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

[John]

And what is that bit at the end? They hope to get a *resolution* but whether the case can be *solved* is a different matter. Wasn't he saying last year he was confident they could solve the case?

A resolution without solving it?   8-)(--)

Don't you just lurve those videos Redblossom?   

[Redblossom]

A resolution without solving it?   8-)(--)

Don't you just lurve those videos Redblossom?   

I know John, it is slippery speak, but giving the benefit of the doubt and all that I edited the post, to add what I thought he may have meant....

I know police have to be very careful what they say but this mans soles must be covered in eggshells
 

[AnneGuedes]

And what is that bit at the end? They hope to get a *resolution* but whether the case can be *solved* is a different matter. Wasnt he saying last year he was confident they could solve the case? Eta: Ah he means no guarantee of solving it after following these new lines of inquiry, but hoping to move it on, my bad

That "bit" at the end is a piece of anthology !
As headlong rush, who does better ?

[Carana]

There's nothing "fairly obvious", it is just judicial cooperation ! No State having signed the Convention can refuse to give assistance, but they can delay, as the Home Office did in 2008.
Are you seriously wondering whether the AG thought the Met was about to invade Portugal ?

Not the AG.

But I don't trust the tabloids not to stir up xenophobic hysteria.

[AnneGuedes]

Not the AG.

But I don't trust the tabloids not to stir up xenophobic hysteria.

Then who did you suspect of being paranoiac and fear a Met invasion ?
And which tabloids are you referring to ? I sent an article from Publico, this isn't a tabloid.

[Redblossom]

That "bit" at the end is a piece of anthology !
As headlong rush, who does better ?

I do see similarities! Feel sorry for the poor man personally. Screams *get me out of here*

Just came across this video, interesting, from May 2011


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/madeleinemccann/8513493/Madeleine-McCann-police-investigation-may-be-too-little-too-late.html

Eta

Is it right that the UK police can investigate what they want while in the UK, but anythng done in Portugal requires the PT police to do so, at the request of the UK,with the UK police sitting in?

Also Redwood when asked said the Tapas Nine were not persons of interest or suspects, as if, if they were, he would say yes they are
 

[AnneGuedes]

It has to be abduction and/or murder, though the most likely danger for a child left alone at home is an accident. But this is eliminated a priori.

[Redblossom]

It has to be abduction and/or murder, though the most likely danger for a child left alone at home is an accident. But this is eliminated a priori.

Interesting, the DI says three scenarios, abduction (mccanns view) or abduction/murder(pj view) or murder on its own (whose view?)

What stranger would just go in and murder a child? And leave her there? and for ehat purpose, besides no body was found and abduction doesnt figure in the third possibility. Is he saying its possible one of the group murdered her? Anyway that is what I understood from that interview.

you are right anne, no thought given to accidental death and concealment

[AnneGuedes]

Interesting, the DI says three scenarios, abduction (mccanns view) or abduction/murder(pj view) or murder on its own (whose view?)

What stranger would just go in and murder a child? And leave her there? and for ehat purpose, besides no body was found and abduction doesnt figure in the third possibility. Is he saying its possible one of the group murdered her? Anyway that is what I understood from that interview.

you are right anne, no thought given to accidental death and concealment

Have you noticed how he says "murder" ? Have you also noticed how some people here insist in making believe sceptics accuse the McCanns of murder ? Obviously the DI is at ease when speaking of abduction with or without murder. This is clearly politically correct.
The McCanns could eventually be suspected of staging an abduction to conceal an accident off the limits of responsible parenting, but think of all those who believed them ! Could they afford having been fooled ?

[Redblossom]

Have you noticed how he says "murder" ? Have you also noticed how some people here insist in making believe sceptics accuse the McCanns of murder ? Obviously the DI is at ease when speaking of abduction with or without murder. This is clearly politically correct.
The McCanns could eventually be suspected of staging an abduction to conceal an accident off the limits of responsible parenting, but think of all those who believed them ! Could they afford having been fooled ?

Dozens of people would lose face if the mccanns were found to be involved, a good reason for the british establishment to cover up the potential scenario of accident and concealment as concluded by the PJ in sept 07

THen again dozens have lost face in the recent outing of the police corruption in the Hilsborough disaster and recent shaming of UK police in the Stepehen Lawrence murder,shame it takes 20 odd years for truth to come to light, heres praying ALL comes to light in THIS case PDQ
and not have odious prime ministers sticking slapping orders on files not being released for 100 or  x y z years, as Blair did when David Kelly was found DEAD, probably by HIS nasty evil hand to his or others involvement in pushing an illegal war against iraq

[sadie]

I think there are people on here who will live to regret their accusations and sometimes hidden libels

[Rachel Granada]

I think there are people on here who will live to regret their accusations and sometimes hidden libels

Maybe so, Sadie .... especially now that the Yard have stated in crystal clear terms that the McCanns and friends have been ruled out.

DCI Redwood rocks!

[Mrs. B]

So what exactly did Redwood state? Did he state that he BELIEVED the McCanns and their travelling friends are NOT suspects or did he state that they ARE NOT suspects?

The last alternative would imply that they have evidence that rule out the parents & their friends, so maybe at one point we could actually reach the stage where we could look at the files again & see what possible alternatives there could be?

[AnneGuedes]

You'll admit that Mr Redwood's "hope to get a resolution but whether the case can be solved is a different matter" doesn't sound appropriate and encouraging.
Anyhow, let's wish Mr Redwood will found the evidence needed to back up his and your convictions.

[Mrs. B]

No, he doesn't have to back up anything to YOU as he has no report duty to you or any other of the so called "sceptics". This is not a detective story, this is a criminal investigation. You just have to accept the findings of the people with law enforcement authority, as other law abiding citizen are obliged to do.