Coffin paraded at Saudi embassy<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Saudi Arabian Embassy got an unexpected and
\nmacabre guest on Saturday morning when a coffin containing the
\nremains of slain worker Sringatin was placed at the front gate of
\nthe embassy.<\/p>\n
Wrapped in a green cloth, the coffin was taken to the embassy
\nto protest the death and treatment of the 27-year-old slain maid
\nwho had been working in Saudi Arabia since 1998.<\/p>\n
Sringatin's remains arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International
\nAirport at 11:30 a.m. and were received by her family. Also on
\nhand was Tangerang Police chief Sr. Comr. Arfan Rismanto.<\/p>\n
From the airport the procession went directly to the embassy
\non Jl. MT. Haryono, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Several dozen policemen were on hand at the peaceful
\nprocession, making sure that everything was orderly.<\/p>\n
According to reports the female worker had allegedly been
\nraped repeatedly by her employer Abd Ali Jaman Al Zahrani since
\nshe began working for him on Nov. 13, 1998.<\/p>\n
Ali allegedly killed Sringatin on June 22 last year after he
\nfound out that she had become pregnant.<\/p>\n
The bereaved mother, Sri Rahayu, revealed to reporters her
\nsense of loss.<\/p>\n
\"I cannot accept my daughter's unnatural death,\" she said in
\nfront of the embassy.<\/p>\n
Head of the Legal Aid Service Institute for Indonesian
\nManpower (LPBH TKI) Munir Achmad who organized the procession
\ntold The Jakarta Post on Saturday that the group accompanying the
\nprocession was only received by embassy security head Aznan and
\nstaff.<\/p>\n
Munir said at the end of the procession, the group prayed for
\nSringatin and left a message for the Saudi Arabian government
\nthrough the staff, to pay attention to the matter.<\/p>\n
\"I just want to remind them through the embassy that as
\nMuslims the Saudi Arabian nation must appreciate Indonesian
\nworkers and pay attention to workers' rights and safety because
\nIndonesia and Saudi Arabia are in mutual need,\" he remarked.<\/p>\n
According to Munir, Sringatin's case remains unresolved even
\nthough the Thaif Religious Court in Saudi Arabia arrested Ali and
\nhis wife for the alleged murder.<\/p>\n
Munir further called on the Indonesian Embassy in Saudi Arabia
\nto be more attentive to the plight of Indonesian workers there,
\nand not merely busy themselves collecting an US$11 fee from the
\nworkers.<\/p>\n
\"It is absolutely unbelievable that the Indonesian Embassy had
\nno knowledge of Sringatin's death for such a long time. We have
\nsent letters informing the embassy but they have yet to answer
\nus,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He added that the Indonesian government, especially the
\nMinistry of Manpower and Transmigration, should also fight for a
\nthorough investigation into such cases including ensuring a fair
\nlegal settlement.<\/p>\n
\"The ministry also levies $20 for every worker sent to Saudi
\nArabia. Therefore if unacceptable things happen to Indonesian
\nworkers, the ministry should do something,\" Munir added.<\/p>\n
After the rally in front of the embassy, Sringatin's remains
\nwere taken to her home in Klorokan village, Geger district,
\nMadiun, East Java, where she will be buried. (01)<\/p>",
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