Activist seeks probe into worker's death

MEDAN: A labor activist demanded the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur investigate the death of a worker during a raid against illegal aliens in Kuala Lumpur recently.

Renowned workers' rights campaigner Maya Manurung called the July 20 shooting of worker Yunus, deplorable. She said it had happened just as the two countries were working to amicably settle the problem of illegal Indonesian workers in Malaysia.

"The incident will be investigated immediately," she said.

Yunus was shot during a raid against illegal workers in Kuala Lumpur. The case came to light only after the victim's friend reported it to the Indonesian embassy recently. -- Antara