Abused maid wasn’t paid for 15 months, says Hermono

 

Indonesian ambassador Hermono said the embassy wanted to ensure the victim would be adequately compensated and justice would be served on her abusers.

PETALING JAYA: The abused Indonesian maid who was rescued by police recently has not been paid her wages since she started work with her employers about 15 months ago, according to Indonesian ambassador Hermono.

“Checks revealed that besides not being paid her wages, she was also brought in without following proper procedures.

“Records show that she had entered Malaysia in February last year when both countries had closed their borders during the Covid-19 pandemic. We handled many cases of domestic workers entering Malaysia during this period using MyTravelPass,” he told FMT.

Hermono said this case had again got the attention of the mainstream media in Jakarta and that it had been going viral on social media there, with angry netizens condemning the Malaysian employers and the authorities over the abuse.

“We want to ensure the victim is adequately compensated and justice is served on her abusers,” he said.

“The embassy is going to monitor the recruitment process closely from now on.”

On April 23, police arrested a husband and wife for allegedly abusing their 39-year-old maid at their home in Jalan Hujan Emas 3, Kuala Lumpur. They are expected to be charged at the Kuala Lumpur sessions court tomorrow with trafficking the victim.

Initial investigations revealed the maid suffered serious injuries, with her entire body covered in burns. She also had bruises on her eyes and face.

She was treated at University Malaya Medical Centre and has been placed in a shelter at the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur. - FMT