Indonesian envoy to appeal acquittal of trafficking suspects

The couple acquitted last week of trafficking their Indonesian domestic worker are not out of the woods yet as Indonesia’s top envoy to Malaysia seeks to appeal the verdict.

Indonesian ambassador to Malaysia Hermono (above) told Malaysiakini he was writing to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to request an appeal over the acquittal of Radzuan Abu Hadzim and his wife Rosnajihah Ramli.

The couple who faced a maximum of life imprisonment or a term of no less than five years and whipping were...