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【为巴蒂平反】控方曾阻挠代表律师 提出巴蒂投诉雇主廖文良一事
樟宜机场集团主席廖文良，指控印尼籍前女佣巴蒂偷窃超过五万元财务，导致巴蒂在去年3月被判监。案件直至今年4日获得高庭法官平反，改判无罪。
除了先前的四项控状，巴蒂的第五项控状也在今日（8日）获撤销，巴蒂总算摆脱缠身四年的官司，恢复自由身。
根据高庭法官陈成安的判词，廖家父子报警可能存在“不当意图”（improper motives），被告有充分理由投诉人力部，而廖家“先下手为强”将他开除。
巴蒂在2017年10月，向人力部申诉被雇主廖文良家属，不当调派到其他地点工作。根据规定，除了工作准证列明的住宅地址，雇主是不能非法调派女佣到其他地点工作的。
然而，若回溯两年前，巴蒂代表律师阿尼尔（Anil Balchandani ）与控方在法庭的交锋，控方曾阻止阿尼尔提出巴蒂有意向人力部投诉的议题。
当时，法官和署理检控官Tan Yanying ，还认为此事与申诉“毫无关联”。当时阿尼尔也毫不客气回击，控方不愿此事在法院提及，恐怕是担心“不知后事如何进展。”
阿尼尔也强调，巴蒂向人力部投诉廖文良，与审讯很有关系，也和巴蒂被开除有关联。
然而，后来法官也认为，民事程序、人力部进行的调查，都和巴蒂的审讯无关联。
直至两年后，高庭为巴蒂翻案时，高庭法官陈成安在判词中表示，巴蒂有充足的理由，向人力部作出投诉。她被要求到到廖文良儿子廖文龙住家和办公室打扫。
法官也了解到廖文良和女佣巴蒂之间的冲突，并提及巴蒂不满被安排违反人力部规定的工作。而当巴蒂恫言要投诉人力部，也可能导致前者被开除。
尽管人力部确实有针对巴蒂的投诉进行调查，惟在2018年仅是“警告”（issued a caution）廖文良妻子，和劝诫廖的儿子廖文龙。人力部还宣称，发出上述警告也符合相似个案的做法。
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