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JUANA RIVAS
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Juana Rivas will be investigated for stealing minors, but she's expected to leave her son with her father on Friday

Several ministers of the Spanish Government and the President of Andalusia have expressed concern about the psychological situation of the boy. On the other hand, Rivas's eldest son has filed a complaint against his father for an alleged offence of coercion of the will of his younger brother.

 

Juana Rivas con su hijo menor llegando al punto de encuentro de Granada el 22 de julio de 2025. Foto Europa Press
Juana Rivas went to the delivery place with her youngest son on Tuesday. Photo: Europa Press.

The Granada High Court has upheld an appeal filed by Juana Rivas's former partner and ordered an investigation into the theft of minors, while the couple's eldest son filed a lawsuit against his father and a psychologist for attempting to coerce his younger brother's will.

Juana Rivas lives in Maracena (Granada) and issentenced  to two and a half years' imprisonment for separating her two sons from her ex-husband Francesco Arcuri, after which she was granted a partial pardon .

Last Tuesday the youngest son was to be left with his father at a family reunion in Granada, following an order from an Italian court, but this reunion was postponed to Friday, 25 July.

On Thursday, the GranadaCourt  partially upheld an appeal against the decision to file a complaint filed by Francesco Arcuri against Rivas for theft and ill-treatment of minors.

On the other hand, theeldest sonof Rivas and Arcuri  , who is of age, has filed acomplaint  bat againsthis father and a psychologist accused of coercing the will of his younger brother at the meeting on Tuesday.

It also requests in the complaint thatprecautionary measuresfor the protection of minors  be taken as a matter of urgency, such as thesuspension of the restraining order  and the order to accompany the father.

At this point, he refers to a statement made by the minor in January 2025, describing "the physical and psychological abuse inflicted on him by his father", adding that "he has often expressed to various authorities his willingness to live with his mother and brother in Granada".

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A "harsh and terrible" report describes the situation at the confluence on Tuesday.

However, for the time being, it is planned that the minor will be handed over to his father this Friday. In this regard, theMinister for Equality, Ana Redondo , has asked the Andalusian Counsellor for Family and Equality, Loles Lopez, to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of the minor. The Minister has expressed her "deep concern about the best interests of the child" and has called for all necessary measures to be taken to ensure a safe, respectful and protective environment. "

For her part, theMinister for Youth and Children, Sira Rego , has described as "harsh and appalling" the report of one of the psychologists who was with the minor at the delivery centre on Tuesday, which has been forwarded to the Public Prosecutor's Office for intervention if necessary.

Meanwhile, theChairman of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno , has stated that "the Government will protect the minor at all times within the scope of its powers, but we cannot interfere with the work of the judiciary and the meeting points should not be turned into a circus".

Finally,thepolitical secretary and MEP of Podemos  Irene Montero has said that the government must guarantee the best interests of the child and avoid returning to Italy with his father by applying the exception of the Hague Convention. "The state is responsible for what happens to Daniel," he has warned.

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