Why did the Portuguese authorities allow them to "escape"

[faithlilly]

At anytime, if the PJ had enough evidence to charge the McCanns, whilst back here in Blighty, they could have asked the Police here to arrest them and extradite them to Portugal..

If Caplan could stop Pinchet from being extradited, what hope had the Portuguese of forcing the McCanns back to Portugal ?

[muratfan]

Extradition treaty's ...ever heard of them

[Redblossom]

At anytime, if the PJ had enough evidence to charge the McCanns, whilst back here in Blighty, they could have asked the Police here to arrest them and extradite them to Portugal..

If Caplan could stop Pinchet from being extradited, what hope had the Portuguese of forcing the McCanns back to Portugal ?

NONE

[muratfan]

At anytime, if the PJ had enough evidence to charge the McCanns, whilst back here in Blighty, they could have asked the Police here to arrest them and extradite them to Portugal..

If Caplan could stop Pinchet from being extradited, what hope had the Portuguese of forcing the McCanns back to Portugal ?

NONE

Another lie by you.. As there is a extradition treaty and the EAW in place, they had every opportunity to do it, but they didn't as no evidence....now please do try to get that through your sozzled fried brain

[Redblossom]

Another lie by you.. As there is a extradition treaty and the EAW in place, they had every opportunity to do it, but they didn't as no evidenJce....now please do try to get that through your sozzled fried brain
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You dont need evidence for an eaw so banana back to you bozo
NONE

[muratfan]

So if they didn't need evidence, why didn't they apply for one....Jeez

[Redblossom]

Ask the pj though they will probably answer u with a fart as your question is utterly stupid anyway in the  first place

[debunker]

Them giving permission to leave a couple days after being made arguidos SMACKS of political interference to me

See above. The PJ had no right to stop them leaving.

thats that then

Under what law could they stop unarrested and uncharged people from leaving the country?

Ask someone who knows  or cares but the question SHOULD be why the authorities let two arguidos just go home a day or so after if the police had had a theory they were involved and had been interviewing  them a daybefore,, see? Interfereance

And the answer is, they did not have the power to stop them.

[muratfan]

Ask the pj though they will probably answer u with a fart as your question is utterly stupid anyway in the  first place

Answer was....because the AG knew they didn't do it, so there you go...goodbye

[Redblossom]

Ask the pj though they will probably answer u with a fart as your question is utterly stupid anyway in the  first place

Answer was....because the AG knew they didn't do it, so there you go...goodbye

Steady on luv nite though LOL
 

[debunker]

Another lie by you.. As there is a extradition treaty and the EAW in place, they had every opportunity to do it, but they didn't as no evidenJce....now please do try to get that through your sozzled fried brain

You dont need evidence for an eaw so banana back to you bozo
NONE
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You most certainly do need to have reasonable suspicion to execute an EAW.

[Mrs. B]

A European Arrest Warrant is what it says, it's used for extraditing people who are to be ARRESTED, not merely questioned. Quite certainly, within the EU, you need evidence to arrest people, even in Portugal actually. Also, it has to be an offence that carries a PRISON sentence.

An EAW may be issued for any offence punishable by the law of the issuing state with a maximum sentence of 12 months or more, or, where the person has already been sentenced, provided it is a sentence of at least four months imprisonment.

http://www.euromove.org.uk/index.php?id=14973

[south of the river]

exactly if the PJ were so sure that the McCann's were involved - Amaral even said so - why didn't they simply trust their instincts and charge them - I mean they had all their ducks ready didn't they 

I have always found it strange that all through the case all we ever hear about how the McCann's did this , the McCann's did that - how they trashed the crime scene , put pressure on the PJ. dictated the press etc etc - for goodness sake the Police had the power and the authority to charge them - use all their  " evidence " - the dogs surely would have stood up in a jury I mean dogs never lie ??

[sadie]

exactly if the PJ were so sure that the McCann's were involved - Amaral even said so - why didn't they simply trust their instincts and charge them - I mean they had all their ducks ready didn't they 

I have always found it strange that all through the case all we ever hear about how the McCann's did this , the McCann's did that - how they trashed the crime scene , put pressure on the PJ. dictated the press etc etc - for goodness sake the Police had the power and the authority to charge them - use all their  " evidence " - the dogs surely would have stood up in a jury I mean dogs never lie ??

 

A simple comment but a good one