A resident of Armenia faced a refusal in Moscow to initiate a case regarding the illegal abduction of children.

The law enforcement agencies denied Armenian citizen Angelika Tsivinskaya the initiation of a case regarding the illegal abduction of children by their father; the decision will be appealed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", during the divorce, the husband took two children from Yerevan to Moscow and did not return them by the agreed date, Angelika Tsivinskaya said. She saw the children after long searches and the intervention of the police, guardianship authorities, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations; she managed to return her younger son. The father's actions violated the children's rights and did not correspond to their interests, noted lawyer Svetlana Vdovina.

Roman Tsivinsky, who took the child from Yerevan to Moscow, still refuses to return him, Angelika Tsivinskaya told the correspondent of "Caucasian Knot".

Recently, I saw him for the first time in 1.5 months. Due to the separation, he tells me that he does not want to see or communicate with me.

"From the good news – I managed to divorce him on October 20. But this is the only good news. My son is being held by my ex-husband. Recently, I saw him for the first time in 1.5 months. Due to the separation, he tells me that he does not want to see or communicate with me. Moreover, my ex-husband is not paying child support for the younger son, which he was obliged to do. Plus, he is trying to detain me: he imposed a travel ban, and I cannot go to Yerevan even while waiting for the courts," she stated.

As for the appeal to law enforcement agencies, according to Tsivinskaya, there were problems here.

"I was denied the initiation of a case regarding the illegal abduction of children. We do not yet know the reasons – we are waiting for a reasoned refusal. As soon as we receive it, we will file an appeal. At the same time, there is a process in the Izmailovsky District Court regarding the determination of the children's place of residence. But here, the prosecutor's representative present at the hearing spoke against the return of the children, as he does not consider their relocation illegal because they are citizens of Russia and returned with their legal 'father' to their homeland," she emphasized.

A Russian lawyer, speaking on condition of anonymity, noted that the refusal to initiate a criminal case regarding the abduction of children may be based on several grounds listed in part 1 of Article 24 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. "This includes the absence of a crime event, when, for example, it turns out that one of the parents took the child for a vacation by mutual consent, and not with the aim of depriving the other parent of communication, the absence of a crime composition in the act if the parent can prove that he took the child to ensure his safety and care, or if he proves that the child's relocation to him will not hinder communication with the other parent, expiration of the statute of limitations, and the death of the suspect. It is difficult to say which of the first two options was chosen for the refusal," he told the correspondent of "Caucasian Knot".

"Caucasian Knot" does not yet have a comment from Roman Tsivinsky. It was not possible to contact him directly, and his lawyer refused to comment on the request.