A mother has made an emotional appeal for the release of her seven-year-old son, who she claims was taken to Saudi Arabia and abducted by his father.
Ibrahim was taken by Ibrahim's estranged husband Hamzah Faraj in November, according to Ranem Elkhalidi of Cheshire, and she hasn't heard from him since.
She pleaded with the government to step in and apply pressure to the Saudi Arabian authorities to aid in his return.
According to the Cheshire Police, Mr. Faraj is sought after in relation to kidnapping.
Ibrahim, a British-born student, was dropped off at school by Ms. Elkhalidi on a Friday morning and was scheduled to spend a few days with his father, according to Ms. Elkhalidi.
According to High Court records, Mr. Faraj violated a court order prohibiting him from taking him outside of the UK when he took him to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia the following day.
On November 14, Ms. Elkhalidi of Helsby said she received a call from his school inquiring as to the whereabouts of her son.
I simply want my son to return, Ms. Elkhalidi said. ".
"I don't wish any parents," she added. it is unfair for me to feel the way I do right now.
"I really want to continue working to get him back because I know he misses me and his friends too. ".
Ibrahim must be sent back to the UK, per a judge's order.
The UK and Saudi Arabia do not have an extradition agreement.
Ms. Elkhalidi expressed her hope that the government could "put pressure" on the Saudi Arabian government to "bring my son back" in the House of Commons on Tuesday after Weaver Vale MP Mike Amesbury raised her case.
In a Tuesday speech to the House of Commons, Mr. Amesbury said, "Seven-year-old Ibrahim was abducted by his estranged father from a local school in my constituency last year.
"It's only natural that his mother is upset. Would the secretary of state or a minister be open to talking about this and moving things along?
The Honourable Gentleman will have access to either a minister or the most suitable employees in the consulate department, Mr. Cleverly retorted. ".
The BBC has gotten in touch with the Foreign Office and the Saudi Arabian Embassy.
