Jail her NOW: Indonesia’s chilling call on disgraced Aussie fashion designer over feral video of her abusing humble vet over her cat

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Indonesian authorities have demanded that a failed Australian fashion designer be jailed immediately after launching an expletive-filled tirade against two Balinese vets in a dispute over her cat.

Jessie White, founder of the bankrupt Shakuhachi label, has been living on the holiday island since her company went bust, leaving a trail of debt.

White is accused of “intentionally damaging the honor or reputation” of two veterinarians at the Bali Veterinary Clinic in Bandung, where she had taken her cat Rocket for treatment.

The clinic claims White accepted that Rocket needed to be checked into the clinic and agreed to pay for the stay, but then tried to pick up the cat without paying the bill.

“F*** you,” the 50-year-old allegedly told clinic owner Ni Made Restiati and a colleague when she was told she could not take Rocket home.

‘You’re giving him away. You’re stealing my cat. Damn b***h.”

The Denpasar court heard that these words were ‘spoken loudly in a public place’, causing embarrassment to both vets.

Prosecutor Putu Deneil Pradipta Intaran told a panel of judges on Tuesday that she should find White guilty and sentence her to three months in prison “with instructions to immediately detain the suspect.”

Members of the Bali Veterinarian Association who were present in the courtroom to hear the prosecutor’s demand said they had come to support their colleagues.

Association president I Dewa Made Anom said he hoped the case against White would be a reminder “to all people and also to foreigners” to respect the veterinary profession.

When White appeared in court on January 7, her lawyer Samuel Hanok read a statement on behalf of the single mother of two.

Mr Hanok said his client admitted to committing the acts alleged by the prosecutor in the indictment, but described the requirement that she serve three months in prison as “really burdensome”.

Instead, Mr. Hanok asked that White be placed on probation because she was “the backbone of the family” and her children would have no one to care for them if she were detained.

Mr Hanok said White had been “open and honest” during the trial, expressed remorse to the judges and vowed not to repeat her unruly behaviour.

Judge Wayan Yasa asked White if there was anything more to add, but she said everything she wanted to present to the court had been submitted by her lawyer.

The court previously heard that White took Rocket to the clinic on March 9 last year when the cat was found to have an infection in its tail and left paw.

White was told that Rocket would have to be admitted for treatment and was asked for a deposit of 1,500,000 rupiah – about $150.

The court heard White agreed to pay the fee which she was unable to pay at the time because her bank card was not working.

The clinic nevertheless agreed to treat Rocket, who had been attacked by a dog, on the condition that White sign an agreement requiring her to pay for the treatment.

On March 16, a week after Rocket was admitted, the clinic contacted White via WhatsApp to inform her that they would be keeping her cat in custody because she had not paid the bill.

White arrived at the clinic’s front desk several hours later and demanded that Rocket be returned.

Video of a subsequent confrontation obtained by Daily Mail Australia showed White shouting at staff and claiming she needed another day before she could pay.

“I have to borrow the money,” she said in the video. ‘I’ll give it to you tomorrow. Is it okay or not?’

White explained that she couldn’t leave with Rocket unless she paid, saying, “So, what are you going to do with my cat?” Okay, I’ll take him.’

White then allegedly entered the intensive care unit and wards without permission in search of Rocket.

The video showed her walking down the aisles as dogs barked and screamed, “Where’s my cat? Are you fucking stealing my cat?’

The staff denied stealing Rocket when White started filming them on her phone.

Her tirade continued in Bahasa and English.

In a second video, White continued on a tirade and threatened to close the clinic by filing a legal class action.

“I love my cat, not like you,” she shouted. ‘You don’t like animals. You give them away… You pretend to be zookeepers.

‘You don’t take care of animals. You’re mean.’

The prosecutor has emphasized that White Dr. Made and her colleague Devita Vanessa Sukmawati reportedly called Djara ‘damn b***hes’.

Both veterinarians “felt it was an insult to them and the veterinary practice,” the complaint said.

White, whose occupation is listed on court papers as “investor,” is charged with defamation, committing a minor insult and trespassing.

She could have dismissed the charges against her or admitted her wrongdoing and expressed remorse and received a lighter sentence if found guilty.

The trial will resume next week, when White will respond to prosecutors’ calls for her to be jailed.

White ran the once hugely successful Shakuhachi from Bali and has remained there since the company was placed into voluntary administration in May 2015.

Shakuhachi – which was worn by celebrities including singers Lana Del Rey and Rihanna – crashed with debts totaling more than $1 million.

Creditors included manufacturers, modeling agencies and the Woollahra City Council in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

White appeared to be living a glamorous life in the resort town of Seminyak when Daily Mail Australia last reported on her whereabouts in May 2023.

She had reactivated her Instagram account and shared photos of herself dressed in designer clothes at beach clubs and bars in Bali.