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orkers of shoe factory PT Panarub Dwikarya marched to the Tangerang Women’s Penitentiary on Friday, demanding the release of fellow worker Omih, 28, who was detained for being an alleged terrorist.

Omih was arrested on Sept. 29 following accusations of spreading terror through text messages as reported by the company management.

“Since her detention at the Penitentiary, none of her family members and colleagues were allowed to visit her,” said Rudi HB Daman, chairman of the Indonesian Labor Association Movement (GSBI) that organized the rally.

Rudi said that Omih had long been disappointed in regards to the company’s policies. She blamed the company for her daughter’s death and not approving her request for leave to take care of the ill 2-year-old girl.

On Sept. 14, she sent a text message to the company’s human resources manager Edy Suryono and production manager Guan An saying that a bomb was being assembled to be exploded at the factory the next day.

The police did not find any evidence during a search at Omih’s home, but they detained her.

House of Representatives’ member Ribka Tjiptaning, who visited Omih at the Penitentiary on Friday said that she and other legislators would file a request to the Tangerang Police for her release. “She is not a terrorist who might endanger the lives of others. So, there is no reason to lock her up. I also told her that she is a warrior, not a terrorist.”