Indonesian Worker From NTT Who Was Freed From The Death Penalty Returned

Migrant worker from NTT Welmince Alunat who was released from the death penalty by the Malaysian Court has been returned to his hometown. BETWEEN Photos/Ho-KBRI Kuala Lumpur (1)

JAKARTA - An Indonesian Migrant Worker (PMI) from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Welmince Alunat who was released from the death penalty by the Malaysian Court has been returned to his hometown.

"Welmince returned to his homeland on a Malaysian Airlines plane bound for Soekarno-Hatta Airport from Kuala Lumpur International Airport on March 25, 2022, accompanied by his release by the staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur," said the Coordinator of the Social and Cultural Affairs Function of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Yoshi Iskandar in Kuala Lumpur. Tuesday, March 29.

Yoshi said the WA death penalty case began in 2019 when he was accused of murdering his own baby.

"In a series of trials that took place on December 3, 2021, the Shah Alam-Selangor High Court, which is the court of first instance, decided that he had committed involuntary manslaughter and thus escaped the death penalty, and was sentenced to only two years in prison," he said.

Based on this decision, the public prosecutor did not file an appeal so that the court's decision has permanent legal force.

"By cutting his detention period to two years, he can be released. The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has provided legal assistance since the beginning of his detention to ensure maximum protection for the person concerned," he said.

The collaboration between the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur and retainer lawyers Gooi & Azura to formulate a strategy in handling the case, including the support from the National Police Health Center in the defense in question, is one of the keys to success in handling this case.

"According to the provisions in Malaysia, after being declared free he was transferred from the Kajang prison to the Immigration Detention Center (DTI) for the repatriation process," he said.

He was previously scheduled to return to Indonesia on March 4, 2022 but was hampered by the PCR test because he was positive for COVID-19.

Welmince was finally able to go home together with three other PMIs whose problems had also been resolved and had been accommodated at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur shelter.

The Coordinator of the Consular Function of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Rijal Al Huda, said that the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur continues to oversee cases faced by Indonesian citizens and in an effort to provide protection for Indonesian citizens.