati would be able to leave the hospital.
“We want her to be fully recovered medically, mentally and physically. She came to Saudi Arabia in a good shape and she should return to Indonesia in similar condition as well.”
Sumiati is from Dompu in West Nusa Tenggara. She traveled to Saudi Arabia four months ago in search of a better life.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Michael Tene said on Monday that Indonesia was working closely with Saudi Arabia to ensure that the employers allegedly responsible for the serious injuries inflicted on Sumiati would be punished for the crimes.
“We are going to go all out to resolve this case. The employers must be punished based on their regulations for the inhumane treatment they inflicted on our citizen,” Michael said.
It is the latest in a string of physical abuse cases involving Indonesian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries.
Jakarta Globe | November 16, 2010
Indonesian migrant worker Sumiati binti Salan Mustapa after she was brutalized by her Saudi Arabian employers. (Photo courtesy of the Saudi Gazette)
Jakarta. Didi Wahyudi, an Indonesian Consulate official involved in providing protection for Indonesian citizens in Saudi Arabia, said brutalized Indonesian maid Sumiati binti Salan Mustapa was in a stable condition.
“Thank God, she’s in a stable condition,” Didi told the Jakarta Globe. “We had a small chat and she said she felt better.”
Sumiati, 23, has been hospitalized in Medina since Nov. 8 after her employers tortured her remorselessly. Her body is riddled with injuries allegedly inflicted by her employers, including cuts around her lips believed to be made with scissors.
The Saudi Gazette reported that she was also burned with an iron and had skin cut from her head.
Didi said it would take time for Sumiati to recover from the trauma.
“Doctors said to heal her psychological condition after such brutal abuse would take time,” Didi said, adding that doctors did not know yet when Sumiati would be able to leave the hospital.
“We want her to be fully recovered medically, mentally and physically. She came to Saudi Arabia in a good shape and she should return to Indonesia in similar condition as well.”
Sumiati is from Dompu in West Nusa Tenggara. She traveled to Saudi Arabia four months ago in search of a better life.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Michael Tene said on Monday that Indonesia was working closely with Saudi Arabia to ensure that the employers allegedly responsible for the serious injuries inflicted on Sumiati would be punished for the crimes.
“We are going to go all out to resolve this case. The employers must be punished based on their regulations for the inhumane treatment they inflicted on our citizen,” Michael said.
It is the latest in a string of physical abuse cases involving Indonesian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries.
