Andai saja kedua boss-nya itu bukan WN Amrik, tetapi WN Arab; terus agamanya juga Islam... Apa kata millister di sini? DG
On 5/22/07, Muhkito Afiff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rupanya di milis ini berita penyiksaan TKW di NY kurang menggema. > Padahal di dalamnya sudah ada isu ras dan antar-golongan (orang kaya > dan India). Mungkin kalau ada "bumbu agama"-nya seperti artikel di > bawah, ceritanya akan jadi rame:) > > http://tinyurl.com/2s2qpf > > CRUELLA GALS HAVE FAITH > By STEFANIE COHEN > > May 19, 2007 -- The women kept as slaves by a wealthy Long Island > couple are happy they can now practice their Muslim religion freely > after years of ridicule while in captivity. > > Indonesian Consul General Trie Edi Mulyani said she ordered Korans > and special prayer clothes for "Samirah" and "Nona" - two Indonesian > women allegedly enslaved for five years by Long Island perfumers > Varsha and Mahender Sabhnani. > > Prosecutors said the women were often ridiculed by the Hindu Varsha > when they tried to pray in peace. > > According to prosecutors, the house mistress told her two domestic > servants that their God was "s - - t" and that "My God is better." > > --- In [email protected] <ppiindia%40yahoogroups.com>, "imuchtarom" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > berita di bawah ini dapat di baca > > di berbagai media di USA, yang > > di bawah ini dari newyork post. > > > > ---( IM )------------------------- > > > > > > <http://tinyurl.com/2hqxtzA> > > > > > > ------------------------- > > CRUEL L.I. SLAVE MASTERS > > ------------------------- > > > > MILLIONAIRE DUO BRUTALIZED HELP AT MANSION: FEDS > > > > By STEFANIE COHEN, KIERAN CROWLEY and KATE SHEEHY > > > > May 16, 2007 -- A "monstrous" millionaire couple from > > Long Island's Gold Coast kept two Indonesian women as > > slaves for five years in their tony estate-turned-house > > of horrors - until one victim was found wandering the > > street half-naked this week muttering, "Master," > > authorities said yesterday. > > > > Varsha Mahender Sabhnani and her husband, Mahender > > Murliddhar Sabhnani - perfume moguls from the mega-rich > > community of Muttontown - were hauled into federal court > > yesterday to face charges including beating, cutting and > > scalding one of the victims and committing "incomprehensible . . . > > inhumanity" against both. > > > > "Home, I want to go home," sobbed one of the middle-aged > > women, identified as "Samirah," when she was found bruised > > and battered at a Dunkin' Donuts on Jericho Turnpike in > > Syosset at around 6 a.m. Sunday. > > > > Less than a mile away, authorities said, was what had > > become her hell on earth: an antiques-stuffed, cedar- > > shakers mansion where she was beaten with brooms and > > rolling pins, repeatedly sliced on the ears with a > > paring knife, starved and forced to sleep on the kitchen > > floor. > > > > Varsha - a 45-year-old mother of four - was the main > > torturer who doled out the horrific punishment while > > her husband, 51, watched, officials said. The wife is > > Indonesian; Mahender is from India. > > > > Varsha's cruelty included forcing Samirah to take as many > > as 30 ice-cold showers in a row, run up and down a flight > > of stairs 150 times as fast as she could - and gulp down > > at least 25 "extremely hot chili peppers at one time," > > according to the arrest warrant. > > > > "The conduct the defendants committed is monstrous," > > said Assistant U.S. Attorney Demetri Jones. "It's truly > > a case of modern-day slavery." > > > > Authorities said the victims' nightmare began after they > > were brought to the United States by the couple to work > > as house servants. > > > > They were told they would be paid $200 a month, although > > Samirah told authorities she later learned the Sabhnanis > > sent only half that amount to her daughter back in Indonesia. > > > > The immigrant women arrived to find their new home, 205 > > Coachman Place, a sprawling, two-story manse in one of > > New York's most exclusive enclaves. Two large, stone > > statues of lions greet visitors at the driveway, a brand- > > new black Cadillac sits in front and a large, lagoon-like > > pool, waterfall and built-in stainless-steel barbecue grill > > grace the back yard. > > > > Their new bosses ran a multimillion-dollar business from > > home, peddling Royal Mirage perfume throughout the world > > through at least five companies. > > > > The Sabhnanis also own a $1.4 million, two-bedroom condo > > on Broadway in Manhattan and were known to frequently jet > > to such countries as Singapore, Bahrain and Australia for > > business and to visit family. > > > > But if the victims - ages 51 and 46 - had dreams of partaking > > in even a smidgen of their employers' good life, they were > > sorely mistaken, officials said. > > > > The Sabhnanis demanded the pair's passports as soon as they > > set foot in the country, the victims told authorities. > > > > They then began working 21-hour days as house servants, and > > when they were allowed to sleep for the remaining three hours > > in the day, it was on thin, 3-by-6-foot white mats on the > > floor of one of the home's two kitchens, the women said. > > > > Beatings were routinely administered either in the laundry > > room or bathroom, they said, with "a rolling pin, bamboo > > stick and a broomstick." Samirah said Varsha also tossed > > scalding water on her. > > > > The feds noted in court papers that Samirah "bears highly > > visible scars that appear to be permanent over much of her > > body. > > > > "She also has deep, open knife wounds behind her ears, > > which were inflicted by [Varsha]." > > > > Samirah also showed cops at the house "a door stained > > with [her] blood that was the result of an injury sustained > > during a beating" by Varsha, according to court papers. > > > > The abused women were starved to the point that they > > began hiding food, authorities said. > > > > The second victim, identified only as "Nona," led > > authorities to the spot above a drop-ceiling panel > > in one of the kitchens where she stashed her meager > > but treasured personal belongings, as well as snacks > > she could sneak from the kitchen. > > > > Nona told authorities she was once forced to strip > > naked and take as many as 10 icy showers in a row > > for "perceived wrongdoing." > > > > She said that at one point, Varsha warned her that if > > she ever tried to flee, she would "use her considerable > > financial resources to ensure that Indonesian police > > jailed [her] and [her] husband, who is in Indonesia." > > > > Whenever strangers came to the home, the terrified > > women said, they were ordered to hide in the basement > > or garage. > > > > They were allowed out only at night - to take out > > the garbage. > > > > After Samirah was found wandering and told authorities > > her tale, officials went to the house and discovered > > Nona cowering in a 3-by-3-foot closet under the stairwell > > leading to the basement. > > > > Samirah was dressed in pants and a towel, weeping and > > carrying two plastic bags, when Dunkin' Donuts manager > > Adrian Mohammed, 26, spotted her early Sunday. > > > > He said he thought she was homeless, so he gave her > > coffee, bagels and a jacket. > > > > Asked where she lived, she pointed to her Indonesian > > passport - which Varsha had allegedly returned to her > > after it expired - and pleaded, "Home." > > > > "She started crying," Mohammed said, and when he asked > > where she lived, she pointed in the direction of the > > Sabhnanis' home and said, "Master." > > > > "She said the word, 'Master,' then she made a motion > > like she was getting slapped," Mohammed said yesterday. > > > > He said she had dozens of perfectly circular bruises on > > her arm, like pinches. Her ears also had sores and cuts > > from what authorities said was more of Varsha's cruelty: > > nicking her with a paring knife when she was deemed > > particularly "bad" - suspected of stealing food because > > she was hungry or unable to find an item around the house. > > > > "I felt bad for the lady, so I called 911," Mohammed > > said. > > > > At the Sabhnanis' arraignment in Central Islip yesterday, > > the couple sat together - but with separate lawyers. > > > > As the pair sat down and looked back at their 22-year-old > > daughter in the third row, the young woman burst into tears. > > > > The couple was held without bail after Jones argued that > > they were an extreme flight risk, given their international > > connections and bank accounts. > > > > Mahender's lawyer, Charles Ross, insisted, "This is not > > a human-trafficking ring. My client wants to clear his > > name." > > > > He said the couple had been out of the country for up > > to 10 months at a time, leaving the alleged victims > > plenty of opportunity to leave the house if they wanted. > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
