General discussion about the latest news (not search related)

[Mr Gray]

If they knew her whereabouts in another country, it would be more likely for the Foreign Office and the CPS to be involved, rather than the police, so there wouldn't be the need for extra funding.

IMO this has nothing to do with that but is for further investigation of a potential culprit in conjunction with the Portuguese.

With the amount of time it's taking I think it's more likely  to involve rotatory letters.... So not really in conjunction  with the Portuguese

[Carana]

Diplomacy  may well mean they need the help of the Portuguese, police

That's what I'm thinking as well.

[Eleanor]

And if they knew her whereabouts why would they be requesting funding to September ?

You don't extradite a child from South America very easily.

[jassi]

You don't extradite a child from South America very easily.

Police don't do extradition. That's down to another part of the justice system.

[faithlilly]

You don't extradite a child from South America very easily.

Why South America ?

[Eleanor]

Police don't do extradition. That's down to another part of the justice system.

They first have to conclusively prove that it is Madeleine.  This can only be done with cooperation and a chain of evidence.
This could well not be given willingly.

[Eleanor]

Why South America ?

Possibly.

[faithlilly]

Police don't do extradition. That's down to another part of the justice system.

And why would they need the help of the Portuguese police ? It would then be purely a British matter.

[faithlilly]

Possibly.

And possibly Libya, and possibly Tasmania, and possibly.........! Why South America ?

[Brietta]

Why South America ?

Portugal had a lot of colonies and dependencies sprinkled throughout the world where Portuguese is still spoken ... so any of those?

But whatever ... I don't imagine it would be easy to extradite a child from anywhere ... even if her parents had the foresight to have her declared a Ward of Court.

[Carana]

Seeing as the brit police have no jurisdiction in Portugal that is stating the obvious imo.

And PT doesn't have the same resources...

Here, PJ police are famous for playing their cards close to their chests. Last week national director Pedro do Carmo told the Resident that Portuguese costs in the hunt that began eight years ago “cannot be quantified”.

“We don’t have budgets for specific investigations”, he explained, adding that, unlike the UK - where Grange has a 30-strong team working full time - the PJ team in Porto running the Portuguese hunt is not exclusively working on the British toddler’s disappearance.

“It has other cases”, he told us. “Other disappearances. None of them children”.

Carmo said the Portuguese investigation was analysed regularly.

“If it comes to a point where there is nothing more that we think we can do, if there is no perpetrator of the crime to be found, then the next step would be to archive”, he agreed.
But for the time being, “there is no deadline”.

“We are still working with the Metropolitan Police”, he stressed, and there has been an “enormous effort” in terms of PJ resources in the joint police collaboration.

http://portugalresident.com/second-british-police-source-slams-%E2%82%AC15-million-maddie-probe

[barrier]

You don't extradite a child from South America very easily.

When Biggs was found the world and its wife were informed,with the much publicised investigation into Madeleine's disappearance any notion of her being any where would soon draw attention.Redwood 2014:“There is always the potential that she didn’t leave the apartment alive. What is important for us to do is consider all the options,” he said.Still nothing to confirm either way.

[faithlilly]

Portugal had a lot of colonies and dependencies sprinkled throughout the world where Portuguese is still spoken ... so any of those?

But whatever ... I don't imagine it would be easy to extradite a child from anywhere ... even if her parents had the foresight to have her declared a Ward of Court.

I would imagine the government of any country would be falling over themselves to be helpful when a child is involved, especially a child as famous as Madeleine.

[Eleanor]

And possibly Libya, and possibly Tasmania, and possibly.........! Why South America ?

You're trying to trick me into Libel, aren't you?

[Brietta]

When Biggs was found the world and its wife were informed,with the much publicised investigation into Madeleine's disappearance any notion of her being any where would soon draw attention.Redwood 2014:“There is always the potential that she didn’t leave the apartment alive. What is important for us to do is consider all the options,” he said.Still nothing to confirm either way.

I think the problem with Biggs was mainly to do with the law of the country where he was living, had married a national and fathered a child?
Was he not rushed off their hands tout suite when his marriage failed?

However in my opinion the circumstances are not comparable. 

Biggs was a fugitive from justice.

Madeleine is a missing person.

The fact that MPS have requested further funding is in my opinion a confirmation of sorts.  Make of it what you like ... I find it another hopeful development.