Fitriani, one of Indonesian guest worker from Probolinggo, East Java died in Hong Kong with 20 stabs all over body. The death of this girl who was born in Malang received much attention from Hong Kong public.

The local television station presented this incident continually. Fitriani’s body was founded by her employer on Thursday, 24 January 2008. The Republic of Indonesia consulate general has assigned attorneys to cooperate with police and follow up the case.

Director of BNP2TKI, Marjono said that they strove for the protection of the victim, so the victim’s family can get their rights such as insurance rights as many as 40 million rupiah, and repatriation of victim’s body to Indonesia.

According to him, the perpetrator of the murder was the resident of the Bangladesh nationality. However, this was still being investigated by local police. He said that the system of the labour law in Hong Kong has been enough to protect the interest of the migrant worker. So, he optimist that law enforcement in Hong Kong will go.

One of Indonesian guest workers from Probolinggo, East Java was killed in Hong Kong last week. According to Manpower and Transmigration Department’s data, her name is Fitriani. She was born in Malang on 3 June 1983.

She was killed with 20 stabs all over her body. Her body was founded by her employer at 8.25 AM. Chief of Public Relation Department of Manpower and Transmigration, Sumardoko said that the suspect of the murder was the man who has a relationship with the victim.

Based on information from the neighbors, on January 1st 2008, she was come by unknown man. They used a mask and hit her so she got bruise and has to bring to the hospital.

The Republic of Indonesia consulate general in Hong Kong tried to send her body back to Indonesia on 31 January by airplane CX 719 ETD Hong Kong. The Republic of Indonesia consulate have carried out efforts to contact her family trough the company of the manpower services which dispatched her and co-operated with the police.

Director Protection of Indonesian Citizen the Foreign Affairs Department, Teguh Wardoyo, said that was true. He said that the local police still don’t know what is the motive of this murder. He also said that they still looking for the address of the victim because the victim has two address.

Teguh said that Hong Kong police co-operated with The Republic of Indonesia consulate general to vet this case.