Din meets UAE officials about Kartini<\/p>\n
ABU DHABI (AFP): A senior Indonesian official has met with the
\nhead of courts and the attorney general of the Guld emirate of
\nFujairah to plead for the life of an Indonesian maid sentenced to
\ndeath by stoning for adultery.<\/p>\n
An Indonesian Embassy spokesman said Director General for
\nLabor Placement at Indonesia's Manpower Ministry, Din Syamsuddin,
\n"conveyed the message that the government of Indonesia is
\nconcerned over Kartini binti Karim's case and hopes the court
\nwill lighten her sentence."<\/p>\n
Embassy official Irwan Iding said Din had "noted that Kartini
\nhas been in custody for nine months and gave birth to her baby
\ngirl in custody."<\/p>\n
Kartini, 36, was condemned to death on Feb. 27 for alleged
\nadultery with an Indian male.<\/p>\n
Irwan said she gave birth a month ago and has been "taking
\ncare of her baby girl in prison, where the facilities are good."<\/p>\n
Since the verdict, "we have been going to see her every day to
\ngive moral support," the embassy spokesman said, noting that the
\nmission was only alerted of her case after the trial in an
\nIslamic court.<\/p>\n
The court in Fujairah, on the Indian Ocean coast of the United
\nArab Emirates (UAE), acquitted her Muslim Indian lover in
\nabsentia after he reportedly fled the country.<\/p>\n
The Indonesia Embassy has also hired a lawyer for the Kartini
\nand a translator as she does not speak the local Arabic dialect.<\/p>\n
The court in Fujairah has postponed an appeal hearings to
\ngivemore time for both sides to discuss and study the matter
\nfurther.<\/p>\n
Din was scheduled to leave the gulf state later Wednesday
\nevening.<\/p>\n
But officials in Jakarta have expressed confidence that
\nKartini's life will be spared.<\/p>\n
Indonesian Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab has said he would also
\nlend his personnal assistance in the matter and intends to visit
\nthe emirates after performing the Haj pilgrimage later this
\nmonth.<\/p>",
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