Jakarta Globe, Natasia Christy, Apr 17, 2015
Jakarta. The Indonesian government has expressed regret at Saudi Arabia’s decision to execute another Indonesian domestic worker on death row in the kingdom, on Thursday.
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi speaking to reporters about the execution of Indonesian national Siti Zaenab, in Saudi Arabia earlier this week. (Antara Photo/Yudhi Mahatma) |
Jakarta. The Indonesian government has expressed regret at Saudi Arabia’s decision to execute another Indonesian domestic worker on death row in the kingdom, on Thursday.
“We have
done our best to ensure the judicial process was correct and that she received
her rights but the victim’s family could not forgive what she did,” Foreign
Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi said on Friday.
Karni Binti
Medi Tarsim’s execution came only two days after the execution of another
Indonesian migrant worker, Siti Zaenab, who was sentenced to death in 2001
after the 1999 murder of her employer.
Retno said
the Indonesian government had done its best to request clemency for Karni, as
it earlier said it did for Siti Zaenab.
Representatives
of the Indonesian consulate in Jeddah met with Karni 33 times since September
2012.
Both former
president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and President Joko Widodo had previously
sent letters of appeal for both cases, leading to the postponement of the
execution.
The head of
the Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers
(BNP2TKI), Nusron Wahid, has traveled to Central Java to meet with Karni’s
family.
Nusron told
reporters he was angry that Saudi Arabia had not informed the Indonesian
government prior to the execution, which according to the Foreign Affairs
Ministry also did not happen ahead of Siti Zaenab’s execution.
The
Indonesian itself is facing international pressure due to Joko’s decision to
resume executions of convicted drug traffickers. Indonesian activists have also
criticized the resumption of executions, saying the policy has undermined
Indonesia’s ability to advocate for its own citizens on death row abroad.
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