https://www.scottishchildabductionreform.com/news daily 0.75 2023-09-07 https://www.scottishchildabductionreform.com/news/rasm9mzrq59oc6kzjyj48mpid7e65v monthly 0.5 2022-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6320949a695ea0206207832c/f313c739-3fcd-439b-83b6-256cdb2a67cb/57795283-10815039-The_abduction_however_came_as_a_tremendous_shock_Galbraith_had_b-a-11_1652495084813.jpg NEWS - Scottish Novelist’s sons abducted to Japan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6320949a695ea0206207832c/bd57c1e7-5c5e-40d8-beb3-ade47a4387a1/scar1.jpg NEWS - Scottish Novelist’s sons abducted to Japan - in 2018, Douglas Galbraith (pictured below) took his own life at the age of 52. He had not seen his children for 15 years. Now, on behalf of the children's grandmother and Galbraith's remaining family, His sister, Karen Macgregor (pictured left) has taken up the search for the missing children. almost 20 years on, she is hopeful that Satomi and MAKOTO can be found. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6320949a695ea0206207832c/888eb91c-5c58-44ce-9a9f-e80ce230d1c7/009955268X.jpg NEWS - Scottish Novelist’s sons abducted to Japan - respected novelist, Douglas even wrote a book about the loss of his children in the hope that they might one day see it, and contact him. To no avail. he plunged his frustrations into his book, ‘My Son, My Son’, but Karen says the situation became increasingly difficult for her brother to cope with. She says: 'We tried to integrate Douglas more into our lives, but it must have been so painful for him to see our children growing up. I always encouraged him to keep looking – but I was not the one facing daily dead-ends and disappointment. ' Galbraith died in 2018, having not seen his sons for 15 years. In the wake of his death, Karen decided to take on the search herself, not least because she is desperate to reunite the boys with their elderly Scottish grandmother before it is too late. Karen says. 'In my few years of searching I have often thought of Douglas saying, 'Think for yourselves' and I hope the boys, particularly Satomi, will remember that.' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6320949a695ea0206207832c/2615e6e3-0489-486b-80c3-7fbb1a0466ea/57795281-10815039-Yet_wherever_he_turned_Galbraith_was_confronted_by_a_terrifying_-a-12_1652495093485.jpg NEWS - Scottish Novelist’s sons abducted to Japan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6320949a695ea0206207832c/38407b48-c1d3-4ab6-9218-2a3221637a58/57795287-10815039-image-m-9_1652489697343.jpg NEWS - Scottish Novelist’s sons abducted to Japan - Those early days were a nightmare. 'Douglas tried everything,' says Karen. 'Within days of their abduction he had contacted the Japanese Embassy in Edinburgh, the British Consulate in Japan, his local MP, Sir Menzies Campbell, the police, the Foreign Office and Reunite, among others. One of the toughest sticking points was that in Scotland – unlike in England and Wales – child abduction is not an offence unless a residency order is in place. Meanwhile, Japan is not a signatory to the Hague Convention on Child Abduction, an admittedly limp international agreement that promises to return abducted children home within six weeks for the dispute to be resolved there A police officer dispatched to officially record the abduction did not make a single note during his interview with Galbraith, departing with the words: 'They're with their Mum. 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