Kiwi Biker's son abducted

[Finn]

Update

Bruce flew to Turkey beginning of the month and has been reunited with his son. While this was court ordered access, the last time he tried, Dylan was immediately uplifted and hidden away somewhere.

Prior to Bruce leaving, the PM Office contacted him to say that they had written to the Turkish Court and that they were taking special interest in the case.

Court Case 17th February

The Public Prosecutor will open the case for the return of Dylan to New Zealand in Istanbul on behalf of the Republic of Turkey on February 17.

Dylan's father, Bruce, will travel to Istanbul late in January for his Turkish Family Court ordered access to his baby son for February. The court granted access to Dylan for the months of February and August while the case is being heard.

Last August, Dylan's mother took him out of the city to an unknown destinations in defiance of the
Turkish court order giving access to Bruce. To date, there has been no news
of legal repercussions for this blatant contempt of court.

Dylan’s father, Bruce Laybourn, declared his “eternal gratitude” to all who had made the case reopening possible – in particular the former New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, and the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Director General of Turkey’s Ministry of Justice, Judge Ahmet Firat, announced on November 18, 2008, that his Ministry had forwarded documents in order to file a law suit in support of the request for the return of Dylan Rennick Laybourn to his nation of birth, New Zealand.

Find out more at www.bringdylanhome.co.nz

[The Baron]

Thank you Finn for this update. A lot of us are fathers.

[Finn]

Here's a very recent picture. Little Dylan is not so little anymore!

[Finn]

Yet another delay! The official who was to conduct the case on behalf of the Republic of Turkey – the Public Prosecutor – didn't show. You can't imagine how frustrating this is for Bruce.

PLEASE contact John Key's office through the "Your Appeal for Action" section on www.bringdylanhome.co.nz urging him and his office to take action.

There are more details on this latest delay on the website.

Thanks

[Finn]

Please help by signing the petition...

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/bringdylanhome

[Tank]

Please help by signing the petition...

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/bringdylanhome

Signed - I have also composed a email with the detail and the link and forwarded it to my entire company.

[Finn]

Signed - I have also composed a email with the detail and the link and forwarded it to my entire company.

Tanks Tank.

[Tank]

Tanks Tank.

Its not much - But come'on everybody.

It dosnt take long. KB is a large forum - if everyone can take the time to ACTIVLY let people know about it and get the word out the story will get bigger and bigger and the pressure will mount on those who can make a difference.

If everyone does something - we can get the message out to 1000's of people - if they all get the word out its tens of thousands.

This is something to get passionate about.

Don't just forward a email - Write something personal. Talk to friends and family. If you have contacts that can help - contact Finn or Bruce via the website and see how you can use them.

[Hemex]

Please help by signing the petition...

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/bringdylanhome

Done... I've forwarded to loads of people too... Hopefully it goes way beyond the number required!

[GurlRacer]

I've also signed and forwarded it on...

[coffeejunkie]

Being a parent myself i can only imagine what this must be doing to bruce, I have signed and passed on to, Good luck were all behind you

[A_Mans_Ruin]

Signed and passed on, standing behind ya 100%, may kharma work with you and your guardian angel stand strong!!!

[Nasty]

Signed and dealt with.

[Finn]

Yet another delay...

Thousands of friends and family will be shattered to learn that the judge today rejected the case for Dylan"s return to New Zealand.

After a short hearing, the judge ruled against the applications for Dylan"s return, lodged under the Hague Convention on Child Abduction.

It is expected that the written reasons for this decision will take two weeks to become available.

Dylan"s father, Bruce Laybourn, announced that plans were already underway for a vigorous appeal campaign. He said he expects the New Zealand Central Authority of the Hague Convention to lead the way with an appeal to its counterpart authority in Turkey.

"What is the point of important international laws against such an abhorrent crime as child abduction if they can be cast aside on a technicality?" he asked.

“ We had been informed that Turkey had invoked Article 36 of the Hague Convention. This, in essence, allows technicalities to be set aside that may stand in the way of justice being achieved. If ever there was a tragic case that fits this situation, it is Dylan’s abduction.

"The Hague Convention sets a time frame of six weeks for the return of a child yet Dylan has now been in Turkey for nearly two years. This is an absolute scandal and a huge comfort to anyone planning to abduct a child."

The case was to be conducted by the Republic of Turkey against Dylan’s mother for keeping him in Turkey beyond the 3-week holiday taken in 2007 – an action that constitutes abduction.

At the February 17 hearing the Public Prosecutor was not present and the judge required more information about the rules of the Hague Convention.

Turkish lawyer, Nedim Yuca, attending on behalf of Bruce Laybourn as a "particpant lawyer" had stated that as both parents and son are New Zealand citizens, there should be a ruling that Dylan be returned to his homeland. If there were issues between the parents the correct place for these to be resolved was in New Zealand.

[MSTRS:Me]

Smacks of corruption in 'high places'.