Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has called for the parents of brain tumour patient Ashya King to be released from custody and reunited with their son.
Brett and Naghemeh King are being held by police in Madrid after removing Ashya from hospital in Southampton and travelling to Spain.
There have been growing calls for their release after they spent another night away from the five-year-old.
Mr Clegg said his "heart goes out" to the parents .
"A little boy is on his own in a hospital, I would like to see him with his family as soon as possible," he said.
"As far as I can make out, this is a family in a state of real anguish who have taken this exceptional step of moving their sick child to another country because they think that's what is best for their child."
He believes it is "not appropriate" to "throw the full force of the law" at the parents.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the case against the couple was under "immediate review" after further evidence was provided.
A spokesman said: "Once this evidence has been thoroughly examined, a decision will then be made as to whether a prosecution is required."
Donna Jones, the leader of Portsmouth City Council, the authority which began legal action after Ashya was removed from hospital without his doctors' consent, has urged the CPS to "remove any extradition proceedings, so the family can be reunited".
Meanwhile, the couple's lawyer in Spain, Juan Isidro Fernandez Diaz, said they are preparing to take legal action against Southampton General Hospital.
He said they "wanted the very best for their child."
"They never thought that they committed any crime in the UK," he added.
More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition demanding Ashya be reunited with his parents.
Some celebrities have turned to twitter to offer their support to the King family.
Former footballer and presenter Gary Lineker, tweeted: "I know what it's like to have a child fighting for their life. You do anything you think is for the best.
"Someone needs to explain why Aysha King's parents are being detained? Seems they just want the best treatment for their child."
While TV presenter Piers Morgan, tweeted: "Get that poor boy back with his parents now."
Hampshire Constabulary obtained a European arrest warrant on 29 August on the grounds the Kings neglected their son.
A High Court judge in Madrid ruled on Monday they will remain in custody for a maximum of 72 hours while he considers granting bail.
One of his brothers was allowed to visit Ashya on Monday night, the family lawyer said.
Mr King, 51, and Mrs King, 45, were arrested on Saturday night in Velez-Malaga.
The family took Ashya from Southampton General Hospital last Thursday and travelled to France with him and his six siblings before heading to the Costa del Sol in southern Spain.
They want him to receive a treatment which they say was not made available to him on the NHS.
Proton beam therapy is only available on the NHS for eye conditions.
Dr Michael Marsh, medical director at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, said: "It's really important that the family and the medical and nursing teams have good communication and relationships.
"In Ashya's case we really regret that the communication and relationship broke down to the extent that the family lost trust in the team that were caring for him."
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