Who is Peter Kimber?

Peter George Kimber is a 44 year old father of three (two daughters and one son) and step-father to four girls. He also has a three-year old granddaughter who he has never met due to some tragic injustice. He is a Canadian citizen born in Welland, Ontario and his last Canadian residence was Mission, British Columbia.

Peter is currently being held captive in a Mexican prison after being falsely accused of a charge of which he is innocent. He is currently trapped in a very corrupt justice system that treats foreign prisoners like pawns in a deadly game where deceit, extortion and bribery rule the day.

He has testified that he has been beaten more than 100 times in prison and injected with tainted blood from dirty needles by the prison guards for not giving them money he doesn't have. He has received death threats for speaking out and has witnessed the murder and torture of other inmates in prison.

A message from John Joseph Kennedy about Peter Kimber - January 19, 2007

Many people have asked how, and why, I became involved in Mr. Kimber's case and I would like to share it with you.

My dear friend, Dr. Anne Marie Evers contacted me in October 2006 after meeting Peter's young daughters, Julia and Jessica, at a conference in British Columbia, Canada. Anne Marie asked if I would join them in prayer each night to pray for Peter and for his safe release from a barbaric and corrupt prison in Mexico. I naturally agreed. It began with a prayer. Then another and another. The prayers continue to this day.

The more I prayed for Peter and his children, and learned about this tragedy, I was personally moved at a very deep level because an injustice and a tragedy very similar to the Kimber case happened to me and my family in the 1990's. It lasted a decade and is still not over.

I know how it feels to be a victim of international political-legal corruption. I also know how it feels to experience unspeakable loss, grief and despair after the political assassination of my compassionate and courageous little sister, Cecilia Madeline Kennedy. Cecilia gave her life for the sake of International Justice and Peace in 1997. Her sacrifice reminds me of the biblical passage: The Greatest Gift to give is one's life for another!

Cecilia freed many Americans, including our brother, Christopher Patrick Kennedy, who was falsely imprisoned in Bangkok, Thailand in 1991. At only 26 years of age, she began her mission of mercy and single-handedly put together a brilliant International legal defense, took our brother’s case to the Supreme Court of Thailand and won! Thus, overturning his life sentence. She also lobbied for the Extradition Treaty between the United States and Thailand to be ratified to allow those convicted of major drug crimes, especially those falsely accused and imprisoned, to be returned to the United States. At the time Thailand was one of the few countries that did not have this in place.

Once Cecilia accomplished all these heroic acts she was murdered in the 5-star Shangri La Hotel in Bangkok in 1997, at the age of only 32. Her mission on earth completed; an angel among us. http://johnjosephkennedy.com/Cecilia_Madeline_Kennedy.html

Although her case has never been brought to justice, my family and I also know victory! The victory and safe return of Peter to his children and family are my only goals. I have had the honor of getting to know Peter, some of his dear children, family and friends and will continue to do all I can to being justice and freedom to Peter and his children.

I have had the privilege of speaking with Peter many times in prison and have heard first-hand the fear in his voice for his personal safety. I have learned of the brutality, corruption and inhumane treatment he has, and is, enduring. I have also heard his uncommon courage and grace-under-pressure, his deep love and concern for his children, and others who are less fortunate than he. I have also been touched to hear Peter's Faith in God growing in one of the darkest corners of the world.

The odyssey of Peter and his entire family is one of the most extreme cases of crimes against humanity, children, and an entire family. It is eerily similar to what my family and I experienced but God brought us through and I am honored to return the favor to help Peter and his family: Pay it forward!

May God continue to hold Peter and his family in His Loving Care and Godspeed his safe release and journey home to his children.

Sincerely,

John Kennedy

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Who is Peter Kimber?

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