Maid in critical condition after alleged beatings

Indonesian, 23, is said to have been abused by her Hong Kong employers for 8 monthsPolice have refused to look into the case of an Indonesian helper who is in critical condition after she was allegedly abused by her Hong Kong employers.迷你倉Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, 23, is undergoing treatment at an Indonesian hospital after she left Hong Kong following eight months of alleged physical abuse, according to the Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers' Hong Kong branch."The helper's employment agency made a report on January 12, but the agency did not provide evidence to confirm where her injuries came from," a police spokeswoman said, adding that the case has not been turned over to an investigation officer.This has drawn outrage from the city's lawmakers and human rights advocates."Any time someone is physically harmed, there is no reason police should not investigate," lawmaker Charles Mok said.Erwiana arrived in Hong Kong on May 13 last year to work for employers in Tseung Kwan O. When she returned to Indonesia on January 10, a friend had to help her walk through the airport because much of her body was covered in cuts and burns, according to the association's spokeswoman Sringatin.Her employer had given her HK$100 and told her not to speak to any文件倉Indonesians before boarding the plane, Sringatin said. The maid did not seek help from airport customs officers, the Immigration Department said.Sam Aryadi, a spokesman for the Indonesian consulate in Hong Kong, said the domestic helper was now in "critical condition" in a hospital in Sragen city, Central Java. The consulate was preparing a formal report for police, he added.But advocates are calling on Hong Kong police to investigate the case immediately."In such an extreme case of violent abuse, it would strike me as the police's responsibility to investigate and gather evidence, not agencies to find evidence prior to the police making an investigation," Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific campaign co-ordinator Robert Godden said.The helper's agency, Chan's Asia Recruitment Centre, did not respond to the Post's requests for comment."Why did this case come to public attention only after the helper returned to Indonesia? It is because Hong Kong has failed to provide a safe environment for workers," Confederation of Trade Unions organising secretary Leo Tang Kin-wa said.Last year, the employers of Indonesian helper Kartika Puspitasari, described by the judge as "cruel" and "vicious", were found guilty of systematic abuse over a span of two years.存倉