Nathalie Gettliffe: "Je vais me battre pour récupérer mes enfants"
SATILLIEU (AFP)
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Nathalie Gettliffe (d), lors d'une conférence de presse à Satillieu le 17 janvier 2007
La Française Nathalie Gettliffe, condamnée en décembre à 16 mois de prison par la justice canadienne pour l'enlèvement de deux de ses enfants, a affirmé mercredi à Satillieu (Ardèche) qu'elle allait "se battre pour (les) récupérer".
Mme Gettliffe, emprisonné initialement en Colombie-Britannique (ouest du Canada), a bénéficié samedi d'une libération conditionnelle alors qu'elle se trouvait à la maison d'arrêt de Fleury-Mérogis (Essonne). Elle a aussitôt regagné son domicile ardéchois de Saint-Alban-d'Ay.
Ses deux enfants aînés sont restés avec leur père au Canada.
"Mes enfants (Maximilien, 13 ans, et Joséphine, 11 ans et demi, ndlr) sont séquestrés, je n'ai pas le droit de leur écrire ni de leur téléphoner. Je vais me battre pour les récupérer et je fais toutes les démarches pour", a déclaré la jeune femme, 35 ans, lors d'une conférence de presse.
"Je me fais du souci pour mes enfants dont je n'ai plus de nouvelle depuis le 16 décembre", a-t-elle ajouté.
Arrivée au point-presse en compagnie de ses plus jeunes fils -Martin, 4 mois, né en détention au Canada, et Jean-Philippe, 17 mois-, de leur père Francis Gruzelle et de ses avocats, Nathalie Gettliffe, a expliqué combien son "combat" pour récupérer ses enfants était "juste".
"Une enquête sociale a été lancée en novembre dernier par le juge canadien des affaires familiales, qui statuera sur la future résidence des enfants d'ici mars ou avril", a-t-elle précisé.
Son avocat a affirmé avoir fait une demande auprès de la justice canadienne pour que Maximilien et Joséphine soient assistés d'un avocat dans le cadre de cette procédure.
"Leur vie est ici, en Ardèche", a expliqué Me Dominique Chambon. "Ils souffrent tous les deux d'un profond déséquilibre mental. Nous voulons qu'ils reviennent afin que la famille soit recomposée", a renchéri Me Samuel Cornu.
"Je suis très fatiguée et affaiblie. Je ne me suis pas encore remise d'un accouchement très très violent, beaucoup de sensations me manquent", a-t-elle déclaré, affirmant qu'elle avait souffert de "privations de sommeil".
"On ne m'a pas fait de cadeaux, ni en France, ni au Canada", a souligné la jeune maman, titulaire d'un doctorat en sciences du langage et qui a l'obligation de travailler" dans le cadre de sa libération conditionnelle.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Surfacing!

What a beautiful woman!
Yes beauty is within, this courageous woman who despite her shattered nerves continues to do her utmost to protect her children.
Nathalie Gettliffe spoke for the first time today to the press..... in her hometown of Satillieu Ardèche.
I will include some excerpts in the blog.
P.S. Perhaps the Vancouver Sun's artist should take some lessons from the AFP photographer....
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Information leak!
Recently heard in France was the astonishing remark that certain Canadian officials made it clear that Gettliffe was to be found guilty!
And this regardless of whether she was justified or not in leaving Canada in 2001.
This apparently to give the warning to all foreigners living in Canada to think twice before returning to their home country with their children!
My question " Why weren't the circumstances surrounding her departure investigated?"
I was told that the case was getting too much media attention, that the government was caught with their pants down after the brutal arrest (due to the existence of the BC AG mediation agreement having been signed by the Canadian party), and that they felt they had no choice but to resort to damage control. The fact that Mike Luchenko (Scott Grant's mother's boyfriend) had used his public office to settle a personal score and had overstepped his boundaries with the creation of a second arrest warrant didn't help matters. Hence the government's decision to allow Heather Holt to sign the "official" arrest warrant, signed several days after the fact and only communicated to France 6 weeks later.
When France gave them the go ahead for dubious reasons.... (Nathalie Gettliffe's partner in France has political ambitions...he is running against the current Justice Minister Pascal Clément and will probably take the seat) BC justice moved forward.
Gaul decided to cover for the anomaly and they took on the position that the best defence was an offence...so they attacked Gettliffe vehemently.
They then deployed exceptional measures to wear Gettliffe down until she gave in to pleading guilty. The rest is history!
One final remark... Gettliffe only went back to Canada in April because she was under the impression that the Canadians had negotiated in good faith. And this based on the signed British Columbia Attorney General mediation agreement, issued January 2006, giving her custody of the children in France. This information is corroborated by official testimony.
Good luck British Columbia for the Olympics!
I am convinced you have lost a lot of potential visitors!
Maybe the Olympic Committee should look into the transparency of the BC legal system before deciding to do business there!
And this regardless of whether she was justified or not in leaving Canada in 2001.
This apparently to give the warning to all foreigners living in Canada to think twice before returning to their home country with their children!
My question " Why weren't the circumstances surrounding her departure investigated?"
I was told that the case was getting too much media attention, that the government was caught with their pants down after the brutal arrest (due to the existence of the BC AG mediation agreement having been signed by the Canadian party), and that they felt they had no choice but to resort to damage control. The fact that Mike Luchenko (Scott Grant's mother's boyfriend) had used his public office to settle a personal score and had overstepped his boundaries with the creation of a second arrest warrant didn't help matters. Hence the government's decision to allow Heather Holt to sign the "official" arrest warrant, signed several days after the fact and only communicated to France 6 weeks later.
When France gave them the go ahead for dubious reasons.... (Nathalie Gettliffe's partner in France has political ambitions...he is running against the current Justice Minister Pascal Clément and will probably take the seat) BC justice moved forward.
Gaul decided to cover for the anomaly and they took on the position that the best defence was an offence...so they attacked Gettliffe vehemently.
They then deployed exceptional measures to wear Gettliffe down until she gave in to pleading guilty. The rest is history!
One final remark... Gettliffe only went back to Canada in April because she was under the impression that the Canadians had negotiated in good faith. And this based on the signed British Columbia Attorney General mediation agreement, issued January 2006, giving her custody of the children in France. This information is corroborated by official testimony.
Good luck British Columbia for the Olympics!
I am convinced you have lost a lot of potential visitors!
Maybe the Olympic Committee should look into the transparency of the BC legal system before deciding to do business there!
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