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The family
of an Indonesian maid who died in Saudi Arabia has asked local authorities to
perform a second autopsy on the maid’s body, which arrived in the country on
Friday.
According
to Saudi authorities, Ernawati, from Central Java, committed suicide, but her
family believes the woman was beaten to death by her employer.
A second
autopsy will be performed by Munim Idris, a forensic expert at Cipto
Mangunkusumo Hospital, said Elly Anita, of advocacy group Migrant Care.
The first
autopsy, performed by officials in Saudi Arabia, determined that Ernawati died
on Feb. 10 after consuming rat poison.
She
allegedly called her family in December complaining that her employer often
abused her.
“She told
her sister that she had been whipped with a water hose by her employer,” Elly
said.
Ernawati’s
family, accompanied by Migrant Care representatives, reported the case to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Jan. 31.
But they
said little was done.
“We had
communicated directly with Ernawati and she said she was in a very bad shape
from the abuse,” Elly said.
The family
filed a complaint with the National Police last month against the two men who
reportedly sent the woman abroad with falsified documents.
Ernawati
was 16 years old when she was sent to Saudi Arabia with the falsified
documents, which made her eligible for employment in the kingdom.
“We deeply
regret the tardiness of the Foreign Ministry and the Indonesian Embassy [in
Riyadh] in evacuating Ernawati,” Elly said.
According
to Migrant Care, Ernawati had worked in the house with another Indonesian maid
since 2008.
She is not
the first migrant worker to die under suspicious circumstances this year.
In March,
Aan Darwati binti Udin was found dead in the bathroom of her employer’s home.
She reportedly suffered blunt-force trauma to several parts of her body.
Another
abused maid, Darwasih Udin, died in a Mecca hospital. She reportedly suffered
severe injuries to her head, as well as to other parts of her body.
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