Indonesian maid called three times crying for help, embassy staffer tells court in Paul Yong rape trial


IPOH: The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur received three calls from a maid here who repeatedly asked to be rescued after being allegedly raped by her employer, the High Court heard.

Riki Sapari, 39, a member of the embassy's staff attached to the Labour division’s complaints section, said he was at the office at about 11am on July 8,2019, when he received call from a person by the name of Awang, who sounded fearful and in a panic, asking for help to be rescued.

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