June 21, 2007
JAKARTA (JP): Ridwan, husband of Ceriyati who was abused by his employer in Kuala Lumpur, expressed the hope that Malaysian court would hand down severe punishment against its citizen, who had abused his wife.
"She had suffered a lot, I hope that her employer would receive severe punishment," Ridwan was reported by Elshinta news radio as saying when he took part a demonstration in front of manpower ministry office Thursday.
Ceriyati, 33, fled her employer's Kuala Lumpur apartment on Saturday by using a rope made from pieces of cloth to descend three floors outside the building before she froze from fear and was rescued by firefighters.
She said she had been repeatedly beaten and starved by her employer, who is now in police custody.
Ridwan also said she should also receive adequate compensation from her employer for her misery. (**)
