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| Erwiana Sulistyaningsih saat dirawat di rumah sakit di Jawa Tengah |
A Hong Kong woman who is accused of torturing housekeeper Indonesian nationals denied all the charges in a trial in the District Court of the island.
Law Wan-tung, 44, was arrested in January for assaulting a Erwiana Sulistyaningsih workers from Indonesia.
He faces charges including layered "intentionally causing serious injury, intimidation and not paying salary" of a total of 20 other charges.
Prosecutors said Wan-tung beat Erwiana with household furniture such as brooms, rulers and clothes hangers.
Erwiana alone when rescued from her employer's house had suffered severe injuries and is in critical condition.
In front of the trial, Wan-tung bow their heads during the course of the trial. The judge adjourned the trial until July 10.
Summoning witnesses
Chung Chi-ming from Hong Kong police outside the courtroom said more than 12 witnesses will be called, including Erwiana himself and two other housemaids who also allegedly tortured.
The case made headlines in China's southern city and sparked protests and calls for the Hong Kong government doing more to protect workers Click households.
Based on data from Migrant Care there are more than 300,000 domestic helpers in Hong Kong, mostly from Indonesia and the Philippines.
Last year Amnesty International condemned conditions "akin to slavery" faced by domestic workers and accused the officers did not do anything.
Click the Time magazine in April Erwiana named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for his courage against the former employer.
Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, Indonesian domestic worker who allegedly became a victim of torture in Hong Kong, in the list of 100 most influential figures in the world by TIME magazine.
Erwiana Click the alleged victim of abuse by employers for months and the case sparked criticism both from Hong Kong and internationally.
TIME Erwiana praised the courage to lift his fate and for his decision to speak and took the case to be prosecuted, which in turn helps provide greater protection to the maids working in Hong Kong.
"Erwiana successfully campaigned for better regulation to protect people like him," said Cambodian activist, Somaly Mam, in writing at TIME magazine.
International attention
"Only those who dare as she could represent the silent voices to get change for the better," said Mam.
Erwiana 23-year-old hospitalized in Sragen, Central Java, after the return of Hong Kong in January.
His condition was critical when, which is expected as a result of torture by the employer.
Click Erwiana employer has been declared a suspect by the police of Hong Kong.
A spokesman for the Asian Migrants Coordinating Body, Eman Villanueva, told AFP news agency said the entry name in TIME Erwiana make international eyes again drawn to the plight of domestic workers in Hong Kong. BBC
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