To Dr. Uwe Biester MdL
23.02.04

 

Letter to the Christian Democratic Union, CDU representative for Wilhelmshaven to request assistance from him for the victim  South African children
Michael Hickman
135 Torquay Avenue
Durban 4052
South Africa

23.02.04
Dr. Uwe Biester
Bahnhofplatz 5
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Dr. Uwe Biester
Bahnhofplatz 5
26382 Wilhelmshaven

23 February

Re: Mediation as the only civilised responsible way ahead

Dear Dr. Biester,

the legal proceedings in regards to access between the children J-M Hickman and S. Hickman illegally relocated to Germany and their foreign left behind father have stalled due to many reasons. The chief thereof being the total inadequacy and German National bias of the German Judiciary, in particular the District court of Wilhelmshaven, to deal with such complicated international cases in a neutral unbiased and non racial manner.  As you are well aware a particular brand of German Nationalism has become a significant issue in this case, which you in your political position in the justicial controlling body at the state government level and as participant in the current proceedings you are more than well aware of. In fact the current legal proceedings are little more than a judicial circus at this moment in time, this is a truly dark incident in the history of modern Germany in the year 2004, a truly shocking state of affairs when one considers that two young children are being abused, their basic human and legal rights are being violated by the very authorities and institutions who are responsible to ensure the best interests of the children. This is being done in the name of German Nationalism. As no one else has shown the leadership, courage or responsibility towards the affected children to do something about the matter I hereby take the lead and appeal to you to use your considerable influence and commanding position in this matter to find an acceptable and just solution to the issues at hand.

I therefore approach you as a responsible and just politician who sits on the judicial controlling body of the government of Lower Saxony and attorney of law who takes his elected position in the state government and his position of attorney representing the German abducting parent with the seriousness that both deserve. I request you to propose a meeting of both sides to attempt to find a common solution to this barbaric and unacceptable state of affairs in which the basic human rights of more that one of the parties are being massively violated by the German state apparatus. I propose to you that both parties sit around a table at a neutral venue to discuss the problem in depth and to seek solutions to resolve the issues in a civilised adult manner, in a manner one would expect from all the parties to this issue in a civilised Germany in the year 2004.

As the wellbeing and the further violation of two young children hinges on  your positive response to this proposal and appeal from me I would appreciate a response from you as soon as is possible. I certainly do not have to inform you of the importance to the wellbeing of the children concerned in finding an acceptable and lasting solution to these violations of their basic human rights as soon as may be practical.

Last but not least I have approached the children’s uncle Bruce Hickman who is a very experienced jurist with experience as a senior lecturer of law, at the law school of the University of Natal and as a judge assessor in the South African Supreme Court as well as experience in New Zealand as lecturer of law and as an attorney of law, for him to consider acting as a mediator between the parties if my efforts and my appeal to you fails to get an audience or a satisfactory response.


Yours faithfully

Michael Hickman

cc. N. H. (the children's mother)


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