Jakarta Globe, June 22, 2011
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| Een Nuraeni, left, the daughter of Indonesian migrant worker Ruyati, crying during a protest against the execution of her mother outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Jakarta on Tuesday. (AFP Photo) |
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The Saudi Arabian government has apologized for the execution of Indonesian migrant worker Ruyati bintu Sapubi, who was beheaded in Mecca on Saturday.
State news agency Antara reported that Saudi Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Amin Al Khayyat apologized on behalf of his country during a meeting with the Indonesian Foreign Ministry on Monday.
Al Khayyat was scheduled to hold another meeting with the ministry on Wednesday, where the ministry will give him an official letter addressed to Saudi's foreign ministry.
In the letter, the Indonesian government protests the execution and asks for greater protection of Indonesian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia as stated in a memorandum of understanding and the “Mandatory Consular Notification Agreement. The ministry also asks the Saudi government to return Ruyati's body to Indonesia for burial.
Foreign Ministry officials was set to depart to Saudi on Wednesday night to settle the payment for Darsem, an Indonesian migrant workers facing the death penalty for murder.
The victim's family has forgiven Darsem and according to Saudi law, she has to pay Rp 4.7 billion ($545,000) to the victim's family.
Antara
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