Their Portuguese lawyer Rogerio Alves said yesterday: “The McCanns were already informed about the reopening of the inquiry and the reasons why it was being reopened.
“They also know that this new line of inquiry excludes any responsibility of the parents.
Read it properly, they were not suspects in the line of inquiry used to reopen the case, ie the theory of Monteiro beng possibly involved
Just clarifyng!
eta PT link
http://joana-morais.blogspot.com/2013/10/rogerio-alves-mccanns-lawyer-new.html
The new evidence excludes the parents..
This is the exact quote"The family was informed that the new evidence does not, in any way, point to the responsibility of the parents", assured the lawyer."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIjscMQ_dpwTranscript from Joana Morais;
Rogério Alves, McCanns' lawyer: 'new evidence rules out the parents responsibility'
24 OCTOBER 2013 | POSTED BY JOANA MORAIS LEAVE A COMMENT
At a time when the investigation is under the secrecy of justice, Rogério Alves, the McCanns' lawyer has given multiple interviews throughout the day to Lusa news agency, Antena 1 radio, SIC TV news channel, and to RTP (among other mainstream media outlets), stating that "new evidence rules out the parents responsibility".
Maddie Case: 'new evidence rules out the responsibility of the parents'
Lisbon, Oct. 24 (Lusa) 17:16 - The lawyer of the parents of the English child, who disappeared from the Algarve in 2007, has revealed today that the couple was informed that the new evidence, on which the reopening is based, "does not, in any way, point to the responsibility" of Madeleine McCann's parents.
Rogério Alves was speaking to Lusa regarding the reopening of the investigation by the Portuguese Public Ministry and it was then that he was questioned about the possibility of Gerry and Kate MaCann [sic] being constituted as arguidos again.
"The family was informed that the new evidence does not, in any way, point to the responsibility of the parents", assured the lawyer.
in Lusa news agency release, then published in several online newspapers (with the same mistake 'MaCann')
broadcast by RTP, 20:17h, 24 October 2013
McCann couple excluded from responsibilities in the disappearance of their daughter
The lawyer of Madeleine McCann's parents revealed that the couple knew about the reopening of the process. Rogério Alves said that they were given the assurance that the new line of inquiry excludes them from any responsibility in their daughter's disappearance.
Transcript
Rogério Alves - The reopening of the investigation means that there are new leads, new paths which weren't explored and that now the Judiciary police will undertake a new search, or, rather a new set of investigative lines in order to reach the truth. That's what matters, to reach the truth. The family was informed of this reopening of the process. The family was informed of the reason behind the reopening of the process, and the family knows as well that this new line of investigation excludes any responsibility of the parents.