JAKARTA – Indonesian authorities are struggling to attain more information on Siti Aisyah, including whether she is really the woman arrested by Malaysian authorities along with a Vietnamese woman and a Malaysian man, who is said to be Siti’s boyfriend.
As of yesterday afternoon, the Directorate General of Immigration was still waiting for formal validation of Siti’s passport by the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, immigration spokesman Agung Sampurno said.
Although formal validation was pending, the passport shows her last exit from Indonesia was to Johor Baru through Batam on the morning of Feb 2.
The National Police, through their representative at the embassy in Kuala Lumpur, have also been trying to meet with Siti.
“We want to confirm identification because it is still possible that she is not Indonesian. If she is indeed Indonesian, we need to know her movements in Jakarta,” National Police spokesman Martinus Sitompul said.
Officials in Jakarta have said Indonesia would not meddle with Malaysia’s investigation into Siti, but Deputy Foreign Minister AM Fachir will ensure she “is getting legal assistance from the embassy”.
It is unclear whether Siti is a foreign agent, but many Indonesians, including Vice-President Jusuf Kalla, seem to believe that, like many Indonesian migrant workers, she has been framed and therefore is a victim in the case.
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