An Indonesian woman, identified as HMM, who was arrested in 2009 for the murder of her Saudi husband and sentenced to death under Saudi Arabia’s hadd al-ghilah law has been deported and reunited with her family in Indonesia.
Indonesia's Foreign Ministry which facilitated the woman's release said that after years of diplomatic efforts led by the ministry and the Consulate General in Jeddah, HMM’s sentence was reduced, and she paid 400,000 Saudi Riyal in diya (blood money), which was fully covered by a Saudi philanthropist.
The case was appealed in both the Jeddah High Court and the Supreme Court in Riyadh, resulting in a reduced sentence and a negotiated diya payment. After completing her 15-year prison sentence, HMM has returned to her family in Indonesia.
The case was appealed in both the Jeddah High Court and the Supreme Court in Riyadh, resulting in a reduced sentence and a negotiated diya payment. After completing her 15-year prison sentence, HMM has returned to her family in Indonesia.