Jakarta Globe, Mar 29, 2014
Jakarta. An
Indonesian domestic worker on death row for murder in Saudi Arabia is 1 million
riyal (Rp 3 billion, $266,645) short of delaying her execution, as the victim’s
family has agreed to shave off 2 million riyal from their initial “blood money”
demand and accept a smaller payment for the time being.
“The family
of Nura al-Garib has announced that they will accept the diyat if an additional
1 million riyal is [added] — making the total 5 million riyal,” head of the
National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers
(BNP2TKI) Gatot Abdullah Mansyur said on Friday, as quoted by the official
website of the Cabinet Secretary setkab.go.id.
Satinah
Binti Jumadi Ahmad, 41, of Ungaran, Central Java, was sentenced to death in
Saudi Arabia after admitting that she killed her former employer Nura in 2007
and fled with 37,970 riyal. She is scheduled to be executed on April 4 if the
Indonesian government fails to collect the proper amount of diyat, or blood
money, by that date.
The
al-Garib family initially requested 10 million riyal in 2011, but negotiations
between the family and the Indonesian government lessened the amount to 7
million riyal.
Gathering
the funds has been a struggle thus far, but Indonesian celebrities, public
officials and labor activists have campaigned on Satinah’s behalf to chip in
for her cause.
According
to BNP2TKI data, 4 million riyal (the equivalent of Rp 12 billion, or $1
million) has been collected — 3 million riyal from the Indonesian Foreign
Ministry, 500,000 riyal from Indonesian Association of Migrant Workers Service
Companies (Apjati) and another 500,000 riyal from various donors.
Gatot added
that if the victim’s family stuck to their agreement, Satinah would not be
beheaded on April 4. The execution could be postponed for as long as two years
while the remaining 2 million riyal in diyat is paid off.
“Inshallah
[God willing], the execution will be postponed for two years,” Gatot said as
quoted by news portal Detik.com.
He also
aired hope that the victim’s family would forgive Satinah after receiving the 5
million riyal and not seek the remaining money.
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| A photo of Satinah Binti Jumadi Ahmad is seen on her sister’s phone in Ungaran, East Java. (JG Photo/Dhana Kencana) |
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