They did co-operate with the police - right up to the point where they realised the police had wrongly decided that they were the perpetrators. Do innocent people normally decide to help the police to pin a crime on them which they know they did not commit? No sane person would do that IMO.
The police told them not to get the media involved. They have tried to take control from the start getting Gordon Brown involved to release Tannerman etc. Pope visit main story on the news in diary - oh how exciting Kate yippee. Going to Washington, paying £500K to keep them on the front pages. Refusing to answer questions to clear themselves, suppressing efits, not going back for a reconstruction - we don't know how it can help? It will help the police Gerry you arrogant......
Processos Vol X
Pages 2533 - 2534
Date: 2007/09/03
For : Goncalo Amaral
From Ricardo Paiva, Inspector
Subject: Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
Several times, the McCann couple said that the attention of the police should be maintained focussing on the abduction hypothesis, which, in the couple's opinion, was the only scenario that occurred and that the police should not forget to continue to investigate the suspect Robert Murat.