Below is a translation of an article printed in Media Indonesia last week. *The headline refers to "millions" of Indonesian Rupiah. Hundreds of Millions Raised for Victims of JIS Criminalization http://www.mediaindonesia.com/news/read/45008/ratusan-juta-terkumpul-untuk-korban-kriminalisasi-jis/2016-05-12 - sthash.2OVggffk.dpuf Thursday, May 12, 2016 13:53 pm Support for the re-investigation of the sexual abuse case at the Jakarta Intercultural School (JIS) - [...]
Neil and Ferdi are in satisfactory health and are now sharing a cell large enough for two people in Lapas Cipinang prison. They both have mattresses for sleeping, access to clean drinking water, and a toilet and mandi. The legal team is still waiting for the verdict to be handed down to the South Jakarta [...]
We continue to meet with various Government officials and representatives from Global Affairs. Last week, Janet Gallucci and myself met with several members of the Global Affairs team and continued our discussions regarding the various options being investigated to resolve this nightmare that Neil has been embroiled in. “We are encouraged that we continue [...]
Forensic Psychologist: No Evidence of Sexual Violence in JIS Case The following article was published on March 11th, 2016 and provides details on the review of trial by a Forensic Psychologist. There is also brief comment from Neil's legal team on the Judicial Review. http://www.tribunnews.com/metropolitan/2016/03/11/psikolog-forensik-tidak-ada-bukti-kekerasan-seksual-pada-kasus-jis TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – From a forensic psychology perspective, evidence in the [...]
Neil continues to be held in a very unsanitary and dangerous area of Cipinang Prison in Jakarta, Indonesia. Continued efforts by Neil and the support team on the ground in Indonesia are focused on getting Neil into a safer environment while we work on gaining Neil's ultimate freedom. "This move will be paramount to ensuring [...]
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/neil-bantleman-s-family-satisfied-feds-are-taking-this-seriously-1.3489757 After meeting with government officials in Ottawa this week, Guy Bantleman said his family is satisfied that the federal government is taking action in the case of his brother, Neil Bantleman, who is in prison in Indonesia for a crime he says he did not commit. "They (the federal government) need to take all [...]
Posted: March 11, 2016 08:47:29 PM Neil Bantleman’s brother Guy was in Ottawa meeting with Government officials about his brother’s Neil Bantleman’s case. Neil was acquitted in August after being convicted of sexually abusing three children at the Jakarta International school in Indonesia but the Country’s Supreme Court overturned the ruling last month. Bantleman’s lawyers [...]
Neil's Mom hand delivers a letter to be delivered to Prime Minister Trudeau. Neil and Ferdi have now been moved to a cell on the third floor of Lapas Cipinang prison. The cell is occupied by an inmate convicted on drug charges. The men are now able to receive meals prepared by friends [...]
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/neil-bantleman-moved-to-shared-cell-in-deplorable-indonesian-prison-1.3478949 Tracy Bantleman says the conditions inside Lapas Cipinang prison are "deplorable" and is concerned her husband's health could deteriorate rapidly while he's being held there. Her husband, Neil Bantleman, a Burlington Ontario teacher, was recently moved to the third floor of Lapas Cipinang prison in Jakarta. He and Ferdinand Tjiong, an Indonesian teaching assistant, were convicted in 2014 on charges of abusing kindergarten students at the Jakarta [...]
February 25, 2016 - Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion's full statement to the media On Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion told the media Neil Bantleman’s story isn’t over. Dion said the Canadian government’s only goal is to free Bantleman “because due process has not been respected. “ The minister’s comments came after the teacher’s [...]
