Rescued migrant worker set to return to Indonesia on Wednesday

An Indonesian migrant worker who has been spared the death penalty in Saudi Arabia is scheduled to return to Indonesia on Wednesday.

Darsem is expected to arrive at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport where she will be met by family and Foreign Ministry officials.

“The word is that [Darsem] left Saudi Aarabia last night. [Her family] is on the way to the airport,” Darsem's family attorney, Elyasa Budianto, said Wednesday.

Darsem was accused of killing her employer in defense, after he attempted to rape her. The family of the employer agreed to forgive Darsem if she paid a fine in accordance with the laws in Saudi Arabia.

The Indonesian government later agreed to pay the Rp 4.7 billion (US$549,900) fine.

Elyasa added that while the family was already heading to the airport from Subang, West Java, they were not sure what time the flight would arrive.

“[She will] probably arrive at noon,” Elyasa said, as reported by tribunnews.com.