Indonesian maid Tuti Tursilawati was executed by Saudi Arabia after she killed her boss who was raping her. Jakarata has demanded to know why Saudi Arabia didn't give prior notice of the execution

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-31/saudi-arabia-executes-migrant-worker-without-informing-indonesia/10450624

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6338277/Execution-Indonesian-maid-killed-employer-raped-sparks-outrage.html

https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2018/10/31/055923044/Migrant-Care-6-Indonesian-Workers-Sentenced-to-Death-in-10-Years

http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2018/10/us_attitude_allows_saudi_arabia_to_act_with_impunity

Look at the situation from the Saudi perspective. The U.S. has turned a blind eye to far larger horrors, including the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Prince Mohammed’s forces reportedly target civilian centers and tolerate rape, torture and the conscription of children. The Iranian side is just as guilty.

Saudi Arabia also executes about 150 people a year, mostly by beheading and occasionally by stoning. In recent years, several women were executed for practicing “witchcraft” or “sorcery.” Yet the U.S. doesn’t say boo about that.

Instead, the Saudis have gotten two mutually reinforcing messages from the White House. First, President Trump has repeatedly said that every country has a sovereign right to protect its own distinct culture.

Well, in Saudi Arabia’s distinct culture, rulers can do whatever they can get away with, particularly with regard to their own citizens. From Prince Mohammed’s perspective, Khashoggi — a longtime supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and an operator in the Saudi court — was an obstacle to reform and a tool of his enemies. That he had a U.S. tourist visa and a column in The Washington Post didn’t change that. It made him a greater threat.

The second message is that Saudi Arabia is our ally. This isn’t new, but the Trump administration has taken it to new, personalized extremes. So long as Saudi Arabia helps contain Iran, softens on Israel and keeps the oil flowing out (and the weapons in), they can have a free hand.