SY sent a letter directly to the UK media asking them not to print the details.
UK media has obliged, and have only printed the fact that the digs are being planned, NOT the EVIDENCE which has led to the digs being planned.
After a 2 year review and a 2 year investigation, do you honestly think they have whittled exploration down to 3 specific spots in PDL based on a whim?
Please. They are digging because the EVIDENCE has led them to believe something is there to find.
I do not believe they are following evidence.
I believe they have been denied the opportunity to investigate as they would wish. I believe they are making the best of mopping up areas of searching which should have been eliminated by the original investigation.
I think NSY are just making the best of a bad job and since it appears this is all that has been allowed from the many actions notified in the letters of request, they are taking it.
Perhaps it was thought they would refuse.
The Portuguese authorities could then have taken the moral high ground, rather than having a hissy fit and intimating that if anything annoyed them permission would be withdrawn.
Although the Portuguese are the lead authority and will have complete control of all aspects of the dig, I believe we will be footing the bill for it.
One wonders just exactly what the Portuguese commitment to finding out what happened to Madeleine McCann and apprehending those responsible really is.
IMO the Met are being blocked from carrying out elementary policing to rule individuals in or out of the inquiry.
The criminal charges taken under section 56 & 57 of the penal code against Mr Birch effectively rule out excavation of Mr Murat’s driveway.
Why don’t they just let NSY get on with the job instead of all this obstruction?
More and more I am seeing and hearing comments wondering what is being hidden here.