A fly on the wall documentary special
about international child abduction and the true story of the desperate
attempt to retrieve a five year old boy, Matu, taken illegally
to the Philippines by his Filipino mother. Matu's Swedish born father,
with the help of the FBI, Interpol and two private detectives is
desperately trying to snatch Matu, but it proves
difficult as his estranged wife has a wealthy and powerful family and the
support of the Philippines Government. To make matters worse, Muslim
hit-men have been hired to guard Matu and have orders
to shoot the father on sight. Episode Lengths: 82 minutes Produced by Michael J Rivette and
Terry Carlyon
Directed by Terry Carlyon
A film by Carlyon and
Rivette Pictures
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To the AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION.
14 December 2001
I am writing in relation to the ABC Program "Missing - Presumed Alive", aired on Monday December 3rd of this year. I was the subject of this program in which slanderous and defamatory comments were made.
I am requesting a copy of this footage, but more importantly I request a public retraction regarding the untruths this documentary has made public.
The defamatory material contained in the segment includes the statement that I am currently in jail, thus convicted of an offence. However, I do not have a criminal record nor am I currently imprisoned.
Accordingly I will be pursuing damages in relation to the detriment I have suffered in relation to these defamatory statements. This detriment being also related to the fact this program has not just been aired nationally but internationally in the past as well, hence this matter requires urgent redress.
Yours truly,
TURE SJOLANDER