The wife of a welfare case officer of the Philippine embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has appealed to migrant workers’ rights group based in Middle East for the immediate release of her husband from detention.
Bing Ayob, wife of Bahay Kalinga officer in charge Bashir Ayob, sought the help of Kapatiran sa Gitnang Silangan to intervene and communicate with the embassy officials regarding his husband’s case, according to Migrant-Middle East regional director John Monterona.
Mrs. Ayob initially told KGS-Migrante chairman Eric Jocson that her husband has been arrested last June 12, 2010 while attending a repatriation proceedings of an overseas Filipino worker.
Saudi police nabbed the 47-year-old Filipino welfare officer after reportedly being implicated in the death of another OFW at the Shemesy Hospital in Riyadh last May 22, according to Mrs. Ayob.
Bashir was earlier invited for questioning regarding the OFW’s death but was later cleared by Saudi authorities on June 10, she added.
Mr. Ayob, who have worked for the Philippine embassy since 2006, is now detained at Al Dhera Detention Center of the Criminal Investigation department in Riyadh.
“Please help me ask our government to intervene with my husband case”, he is just a fall guy. He help many OFWs to return back home in the Philippines and now he was accused of a crime he never did,” Mrs. Ayob said.
Monterona said their group has already appealed to embassy officials in Riyadh to take custody of Bashir pending the investigation of the case.
Being a Bashir’s employer, Philippine embassy officials must also extend legal assistance to help in the case.
Source: Philippine Star
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