INDONESIANS working in Malaysia need to be educated and trained properly in their home country before being sent here for work, says Indonesian Workers Association in Malaysia president, Ambar Setyo Wibowo.

In a phone interview with Malay Mail, Ambar said that the main factor why victims in Malaysia’s maid abuse cases are mostly Indonesians is due to many of these maids sent here being uneducated and untrained.

A COUPLE arrested in Johor for allegedly abusing their maid, 36-year-old Indian national Aishabeevi, by
beating her with a helmet and belt, are expected to be charged today.

Johor Baru Selatan police chief ACP Zainuddin Yaacob said the two suspects, a 22-year-old assistant  supervisor working in Singapore, and his 29-year-old wife, will be charged with causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means.

POLICE have extended by another seven days the remand order for the suspects in the case of an Indonesian
maid, Mautik Hani, who died on Monday.

Klang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Mat Yusop said the original remand order for the suspects — a 35-year-old man and his 29-year-old wife — had ended on Oct 27 and 28 respectively, but police still wanted to retain them to facilitate the investigations.

“They will be remanded until we are really satisfied with all aspects of investigations.”

POLICE have reclassified the case of an Indonesian maid, who was abused at a house in Taman Sentosa, Klang to murder, following her death at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital, Klang yesterday.

Selangor police chief, Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said Mautik Hani, 36, from Surabaya died at 10.20am in
the intensive care unit of the hospital.

“The case was previously being investigated under Section 326 for voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons but after her death yesterday, we have reclassified it under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder,” he said.