Battered maid files report against singer Imaniar, spouse<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A battered woman filed a complaint with city
\npolice on Wednesday against her employers, local singer Imaniar
\nand her husband, for alleged physical abuse.<\/p>\n
The victim, identified only as Is, told police she was
\nphysically abused by Imaniar's husband, Sri Lankan-born Mohammed
\nMalcom Don, better known as Max Don, several times.<\/p>\n
She was allegedly last battered on Tuesday, when Don slapped
\nher several times and beat her repeatedly with a blunt object for
\nfailing to wash her employers clothes properly.<\/p>\n
\"As a result, I suffered bruises on my neck, and both my eyes,
\nas you can see, are swollen. I have bruises on my hip and my legs
\nare swollen. I was beaten because they (Ismaniar and husband)
\nsaid I didn't wash their clothes properly. This was not the first
\ntime I was physically abused,\" Is told police.<\/p>\n
Is' complaint was recorded by First. Insp. Wulandari of the
\nWomen's Special Crimes Division (RPK).<\/p>\n
Is alleged Max had beaten her many times and although Imaniar
\nknew about it, she remained silent.<\/p>\n
\"This man had also forced me to do wrongful acts and
\nthreatened to beat me if I didn't comply. However, since there
\nwere no witnesses to this, I can only file a physical abuse
\ncomplaint,\" Is told officers on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Is is currently staying at a maidservant agency in Central
\nJakarta, police said.<\/p>\n
\"This woman was brought to us by Pulo Gadung Police station
\nofficers who first took her to a hospital for examination,\" Adj.
\nComr. Toyib of the city police told The Jakarta Post on
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
The hospital report confirmed Is was physically abused.<\/p>\n
Toyib said Is managed to escape from Imaniar's house and ran
\nfor help to the neighborhood unit office. She was then taken to
\nthe Pulo Gadung Police station.<\/p>\n
Toyib added that two witnesses mentioned in the police report
\nwould be questioned over the battery charge.<\/p>\n
Imaniar, 35, a rap artist dubbed \"Indonesia's Janet Jackson\"
\nfor her dance moves, married Max Don, 34, in February 1996.<\/p>\n
The couple could not be reached for comment. (ylt)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/battered-maid-files-report-against-singer-imaniar-spouse-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }