It really breaks our heart us to see such remarkable and exemplary individuals be accused and treated unjustly.Ĭontrary to the news that you might have heard, Neil Bantleman has not left Indonesia for two years. Their dedication to their students and to the Indonesian community is undeniable. Anyone can be convicted according to an unsubstantiated accusation that is based only on unreliable stories. This verdict is not only unfair, but it also endangers the teaching profession and the educational values of Indonesia.

We find it hard to fathom how baseless allegations with no solid and credible evidence could result in such an unjust verdict. We are saddened that the Supreme Court overruled the decision from the High Court which acquitted the two teachers in August 2015. We are truly shocked and devastated with the verdict from the Supreme Court that has befallen Neil Bantleman and Ferdinand Tjiong. In a statement to CTV Calgary, Sinta Siriat, the school's director, addressed the verdict: The director of the Jakarta Intercultural School, the former workplace of Neil Bantleman and Ferdinand Tjiong, says the school is struggling to understand the 'unjust verdict' against the two respected teachers.īantleman, a former Calgary teacher, and Tijon has been acquitted of child sex abuses charges in August 2015 but the Indonesian Supreme Court overruled the High Court's decision.

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