ANKARA — Stranded in Turkey since being barred from boarding a flight to Britain more than two months ago, Siyabonga Twala spent his 34th birthday on Saturday…
The UK Home Office has not responded to a request for comment Reuters made on Saturday.
He said his son had still been asking for him. “A lot of times I try and shield him from what’s going on. I’m fighting this because I want to be in his life.”Article content After receiving a family court order for the part-time custody of his son, Twala said he believed he could travel outside the country.
He said he tried to go the British Embassy in Ankara but was turned away and that his representative was told by the Home Office that he had left the country voluntarily.
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