Scalded Pinay domestic helper in Saudi accused of slander
The Filipina domestic helper in Saudi Arabia who accused her employer of scalding her last May has found herself at the receiving end of a slander complaint.
A report on Arab News on Wednesday said the employer of 23-year-old Fahima Palacasi and his mother filed a "qadf," saying Palacasi falsely accused them of throwing hot water on her.
While Palacasi had already received monetary compensation from the Philippine government and a Saudi recruitment agency, Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ezzedin Tago said the case would delay her repatriation.
He added that the case Palacasi filed against her employers had been dismissed by the prosecutor.
Palacasi's employer was arrested for the alleged crime but was eventually released on bail last June.
Al Motkasess Recruitment Office, the Saudi Arabian recruitment firm responsible for bringing Palacasi to Riyadh, was put under documentary suspension by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office shortly after her story went public.
Despite this development, Tago said Palacasi is in “good health.”
According to reports, Palacasi's ordeal started last March when she arrived in Riyadh. She was deployed by A-M Philippine Professional Services Corp., a Philippine recruitment agency, to Al Motkasess Recruitment Office.
Shortly after arriving at the house of her employer, Palacasi complained of homesickness and cried. She also claimed she was constantly kicked and lashed by her male employer.
She did not report her alleged maltreatment supposedly to avoid complicating her situation. When she returned from the Saudi recruitment agency, she was sent to the house of her employer's mother.
Last May 4, her sponsor's mother allegedly poured boiled water over her supposedly due to a misunderstanding as her sponsor’s mother did not speak English. —Rie Takumi/KBK, GMA News
A report on Arab News on Wednesday said the employer of 23-year-old Fahima Palacasi and his mother filed a "qadf," saying Palacasi falsely accused them of throwing hot water on her.
While Palacasi had already received monetary compensation from the Philippine government and a Saudi recruitment agency, Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ezzedin Tago said the case would delay her repatriation.
He added that the case Palacasi filed against her employers had been dismissed by the prosecutor.
Palacasi's employer was arrested for the alleged crime but was eventually released on bail last June.
Al Motkasess Recruitment Office, the Saudi Arabian recruitment firm responsible for bringing Palacasi to Riyadh, was put under documentary suspension by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office shortly after her story went public.
Despite this development, Tago said Palacasi is in “good health.”
According to reports, Palacasi's ordeal started last March when she arrived in Riyadh. She was deployed by A-M Philippine Professional Services Corp., a Philippine recruitment agency, to Al Motkasess Recruitment Office.
Shortly after arriving at the house of her employer, Palacasi complained of homesickness and cried. She also claimed she was constantly kicked and lashed by her male employer.
She did not report her alleged maltreatment supposedly to avoid complicating her situation. When she returned from the Saudi recruitment agency, she was sent to the house of her employer's mother.
Last May 4, her sponsor's mother allegedly poured boiled water over her supposedly due to a misunderstanding as her sponsor’s mother did not speak English. —Rie Takumi/KBK, GMA News
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