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Siti Hajar's employer denies torture charges
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 06/18/2009 9:46 PM | National
Malaysian Hau Yuan Tyng denied accusations that she had tortured her Indonesian maid Siti Hajar at her apartment in Kuala Lumpur earlier this year, Antara state news agency reported Thursday.Prosecutor Lee King Fatt told a Malaysian court that Hua (or Michelle) had tortured Siti three times in February and June and was facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Michelle's lawyer Manoharan asked Judge SK Komanthy to release his client from detention and put her under city arrest.
“My client is cooperative and has two children, one of them physically handicapped, who need care and attention from their mother,” Manoharan said.
Judge Komanthy said Michelle would have to pay RM 15,000 (US$ 4,200) in bail, hand over her passport and report to the nearby police office each month during her release from prison.
Siti, who hails from Garut in West Java, was hired by Michelle in 2006 but had not received any salary for the last 34 months.
Michelle is also charged with violating immigration law for illegally employing Siti and not extending her work permit. (ewd)
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Anonymous (not verified) — Fri, 07/10/2009 - 12:25pm
Anonymous, I feel that's a very unfair comment and far too personal. I do not know siti's employer and I do not know siti, but I do not believe all I read; or even photos I saw.( it's obvious the colors of the photos were modified!). When you are accused... I hope you receive the same justice you just have for siti's employer. Remember, " we hold these truths to be self-evident" and that even YOU are innocent untill proven other wise.Peace
Anonymous (not verified) — Sat, 06/20/2009 - 12:30am
I hope the court will give justice to Siti's suffering and should not listen to her employer's alibi and sob stories as an excuse not to pay the full amount. I have brief encounter with siti's employer years ago and hearing this news does not come as a surpise to me. She is abusive to workers in the pub whenever she get drunk. The court should not listen to her claim that she is having financial problem. Judging from her expensive taste and lifestyle, she is far away from struggling financially. She likes to flaunt her branded bags and shoes and talks about expensive things. She looks down and show disrespect to people from poorer Asian countries who are working in Malasyia and those people serving her. As a matter a fact, she is currently staying in an expensive suite on the plush Mont Kiara Condo and used to drive a BMW. I hope the court makes her pay the maximum amount to Siti and may she learn her lessons while she serve her sentense in jail. I hope she find it in her heart what is it to behave like a true Christian.