By : Agus *)
Indonesia Government has sent protest with Saudi Government due to beheaded Indonesian Migrant Worker. That protest is a effort by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to secure reprieves for hundreds of Indonesians on death row in overseas prisons.
The Foreign Ministry announced that Indonesian migrant worker, Siti Zaenab Duhri Rupa was executed in the holy city of Medina as declared guilty of murder.
“The government filed a protest with the Saudi Arabian government for not informing Indonesian representatives in Saudi Arabia, or the convict’s family, about the timing of the execution,” the ministry said.
“The Indonesian government expresses deep condolences to her loved ones and hopes she receives the best place in heaven,” the ministry said further.
Siti, a 47-year-old mother-of-two from Bangkalan in Madura Island, East Java, was arrested in October 1999 for stabbing to death her Saudi employer Nourah binti Abdullah Duhem al-Maruba.
Previously, Foreign Minister, Retno LP Marsudi directly demanded Saudi Arabia’s deputy foreign minister to approach and ask for pardon from the victim’s family. The Indonesia government also offered diyat [blood money] worth Rp 2 billion [US$154,410] but victim’s family has refused the diyat.
*) The Author is a Brunei Darussalam’s Contributor