Update | Erwiana’s arrival in Hong Kong marred by dispute over accommodation
Disagreement over accommodation arrangements mars her arrival in city
Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, the domestic helper allegedly abused by her employer, returned to Hong Kong yesterday afternoon to help with evidence in the trial.
Her return was marred by a disagreement at the airport about where she would stay. At one point, Erwiana and her lawyer refused to leave the terminal for the Indonesian consulate.
We don’t know why [officials] are putting so much pressure on [Erwiana]
Police allegedly told them if they did not co-operate they would be sent back to Indonesia, Erwiana's companions said.
At about 5.15pm, Erwiana left for the consulate. She later agreed to stay in consulate accommodation on the condition she would not be separated from her lawyer, father, case worker and friend from Indonesia, said Eni Lestari of the Justice for Erwiana and All Migrant Domestic Workers Committee.
She had earlier rejected an offer from the Indonesian foreign ministry office for consulate accommodation in Hong Kong.
"Erwiana decided to stay at accommodation provided by the Mission for Migrant Workers in Hong Kong. She sent a signed letter to police on April 3 indicating her wishes," said Lestari.
