The Ethiopian court overturns adoption at two Spanish couples
THEY RESORT TO HIGHER LEVELS
The Ethiopian court overturns adoption at two Spanish couples
MADRID, Aug 28 (EUROPA PRESS). -
The Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia has overturned the rulings favorable to the adoption of two children with whom had two Spanish couples and has stated that children are not adoptable , that this decision comes after a long judicial process and that both couples resort to higher levels .
As reported affected, Sonia Alonso and Ruben Fernandez and Silvia Pons and Jerome Molto, the decision "was not a surprise." "Our lawyers have been evaluating and will resort to bodies" Molto explains in a video sent to the Spanish media.
"We came to Ethiopia because we thought it was a country that had a law and competent court system . As we continue to think and our lawyer says we can appeal to a higher court, we decided to continue on to exhaust all the legal remedies we put ahead, "adds Sonia Alonso in other recordings.
She explains that have not yet assessed whether or not to go home , and have to analyze in what time would present and solve the resource to keep in mind. The visa featuring four Spanish expires at the end of September.
During the appeal, no statements, since, as explained, is the request of his lawyers have "minor media activity" so they can work with "normal".
Moreover, given the result of both the citizens and the media and the authorities Spanish for their support throughout the process and especially since mid-August, when after four months of living with the children, the Ethiopian Ministry Women (MOWA) was the retired and sent to an orphanage.
"I appreciate very much that you have joined us doing interviews, hanging videos that we have sent (...) in the last five or six days we beckoned him and have respected. Should be giving thanks that even in this week of silence the signatures on change.org have risen a thousand, "said Alonso, in relation to the Internet support campaign, which has already received more than 79,000 accessions .
Molto recalled that from the beginning have criticized the authorities of Spain "tardy" . However, thanks "activity and concern" of both the Health Minister Ana Mato, as the Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo and consular representatives with whom you have had contact at this time.
All of them asks them to "cease operation no." "This is not over and we will continue to need your support to reach the end, both these two families as the thousand who come after," he says in the video.
FIVE MONTHS OF LITIGATION
All children who are not yet three years old , found in an Ethiopian orphanage since mid-August they were withdrawn to their adoptive parents, who were living together in Addis Ababa from a favorable judgment in March to the adoption.
That ruling was challenged by the Ministry of Women in Ethiopia (MOWA) , which detected an alleged irregularity in the process and took him to court. In response, a judge overturned the decision , but issued a ruling that forced the MOWA drafting a new file and set that as the process was complete, the children could stay with their adoptive parents.
The MOWA, however, then decided it was not competent to handle the adoption because the children were from the South, Federated States contrary to international adoption. His administration was interested by the judge in the proceeding and argued that media had fundamentally sustained cooperation funds orphanages , to take care of children. This Wednesday justice has proved him right.
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