(CNN) -- Indonesia has urged Saudi Arabia to take legal action against a Saudi employer accused of grossly abusing an Indonesian maid, Indonesian government officials said Thursday. The 23-year-old woman is recovering in a Saudi hospital after being severely beaten, according to Indonesian consulate officials. The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry said Thursday that it had followed up on the case, which has outraged many in Indonesia. "At first, we already called the Saudi Arabia ambassador here in Jakarta a few days ago to the ministry, and at that occasion we expressed the position of the Indonesian government, which condemns the act, inhumane act, against our nationals," ministry spokesman Michael Tene said.
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The woman is recovering after being severely beaten
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Sumiati binti Mustapa Salan went to work in Saudi Arabia four months ago
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She was trying to support her family in a small fishing village in Indonesia
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Allegations of maid abuse have outraged Indonesians
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