Met Police say 38 persons of interest including 12 UK nationals.

[Heriberto Janosch]

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[Heriberto Janosch]

2 ...

[Redblossom]

And? Nothing.....

Redwood said SHE MAY be alive, thats all,  means nothing over she MAY be dead

[AnneGuedes]

It reminds me "the atonement" where Briony Tallis pretends to expiate the horrible accusation of murder she made against her sister's lover inventing a fiction where her victims meet again.
A virtual life !

[Heriberto Janosch]

Redblossom, Andy Redwood saying the parents and their friends are NOT suspects ...

http://www.itv.com/news/central/story/2013-07-04/madeleine-mccann-disappearance/

First video ...

Heri.

[AnneGuedes]

Andy Redwood saying the parents and their friends are NOT suspects ...

Of course they're not : 5 millions pounds !

[John]

The Portugueses aren't going to investigate. They'll support the Met with logistic as did the LC in the rogatory mission under the judicial cooperation in criminal matters.

The idea that the Metropolitan Police will be allowed to interrogate anyone or pursue any leads on their own is pure bullshit.  They will be merely civilians while in Portugal, glorified bystanders who will only be permitted to stand in the background and watch the PJ do their work.

[John]

Just heard Mirror columnist Carole Malone on Sky News criticise the Met Police statement being put about by many of the newspapers to the effect that they think that Madeleine is still alive.  What the hell is that all about? 

Are they trying to justify their existence or what?

Nobody except Madelines abductor(s) know if she is alive or dead.

[Heriberto Janosch]

Just heard Mirror columnist Carole Malone on Sky News criticise the Met Police statement being put about by many of the newspapers to the effect that they think that Madeleine is still alive.  What the hell is that all about? 

Are they trying to justify their existence or what?

Nobody except Madelines abductor(s) know if she is alive or dead.

You are right John !!!!

And we can not talk about "probabilities": she is 100% dead, or 100% alive.

Heri.

[puglove]

Just heard Mirror columnist Carole Malone on Sky News criticise the Met Police statement being put about by many of the newspapers to the effect that they think that Madeleine is still alive.  What the hell is that all about? 

Are they trying to justify their existence or what?

Nobody except Madelines abductor(s) know if she is alive or dead.

Sigh.

Carole Mallone is yet another one of those dreadful, cheap-shot press harpies, who will sell their soul for free botox or a headline. Think Liz Jones, without the horses and the annoying, fat Indian 3 second husband.

[Matthew Wyse]

She might very well be just that shona but she has sized up the Mets rubbish statement very nicely.   

Sigh.

Carole Mallone is yet another one of those dreadful, cheap-shot press harpies, who will sell their soul for free botox or a headline. Think Liz Jones, without the horses and the annoying, fat Indian 3 second husband.

[AnneGuedes]

Just heard Mirror columnist Carole Malone on Sky News criticise the Met Police statement being put about by many of the newspapers to the effect that they think that Madeleine is still alive.  What the hell is that all about? 

Are they trying to justify their existence or what?

Nobody except Madelines abductor(s) know if she is alive or dead.

According to common sense resilience at that age is null, except for those who believe in decent people buying a child, as if it wasn't antithetic.

[John]

You are right John !!!!

And we can not talk about "probabilities": she is 100% dead, or 100% alive.

Heri.

I fail to see why the Met have made this announcement today unless of course it is all simply a PR exercise intended to gain some badly needed brownie points after the Stephen Lawrence revelations earlier this week. 

Would they not have been better to have got on with the investigation in secret instead of plastering their plans all over the British Press?

[puglove]

She might very well be just that shona but she has sized up the Mets rubbish statement very nicely.   

Hmm. I'm sure you're right. But it's time that the ridiculous Witchfinder mentality stopped now. The McCanns have no idea what happened to their daughter, the police at the time were bloody hopeless, and Scotland Yard are just going through the motions. The whole world is desperately sorry for the McCanns, and Kerry Needham. It's just all too late.

[Benice]

The idea that the Metropolitan Police will be allowed to interrogate anyone or pursue any leads on their own is pure bullshit.  They will be merely civilians while in Portugal, glorified bystanders who will only be permitted to stand in the background and watch the PJ do their work.

I think a lot will now depend on the relationship the UK police have built up with their Portuguese counterparts  over the last 2 years - which from what we hear is a good one.     IMO It was clear that Amaral bitterly resented the involvement of the UK police  - and indeed was quite paranoid about them - an attitude which would not be condusive to collaberation or co-operation during the enquiry.      With him totally out of the picture, I don't think that has been the case between SY and their counterparts in Portugal.  In fact probably quite the opposite.

IMO.