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An Indonesian maid was freed from death penalty in Malaysia on Monday after the head of the judging panel decided to free her from murder charges launched by the prosecutor, a statement released by Indonesian foreign affairs ministry said.
Head of the judge panel in Malaysian city of Kota Bharu, Kelantan county, Dato' Azmad Zaidi bin Ibrahim found that the Indonesian maid Walfrida Soik was not guilty in the incident that led to the death of her employer as the Indonesian maid suffered from transient psychotic disorder when it took place in Dec. 2010.
Besides, Azmad said that Walfrida was 18 years old when the case occurred, which means that she should be tried in trials with legal code for underage convicts.
The judge also ordered the defendant maid to be sent to mental hospital until she gets a pardon from the sultan of Kelantan county, and later on she must be returned to her family, the statement said.
The judge learned that besides suffering from mental disorder due to extraordinary pressure that she barely cope with during her work, Walfrida was also identified to have very low Intelligence Quotient (IQ) that made her unable to understand legal consequence of what she did against her employer.
Should the prosecutor do not file appeal against the judge's verdict, the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur would free 11 citizens from death row in Malaysia as of at the moment this year.
The foreign ministry learned that 176 Indonesian citizens were facing death penalties in the neighboring country at the moment, mostly due to involvement in drugs violations.
