REX BELLOTTI JNR CAMPAIGN

In 2009, young Nyoongar Tribal Sovereign Rex Bellotti Junior, was run over by a police 4WD while simply crossing the road. Just 15 years old at the time, Rex Junior suffered life threatening injuries, with one leg snapped at the femur and the other leg hanging by an artery. The former leading goal kicker at the Clontarf Football Academy was flown from Albany to Perth by Royal Flying Doctor for emergency surgery, but was left with permanent disfigurement, years of gruelling rehabilitation and limited use of his leg. No compensation has been awarded and there has never been an adequate investigation, despite numerous appeals from the Bellotti family and supporters, and a 2009 Corruption and Crime Commission enquiry into the conduct of the investigating police. The Bellotti family and friends continue to fight for justice for Rex Bellotti Junior and against systemic and institutional racism. On 6th March 2013, the Bellotti Support Group rallied on the steps of the WA Parliament House to mark their fourth year of calling for justice. Since its inauguration, the Nyoongar Tent Embassy have joined the Bellotti family and the Bellotti Support Group in the fight for compensation for Rex Junior and justice for all Nyoongar Tribal Sovereigns. 
Bellotti Support Group webpage:
www.bellottisupportgroup.org/

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