The pursuit of Old Believers: “They fled, fearing that their child would be taken away from them”

“They were running: the mother holding the child, the father behind… They were being pursued by guards. All this happened before my eyes. I was terrified and prayed that they wouldn't take the child,” the nurse says, describing the moment when the child's father, an Old Believer, grabbed the infant from the crib.

Early Christian Manolis Kalaitzidakis, appearing on Good Morning Greece with his lawyer Andreas Theodoropoulos and journalist Georgios Papadakis on Wednesday morning, said that picked up his newborn baby from the hospital “Alexandra” legally, since there were no lawsuits preventing him from doing so.

«Everything that is written about that I am wanted after the “abduction” of a child – a lie. Yesterday I spoke to the security officer on duty at Syntagma Square and he assured me that this was not true. Besides, as they say, “I broke into a hospital.” This is not true. I the director of the pulmonology clinic officially called in regarding the child's healthAnd I went to the appointment as usual, following all medical protocolsIn any case, there is no law that would deprive me of the right to exercise parental care or guardianship and would prohibit me from approaching my own child.“,” he said on the show, avoiding more specific, clarifying questions.

For his part, Mr. Theodoropoulos noted: “For reasons of legal confidentiality, I cannot disclose the whereabouts of the parents and the baby. Mr. Kalaitzidakis has not yet been charged with any criminal offense. If he is charged, we will deal with them. The Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office assured me, as his lawyer, that There is no ban on him approaching the child yetIn any case, the environment in which the child lives is absolutely suitable, it has all the necessary conditions, and this was also confirmed by the representative of the social service who visited him. Parents are responsible and adequate. Manolis Kalaitzidakis – A Worthy Fatherwho is now proud of his the seventh child. Sevasti Kanaki, as a mother, has a vital need to always be close to her child.. The abduction of a baby by parents is not legally justified. Especially since he is with his mother, who is protected by Article 21 of the Constitution.”

However, while preparing grounds for possible legal justification of Ms. Kanaki's actionsMr. Theodoropoulos spoke about postpartum depression and claimed that The mother was afraid that the child would be taken away from her and he would end up in a medical institution.

It is noted that in the case of the kidnapping of a baby by Old Believers Three hospital security guards have been arrested for endangering a minor. ABOUT to a family of Old Believers The Athens News reported in more detail earlier.

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