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View all search resultsGovt regrets Erwiana employer's release on bail
The government regretted a Hong Kongjudgeâs decision to release on bail 44-year-old Law Wan-Tung, the suspectedtorturer of Indonesian migrant worker Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, an official said onFriday
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he government regretted a Hong Kongjudge's decision to release on bail 44-year-old Law Wan-Tung, the suspectedtorturer of Indonesian migrant worker Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, an official said onFriday.
The Foreign Ministry's director for legal aid and the protection of Indonesian nationals overseas, Tatang Budie Utama Razak, added, however, that he was optimistic the Hong Kong court would deliver justice.
'The judicial system in Hong Kong allows suspects to be released on bail. That does not mean, though, that [Law Wan-Tung] is completely free,' he said on Friday.
A district court in Hong Kong released Law, a Hong Kong mother of two, on bail of HK$1 million (US$128,900) on Wednesday, despite calls from the prosecutor to keep her in custody given the severity of the alleged abuse over many years, Reuters reported.
The court previously heard that Law had punched her maids, including 23-year-old Erwiana, beat them with mops and threatened to kill their relatives.
Lawmaker Eva Kusuma Sundari said she also deeply regretted Law's release on bail, adding that the judge's decision could end up in the suspect fleeing Hong Kong or even repeating her crimes.
'Erwiana's case is yet another a wake-up call for the government to improve the protection for Indonesian workers overseas,' she said.(dic)
