A civil court has dismissed a US$125 million lawsuit launched last year by the mother of a child allegedly sexually assaulted by janitors and members of the teaching staff of the prestigious Jakarta Intercultural School. The case has been closely watched by representatives of Canada, the United States and Australia, among others, because of a fear that the suit could put the US-backed school, the country’s most respected, out of business. With more than 4,000 students from 60 countries attending the school, its possible loss was regarded as a potential blow to the country’s international competitiveness and a demonstration of the lack of a rational legal system in Indonesia.
Jakarta Court Dismisses International School Case
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Jakarta Court Dismisses International School Case
A civil court has dismissed a US$125 million lawsuit launched last year by the mother of a child allegedly sexually assaulted by janitors and members of the teaching staff of the prestigious Jakarta Intercultural School. The case has been closely watched by representatives of Canada, the United States and Australia, among others, because of a fear that the suit could put the US-backed school, the country’s most respected, out of business. With more than 4,000 students from 60 countries attending the school, its possible loss was regarded as a potential blow to the country’s international competitiveness and a demonstration of the lack of a rational legal system in Indonesia.
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