Foreign Minister summons Saudi envoy for a third time

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa summoned Saudi Arabia Ambassador Abdurrahman Al Khayyat on Friday for a third time in regards to yet another abuse case concerning another Indonesian migrant worker.

He said he had summoned the ambassador twice previously and sent a letter to the Kingdom’s foreign minister following the case of 23-year-old Sumiati, a West Nusa Tenggara resident who was allegedly abused by her Saudi Arabian employer.

Sumiati was reportedly tortured with cuts around her mouth area, suggesting she was attacked with scissors. She also reportedly has burns that may have been caused by a hot iron.

“Today [Friday], we’ll also call the Saudi Arabian ambassador again. It is not because of the case of Ibu Sumiati, but another case that was revealed just last night [Thursday night],” Marty said.

He was referring to Kikim Komalasari, another Indonesian migrant worker, who was found dead in garbage skip.

Kikim’s neck had been slashed and she had cuts to the rest of her body.

Marty said it taken the Kingdom’s police a while to inform the Indonesian Embassy about Kikim’s death because she was previously misidentified as a Bangladeshi.

 
“We have been informed that [Kikim's] employer, who [allegedly] committed the crime, is now in the custody of the Saudi Arabian police,” he said.