The 23-year-old maid, Sumiati binti Salan Mustapa, has been hospitalized in Madinah since Nov. 8, with burns all over her body, a fractured middle finger and cuts around her lips, reportedly made by scissors.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday in Jakarta that the “extraordinary torture” needs to be investigated. “I want the law to be upheld and to see an all-out diplomatic effort,” he said.

More than 80,000 Indonesian domestic workers flock to Saudi Arabia every year.