Mataram. The head of the West Nusa Tenggara office of the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry said on Tuesday that his office was working to secure a stay of execution for an Indonesian man being held in Malaysia.
Mohlis said that the death sentence for Muhammad Bakri bin Belaho, 67, who has languished in a Malaysian jail for 23 years, has been upheld by the Malaysian Supreme Court.
Bakri was jailed for killing the wife of another man
“We are currently taking steps to help this migrant worker of ours, even though he has been detained in Malaysia for 23 years,” Mohlis said. “We are also looking for his family.”
Bakri, who went to Malaysia looking for work in 1989, was convicted of killing Aminah binti Bahrah, the wife of an Indonesian man.
Mohlis said that Bakri was originally scheduled to be put to death on Friday, but the execution was pushed back to an undetermined date because of an agreement signed by the Indonesian Supreme Court and its Malaysian counterpart.
“Muhammad Bakri can be released from the death penalty if we can find the family of Aminah and get them to pardon him,” Mohlis explained.
A search for family members has been unsuccessful up until now. Mohlis’ group is also looking for Aminah’s husband, Shamsudin bin Salahudin, who is originally from Sumbawa. Police in Malaysia reported that Shamsudin was kidnapped prior to the original trial and that he hasn’t been found.
Mohlis said his office has also made arrangements through the provincial office for the placement and protection of migrant workers, to help Bakri’s family go to Malaysia prior to the execution.
Unfortunately, the organization has been unable to find the family, he said.
Source: Jakarta Globe, Sept. 12, 2012
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