Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The National Board for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers (BNP2TKI) should be held responsible for the beheading of Indonesian worker Ruyati in Saudi Arabia.

Secretary of the Democratic Party Faction Saan Mustopha stated that President SBY has firmly asked for the guarantee of placement and protection of Indonesian migrant workers.

BNP2TKI was formed to fulfill that purpose and to implement that commitment, said Saan. But the Ruyati incident is proof that the BNP2TKI did not work to its maximal potential, especially since the execution of Ruyati was done without the knowledge of her family and the Indonesian government.

"The National Board for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers (BNP2TKI) should be evaluated due to this incident. We're completely willing to let the president decide if this calls for the evaluation of the leaders of the institution as a consequence," said Saan in Jakarta on Tuesday. Saan said he confirmed the Ruyati execution to her immediate family.

Based on Ruyati's family's explanations, the case happened last year. The family repeatedly asked the BNP2TKI and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assist in preventing the execution of Ruyati.

Instead of giving valuable assistance, BNP2TKI only provided a generic statement saying that the case was being processed and worked on, said Saan. The process went on until Ruyati's execution was carried out.

"This is purely a blunder from the BNP2TKI. Ruyati's report [issued by the consulate general in Jeddah] was not considered seriously," said Saan.

He went on to say that the faction of the Democratic Party generally agreed that the BNP2TKI only took cases seriously when the cases have garnered public attention. "If not, they're never serious," he said.