The one-month suspension without pay slapped on an official who covered up the sexual abuse of a migrant worker smacks of gross insult, lawmakers said Thursday.

Party-list Representative Walden Bello of Akbayan and Luz Ilagan of Gabriela was referring to the punishment meted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Riyadh Assistant Labor Attaché Adam Musa who bribed the abused OFW with 10,000 Saudi riyals in exchange for keeping her mouth shut over the sexual abuse committed against her and legalization of her status in Saudi Arabia.

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