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Disappeared and Abducted Children and Young Adults => Madeleine McCann (3) disappeared from her parent's holiday apartment at Ocean Club, Praia da Luz, Portugal on 3 May 2007. No trace of her has ever been found. => Topic started by: John on March 22, 2014, 07:05:18 PM
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The claim comes amid growing tensions between police in the two countries. The Portuguese authorities are said to be angry at the way British officers, in a press briefing in London this week, presented information about the intruder and expressed "frustration" that legal processes were slowing down the investigation.
David Cameron has even offered to make "further representations" with the Portuguese government to improve co-operation between the two countries.
The Metropolitan Police has said it is "not prepared to discuss" the differences between its investigation and the Portuguese operation.
Read more... (http://www.theweek.co.uk/europe/madeleine-mccann/53972/madeleine-mccann-letter-paves-way-mets-first-arrests#ixzz2wqp3AImk)
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so the pj should deal with the outstanding requests for help...which they don't seem to be doing...
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so the pj should deal with the outstanding requests for help...which they don't seem to be doing...
Its not just down to them - they will do what is requested of them by their justice department, just as British police would in similar circumstances.
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Its not just down to them - they will do what is requested of them by their justice department, just as British police would in similar circumstances.
From what we are reading it may take the intervention of the prime minister to get things moving
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He did deny that he had been asked to make any intervention. Makes you wonder how his official spokesperson came to make such a mistake.
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so the pj should deal with the outstanding requests for help...which they don't seem to be doing...
To be honest Dave, I think they have neither the resources nor the will to pursue this case.
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John
I don’t know if you’ve seen it but there is a very brief interview with Robert Murat on Youtube in which he talks about the lack of resources and intimates that for various reasons the Portuguese police are or rather were at the time not up to UK standards.
Sorry I don’t have the co-ordinates but you could try Youtube- Robert Murat.
As for the lack of will that’s hardly surprising. If they do come up with evidence that shifts suspicion away from the McCanns that would effectively put Team Amaral in the dock.
Yes I remember seeing that video. It's not surprising really, I bet SY have already spent more on this case than the Portuguese.
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To be honest Dave, I think they have neither the resources nor the will to pursue this case.
where there's no will...there's no way.....I think you are absolutely right...I don't think the UK will accept this though and that's when we will see something happen
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where there's no will...there's no way.....I think you are absolutely right...I don't think the UK will accept this though and that's when we will see something happen
Perhaps Cameron will offer to finance the Portuguese side of things as well as the British.
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where there's no will...there's no way.....I think you are absolutely right...I don't think the UK will accept this though and that's when we will see something happen
If there was no will then why did they bother setting up the Oporto squad and a year or 2 later reopen the investigation. They didn't have to.
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If there was no will then why did they bother setting up the Oporto squad and a year or 2 later reopen the investigation. They didn't have to.
They may prefer to dance to their own tune rather than that of the British.
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Do enlighten me Jassi what did the UK have to do with the review by the Oporto PJ?
This constant refrain of the British is beginning to get tedious.
Both the UK and Portugal are member states of the EU. Like the EU is going to allow that kind of interference?
I've not suggested they did - you must be confused.
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Do enlighten me Jassi what did the UK have to do with the review by the Oporto PJ?
This constant refrain of the British is beginning to get tedious.
Both the UK and Portugal are member states of the EU. Like the EU is going to allow that kind of interference?
what did the UK have to do with the review by the Oporto PJ?
Are they not working on the same case?
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You failed to answer the question. What did the UK have to do with the Oporto PJ review?
There was quite a row about it at the time given that that local prosecutor claimed he had not been informed of it.
Are you suggesting the two countries had no contact at all and both forces just happened to open reviews of the case independently and almost simultaneously. That would have to be one hell of a coincidence wouldn't it.
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Why should that matter? Amaral was taken off the case by them a long long time ago.
Indeed, though you might think, judging by all the venom his name engenders, that he was still in charge. @)(++(*
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I thought The PJ Review was opened first. Am I wrong about that?
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To be fair neither SY or the Portuguese come out with any credit in the way they have bitched about each other via the papers in both countries.
Sort it out between yourselves, not through the press.
It does no favours for madeleine or in solving the case itself.