The cost of defying the State: a father loses his children and seeks political asylum
A Spanish father loses custody of his children, denounces the LIVG as an unjust law, applies for asylum in Brussels and faces off against Nacho Abad. Two years on, his
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How much is a father willing to pay for refusing to give in to what he sees as a corrupt system?
Two years ago, a Spanish man — father of two children, then aged 14 and 12 — decided to tell his story. He had lost custody, was denouncing a judicial bias rooted in the Comprehensive Law against Gender Violence (LIVG, a Spanish gender-violence law), and claimed the State had taken his children from him. He did not stay silent: he wrote books, gave interviews and, finally, stood face to face with journalist Nacho Abad on Canal Cuatro TV. The result, by his account, was not a balanced debate but a media lynching.
The LIVG as the root of the conflict
The LIVG, passed in December 2004, is for him the root of the problem. He argues that the law, by creating exclusive courts for gender violence where only heterosenshetero men are tried, effectively abolished the presumption of innocence for fathers in custody proceedings. An argument shared by a growing — though minority — sector of lawyers and fathers' associations. In his case, the gender violence accusation — which he denies — was enough for him to lose all contact with his children.
Asylum in Brussels: a dead end
With the legal route exhausted in Spain, the father tried something unusual: applying for political asylum in the European Union. He travelled to Brussels, where he received professional treatment with translators and lawyers. But the file was never resolved; it lapsed. «I am one of the few refugees in the EU», he explains. The paradox: seeking asylum inside the very political union he accuses of abusa human rights. The European system, which prides itself on protecting dissidents, simply ignored the case.
The response to Nacho Abad and the personal cost
The clash with Nacho Abad was the high point of his public exposure. Criticism of his handling and accusations of being a «vulture» mix with the support of those who see him as a symbol of paternal resistance. But the cost has been brutal: years of litigation, forced separation from his children and a shattered mental health. «I have lost time with my children», he admits. Even so, he holds on to the hope that one day they will seek out the truth themselves.
Two years on: the echo of a lonely struggle
Two years after he began this public crusade, the situation remains deadlocked. The children, now teenagers, live with their mother; the father, far away, waits. Some forum users advise patience: «by 30 you might restore the relationship». Others, more grim, warn him: «it's a lost war». Far from the media noise, his story remains a warning about how the state machinery can devour a citizen who dares to challenge the official narrative.
And as the children grow and time goes by, the system — they say — never fails. But if it fails, there is always a father willing to pay the price. Even if it is the price of waiting.
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Two years ago, a Spanish man — father of two children, then aged 14 and 12 — decided to tell his story. He had lost custody, was denouncing a judicial bias rooted in the Comprehensive Law against Gender Violence (LIVG, a Spanish gender-violence law), and claimed the State had taken his children from him. He did not stay silent: he wrote books, gave interviews and, finally, stood face to face with journalist Nacho Abad on Canal Cuatro TV. The result, by his account, was not a balanced debate but a media lynching.
The LIVG as the root of the conflict
The LIVG, passed in December 2004, is for him the root of the problem. He argues that the law, by creating exclusive courts for gender violence where only heterosenshetero men are tried, effectively abolished the presumption of innocence for fathers in custody proceedings. An argument shared by a growing — though minority — sector of lawyers and fathers' associations. In his case, the gender violence accusation — which he denies — was enough for him to lose all contact with his children.
Asylum in Brussels: a dead end
With the legal route exhausted in Spain, the father tried something unusual: applying for political asylum in the European Union. He travelled to Brussels, where he received professional treatment with translators and lawyers. But the file was never resolved; it lapsed. «I am one of the few refugees in the EU», he explains. The paradox: seeking asylum inside the very political union he accuses of abusa human rights. The European system, which prides itself on protecting dissidents, simply ignored the case.
The response to Nacho Abad and the personal cost
The clash with Nacho Abad was the high point of his public exposure. Criticism of his handling and accusations of being a «vulture» mix with the support of those who see him as a symbol of paternal resistance. But the cost has been brutal: years of litigation, forced separation from his children and a shattered mental health. «I have lost time with my children», he admits. Even so, he holds on to the hope that one day they will seek out the truth themselves.
Two years on: the echo of a lonely struggle
Two years after he began this public crusade, the situation remains deadlocked. The children, now teenagers, live with their mother; the father, far away, waits. Some forum users advise patience: «by 30 you might restore the relationship». Others, more grim, warn him: «it's a lost war». Far from the media noise, his story remains a warning about how the state machinery can devour a citizen who dares to challenge the official narrative.
And as the children grow and time goes by, the system — they say — never fails. But if it fails, there is always a father willing to pay the price. Even if it is the price of waiting.
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