Are the Tapas Rogatory statements as released by Duarte Levy genuine?

[pathfinder73]

Reports?

The clearest indication that he changed his mind is that he agreed to produce e-fits.

Before that, he had been approached by Brian Kennedy (representing the McCanns) to produce an e-fit and had refused.

It is plain common sense that all the time he entertained a notion that the man might have been Gerry, he was not going to produce an e-fit.

Here are the efits if you haven't seen them yet  8-)(--) Martin Smith probably can't believe he would be involved but a newspaper report is not from the source.

[Mr Gray]

Here are the efits if you haven't seen them yet  8-)(--) Martin Smith probably can't believe he would be involved but a newspaper report is not from the source.

so why are SY spending 6 million and not just arresting Gerry

[jassi]

so why are SY spending 6 million and not just arresting Gerry

Perhaps its not within their remit.

[Mr Gray]

Perhaps its not within their remit.

and who decides their remit...do you seriously think they would spend 6 million if they knew Gerry was smithman

[jassi]

and who decides their remit...do you seriously think they would spend 6 million if they knew Gerry was smithman

I imagine their remit was drawn up by the Home Office, as they are footing the bill (on behalf of the taxpayer)

[Mr Gray]

I imagine their remit was drawn up by the Home Office, as they are footing the bill (on behalf of the taxpayer)

so do you think the home office would spend 6 million if SY thought Gerry was smithman

[jassi]

so do you think the home office would spend 6 million if SY thought Gerry was smithman

Who knows what motivations politicians have ?

[Brietta]

I would suggest that due consideration has been given to the fact that Mr Smith was the sole eyewitness from his party who wished to change the original statement given to the police.
I think it is naïve to assume that all the circumstances of his sighting and the whereabouts of others at that time have not been exhaustively pursued: leading to the conclusion that Mr Smith’s identification of Gerry McCann as the man he had seen was in error.
Mr Smith says his wife is the only one who felt the same as him, yet she will not change her original statement, nor is she quoted as being in agreement with him.

I took an additional statement from Mr Smith as requested. His wife does not want to make another statement.
http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MARTIN_SMITH.htm

After seeing the BBC news at 10 PM, footage on the 9th September 2007 I contacted Leicestershire police with this information. During that time I spoke to all my family members who were with me on the night of 3rd May 2007 about this and the only one who felt the same way as me was my wife. She had seen the video clip of Gerard McCann walking down the stairs of the plane earlier that day. We did not discuss this until some days later.
4135 to 4139 Additional statement from Martin Smith 2008.01.30 (English) http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MARTIN_SMITH.htm

[ferryman]

I would suggest that due consideration has been given to the fact that Mr Smith was the sole eyewitness from his party who wished to change the original statement given to the police.
I think it is naïve to assume that all the circumstances of his sighting and the whereabouts of others at that time have not been exhaustively pursued: leading to the conclusion that Mr Smith’s identification of Gerry McCann as the man he had seen was in error.
Mr Smith says his wife is the only one who felt the same as him, yet she will not change her original statement, nor is she quoted as being in agreement with him.

I took an additional statement from Mr Smith as requested. His wife does not want to make another statement.
http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MARTIN_SMITH.htm

After seeing the BBC news at 10 PM, footage on the 9th September 2007 I contacted Leicestershire police with this information. During that time I spoke to all my family members who were with me on the night of 3rd May 2007 about this and the only one who felt the same way as me was my wife. She had seen the video clip of Gerard McCann walking down the stairs of the plane earlier that day. We did not discuss this until some days later.
4135 to 4139 Additional statement from Martin Smith 2008.01.30 (English) http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MARTIN_SMITH.htm

Agreed.

Why would Martin Smith produce an e-fit of a man known and not in need of identification?