Saudi tight-lipped over death penalty for RI workers
The Jakarta Post,
Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says the government of Saudi Arabia had remained silent on the fate of two Indonesian migrant workers facing the death penalty there.
Protests in front of Saudi Embassey in Indoenesia
Earlier, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sent a letter to Saudi authorities, requesting an alternative solution for the two migrant workers.
“We have not received a reply yet,” Marty said Thursday as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.
Marty added that the government would do everything it could to get the two workers home. He added that a team led by former foreign minister Alwi Shihab had also been deployed to Saudi Arabia, in hope of being able to negotiate with Arab authorities.
House deputy speaker Priyo Budi Santoso said the House would assist the government in dealing with the Arab authorities by through negotiations with the Arab government and parliament.
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