Amaral was coordinator of the case for 5 months...that was over 12 years ago. Not one investigator in those 12 years, whether private or publicly funded, have discovered one tangible piece of evidence which has lead to the charging of a suspect....not one. OG were passed Brueckner’s name by the PJ in 2012 and his name has come up periodically after appeals since yet to this day neither OG or the German authorities have been able to find anything but circumstantial evidence against him. 8 years and they still haven’t been able to nail him. Now if he really is Madeleine’s kidnapper that fact alone reeks of incompetence. A not so clever sexual predator who boasted about his horrific abuse, kept the vehicle he may have used for months, if not years, after the alleged abduction and was easily caught for other offences and still no charge. Amaral appears the consummate professional in comparison.
It has been succinctly pointed out that this is a Portuguese investigation which operated (or sometimes wasn't allowed to) according to Portuguese rules.
The backlash against the Scotland Yard investigations was enormous when Scotland Yard were having to fight on all fronts against concerted efforts to stop them in their tracks.
On this forum amongst many, many others too numerous to count, there was the spirited defence of the burglars Scotland Yard were given leave to question after months of negotiation to enable them to do so. They were given one bite at the cherry and were not allowed by the the Portuguese to take their questions to the next stage.
On this forum amongst many, there was the absolute ridiculing of the Scotland Yard initiative to dig for evidence in Luz and a few surrounding areas ... one a spit in the wind in close proximity to where Christian Brueckner, had lived.
If within days of Madelene's disappearance the Portuguese police were asking questions about a person now alleged to be Christian Brueckner, I think Goncalo Amaral ~ the man in charge ~ has a lot of very serious questions to answer. Not least of which should be why his decision to ignore local offenders fitting a profile to directing a vendetta against Madeleine's parents.