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Last Wednesday, Muslianah Nurdin, wife of Indonesia's education and culture attache, was accused of being an illegal migrant, and detained while shopping in Kuala Lumpur despite showing her identification.
The vigilante round-up was conducted by members of a 400,000-strong volunteer force, Rela.
The Indonesian embassy in KL issued a statement late yesterday to condemn the arrest. Quote The Star:
“She showed her card to the officer who claimed that he did not recognise it. She was detained and placed with other illegal immigrants.
“Based on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the Rela officer has violated international laws by showing disrespect to a member of the embassy,” it said yesterday.