Saudi Arabia Executes Citizen for ‘Vicious’ Murder of Indonesian Worker

Jakarta Globe, Apr 22, 2015

Saudi royal guards stand on duty in front of portraits of the royal family.
(Reuters Photo/Fayez Nureldine/Pool/Files)

Jakarta. The government of Saudi Arabia executed a man on Tuesday for the 2010 murder of Indonesian domestic worker Kikim Komalasari, according to an official from Indonesia’s consulate in Jeddah.

Dicky Yunus, a senior consular official in Saudi Arabia, said in a statement on Wednesday that Syai Ali Al Qahtani was executed on Tuesday.

“Saudi Arabia’s King Salman did not grant clemency and allowed the execution because the murder was considered too vicious,” said Dicky.

In November 2010, Qahtani tortured and murdered his 23-year-old domestic worker, Kikim, who was from Cianjur in West Java. Kikim’s body was found in a dumpster with her throat cut and major injuries.

Dicky said the Indonesian consulate was pursuing compensation for Kikim’s three children, who are 22, 15 and 9 years old.

“The Indonesian consulate general is helping the process of receiving compensation for Kikim’s kin. If needed, we will also provide lawyers,” Dicky said.

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