New Ambassador of Canada to Indonesia arrives soon!!
Let's FLOOD the Canadian Embassy inbox - WRITE TO THE NEW AMBASSADOR, WELCOME HIM, AND SHARE YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE INJUSTICE IN JAKARTA!! One paragraph is all it takes and every e-mail matters, these are recorded, tallied and documented in Neil's file in Canada and support the on-going efforts of the Canadian Government which we [...]
Supporters meet Canada’s Justice Minister!
Head of Jakarta Intercultural School Tim Carr and his wife Barbara (also a JIS teacher) were at a market in Vancouver and were asked if they wanted to meet Canada's Minister of Justice and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould. Jody is also the MP for Vancouver Granville. They had an opportunity to speak to Neil's case [...]
‘Justice must prevail,’ Neil Bantleman writes from Indonesian prison
The Burlington teacher has penned an open letter proclaiming his innocence By Chris Seto, CBC News Posted: Jun 21, 2016 12:49 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 21, 2016 2:40 PM ET http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/bantleman-justice-prison-1.3645002 Neil Bantleman hugs his wife, Tracy, ahead of another day in court in Indonesia. (Victoria Botvin) "I am innocent... we are all innocent. There [...]
Media Update June 20th
MEDIA UPDATE – Neil Bantleman – June 20th , 2016 Neil remains in prison in Indonesia along with his colleague Ferdinant Tjiong. Neil remains physically and mentally strong. Neil spends his time exercising, reading, and practicing meditation. This is a difficult time of year, as most of Neil’s friends and colleagues have departed Jakarta for their home [...]
Watch: Part 2 – A Fleeting Freedom ABC Foreign Correspondent
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Calls for case into child sex abuse scandal at prestigious Jakarta school to be reopened
Foreign Correspondent By Samantha Hawley and Suzanne Smith Updated Tue at 2:19am http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-21/jakarta-school-sex-abuse-scandal-calls-for-reopening/7517466 PHOTO: Tracy Bantleman maintains her husband Neil is innocent. (ABC News) MAP: Indonesia A sexologist whose evidence was used to help jail a Canadian teacher on child abuse charges in Indonesia has cast doubt on the verdict, amid growing calls for police to [...]
Preview Part 2: “A Fleeting Freedom”
Part 2 of the ABC Australia Documentary on the JIS Case airs Tuesday June 21 at 9.30pm on ABC Australia & iview. As supporters battle to free seven people jailed in a child abuse scandal at an elite Indonesian school, Foreign Correspondent digs into the evidence – and turns up some surprises. https://youtu.be/2zyFkNk4JMg
Watch: ACCUSED – June 4th on ABC Foreign Correspondent
http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2016/s4478933.htm Canadian couple Neil and Tracy Bantleman came to Indonesia as idealistic young teachers in search of adventure. They scored dream jobs at the prestigious Jakarta International School, teaching the scions of wealthy Indonesians and expats. Now Neil Bantleman is serving 11 years in a Jakarta jail after being convicted of sexually assaulting three little [...]
Jakarta News: For Justice, JIS Convicts Have to Be Freed
KontraS : For Justice, JIS Convicts Have to Be Freed Monday, May 16th SURYA.co.id | SURABAYA - Coordinator of the Commission of Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), Haris Azhar believes that the State has to take responsibility for the suffering of the convicts in the case of sexual abuse at Jakarta Intercultural School (JIS). [...]