Ximena Gutiérrez, a Nicaraguan mother, recovered her child who was detained by his father at the German Embassy in Nicaragua.
Arun was taken to the Embassy's office in Managua by his father, a German citizen. Considering the unwillingness to leave the place, the little child's mother reported to the authorities and media that her child was ¨kidnapped¨.
Immediately, tens of people mobilized in social media in favour of the Nicaraguan mother:
Amigos y familiares demandan devolución de menor nica retenido en embajada de #Alemania [1] en #Nicaragua [2] #cronicatn8 [3] pic.twitter.com/AqzZ1Be3wd [4]
— Jimmy Altamirano (@JimmyATN8) March 17, 2015 [5]
Friends and family request Nicaraguan kid's return detained at German customs in Nicaragua.
German ambassador in Nicaragua Karl-Otto König, in his statements to the media, explained that both father and child have German nationalities and this European country's law says that they have the right to consular protection.
According to Gutiérrez, the child legally lives with her in Nicaragua since August.
Un hombre secuestra a su propio hijo, ideay, y el tipo se refugia e embajada de #Alemania [1], pero claro tenía q ser en #Nicaragua [2]
— ivett blandon (@TeviTorrez) March 17, 2015 [6]
A man kidnaps his own son (what?!) and he took refuge at German customs. He had to be from Nicaragua, of course!
König and Minister of Family Affairs Marcia Ramírez agreed that it is a family and not a political-related issue.
The child was placed in the custody of his mother, according to the ambassador, who did not want to give more details because “it is a merely family issue.”