BBC report (and documentary) about sov cit abduction
From the article:
>Alex, from Oldham, was declared missing by his grandmother in 2017, aged 11, after his mother and grandfather abducted him while on holiday in Spain, before moving to France.
>His mother, Melanie, who was not his legal guardian and was heavily influenced by conspiracy theories, told him to throw away his passport. They then lived part of the time off-grid, and he did not attend school.
>In a new BBC documentary, Alex, now 20, retraced his years in isolation, which at one point saw him living in a tent, sometimes eating just one meal a day and carrying out manual labour for money.
>By taking part in the documentary, he hoped to understand more about his mother and why she did what she did.
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>Alex was just a child when Melanie became engrossed in the "sovereign citizen" movement, which holds governments worldwide to be illegitimate. Followers believe they can opt out of laws and practices they do not agree with, such as paying mortgages.
>This led to their family home being repossessed when Alex was eight and Melanie selling all her belongings to live with like-minded people in Morocco.