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[Mrs. B]

There is a big difference between exercising your legal rights & just being a coward.

[faithlilly]

There is a big difference between exercising your legal rights & just being a coward.

Not when you're daughter is missing assumed abducted.

[AnneGuedes]

There is a big difference between exercising your legal rights & just being a coward.

What do you mean ? Did someone suggest Mrs McCann was a coward ?

[AnneGuedes]

Not when you're daughter is missing assumed abducted.

But the lawyer's point of view is different. His/her mission is first to protect his/her client. Whether this concept of protection extends to his/her client's affects is another issue.

[Benice]

Not when you're daughter is missing assumed abducted.

Unfortunately the 48 questions had nothing to do with Madeleine being ''missing assumed abducted'' - but everything to do with fitting up her mother.    Her lawyer was correct to advise her not to answer them.

If you actually read the questions, it is quite clear that many of them had already been asked and answered before.

IIRC one question was... 'Do you work shift work'.... (or words to that effect).  What bearing has that got on Madeleine's abduction Faith, if you really think the questions were being asked in relation to her abduction?

[faithlilly]

Unfortunately the 48 questions had nothing to do with Madeleine being ''missing assumed abducted'' - but everything to do with fitting up her mother.    Her lawyer was correct to advise her not to answer them.

If you actually read the questions, it is quite clear that many of them had already been asked and answered before.

IIRC one question was... 'Do you work shift work'.... (or words to that effect).  What bearing has that got on Madeleine's abduction Faith, if you really think the questions were being asked in relation to her abduction?

Her lawyer was correct, as was Gerry's. He however decided to answer his questions. Seems he suffered no further adverse constraints to his freedom because of it.

[AnneGuedes]

The first questions had to do with the discovery of Madeleine's disappearance. It was interesting to know where Mrs McCann had searched.

[AnneGuedes]

Her lawyer was correct, as was Gerry's. He however decided to answer his questions. Seems he suffered no further adverse constraints to his freedom because of it.

Wasn't it the same lawyer ? I always thought that he wanted essentially to avoid conflicting answers or self incriminating ones, which could mean he wasn't convinced his clients weren't involved. He chose the cautious and not the audacious way, was he right ?
A good lawyer doesn't contemplate whether his/her client is telling a truthful story or not, his/her job is to defend his/her client's position, whatever it is.

[Benice]

Her lawyer was correct, as was Gerry's. He however decided to answer his questions. Seems he suffered no further adverse constraints to his freedom because of it.

This is true Faith, but if Kate's lawyer had even the tiniest inkling that it was the mother who they were gunning for rather than Gerry, then it was his duty to legally protect her and take no chances.   

Kate did not refuse to answer the questions because she couldn't or she didn't want to - she was following her lawyer's advice, and as he had all the knowledge about Portugese law and she didn't  - then she was very wise to do so imo. 

[AnneGuedes]

Certainly "very wise" in the short term (they freely went back to the UK when they decided to). Perhaps not in the long run, because, though most of these questions were in fact answered through dozens of interviews, the general feeling remains that an uninvolved mother wouldn't have feared for herself first thing.
Besides it seems difficult to understand why, when the hated inspector Amaral was dismissed, she didn't spontaneously offer to answer the questions instead of writing to the new coordinator a letter that wasn't even answered. 

[Benice]

Certainly "very wise" in the short term (they freely went back to the UK when they decided to). Perhaps not in the long run, because, though most of these questions were in fact answered through dozens of interviews, the general feeling remains that an uninvolved mother wouldn't have feared for herself first thing.
Besides it seems difficult to understand why, when the hated inspector Amaral was dismissed, she didn't spontaneously offer to answer the questions instead of writing to the new coordinator a letter that wasn't even answered.

As far as I am concerned Anne, the 48 questions is just another stick to beat Kate with.  For all we know SY may have gone over those questions with Kate - and anyone reading them would know she would have no trouble in answering them.    Personally I doubt that has happened - but if it has, then we wouldn't know.

[AnneGuedes]

As far as I am concerned Anne, the 48 questions is just another stick to beat Kate with. 

The 48 in themselves or the fact she refused to answer them ?

[Benice]

The 48 in themselves or the fact she refused to answer them ?

Her refusal to answer them - sorry if I didn't make that clear.

[Redblossom]

Unfortunately the 48 questions had nothing to do with Madeleine being ''missing assumed abducted'' - but everything to do with fitting up her mother.    Her lawyer was correct to advise her not to answer them.

If you actually read the questions, it is quite clear that many of them had already been asked and answered before.

IIRC one question was... 'Do you work shift work'.... (or words to that effect).  What bearing has that got on Madeleine's abduction Faith, if you really think the questions were being asked in relation to her abduction?

Which were the questions  of the *many*  as you alledge, that she had already answered? As far as I read and comprehend, the only questions she replied to with *as I said before* were to do withthedog findings, not any other questions

[AnneGuedes]

Her refusal to answer them - sorry if I didn't make that clear.

Ah ok ! But then it was a bit auto-flagellation, don't you think ?