The tapas group and the 'reconstitution' that was never to take place.

[John]

Oh Dear.  So they didn't refuse to take part because The McCanns told them to.  That puts a different light on things altogether.

You can't say that Eleanor.  Only the tapas-9 and their lawyers know what went on.  One thing is for sure however and that is not one of them went out of their way to assist a reconstitution.  They should have been prepared to put all else on hold if it could in any way have helped to find Madeleine.

That for me was unforgivable!

[jassi]

I wonder if Mr Redwood has sussed out that a passing burglar opened the shutters.

Bound to have - its in the script.

[Eleanor]

You can't say that Eleanor.  Only the tapas-9 and their lawyers know what went on.  One thing is for sure however and that is not one of them went out of their way to assist a reconstitution.  They should have been prepared to put all else on hold if it could in any way have helped to find Madeleine.

That for me was unforgivable!

What?  When it was obvious that this wasn't being done to help find Madeleine.  That should have been done at the very beginning, not a year later.

[jassi]

What?  When it was obvious that this wasn't being done to help find Madeleine.  That should have been done at the very beginning, not a year later.

Indeed it should.

[Mr Gray]

You can't say that Eleanor.  Only the tapas-9 and their lawyers know what went on.  One thing is for sure however and that is not one of them went out of their way to assist a reconstitution.  They should have been prepared to put all else on hold if it could in any way have helped to find Madeleine.

That for me was unforgivable!

perhaps both they and their solicitors thought it would not help the search for Maddie...in fact it could have hindered the search

[Wonderfulspam]

perhaps both they and their solicitors thought it would not help the search for Maddie...in fact it could have hindered the search

There were plenty of bins that needed searching. Kate only bothered to check one, she didn't need to look in anymore.

[John]

You've left someone out of the equation.  Carlos Pinto de Abreu.. What if it was on HIS advice that it didn't happen?

We know that the tapas-9 didn't want to do it so the Portuguese had no option but to abandon it.

[Eleanor]

We know that the tapas-9 didn't want to do it so the Portuguese had no option but to abandon it.

They wanted to do it in the beginning but were refused.

[Mr Gray]

We know that the tapas-9 didn't want to do it so the Portuguese had no option but to abandon it.

we know they were advised not too by their legal team and my opinion is that it could have damaged the search for Maddie

[sadie]

They wanted to do it in the beginning but were refused.

Exactly


Why were they refused at the beginning?

What was different that made Ameral wanting the reconstruction much later?




I think I know

[Cariad]

Exactly


Why were they refused at the beginning?

What was different that made Ameral wanting the reconstruction much later?




I think I know

No. They requested a crimewatch stlye reconstruction, with actors playing their parts. They did NOT ask for a reconstruction involving themselves and they can not have been refused something they did not ask for!

[Eleanor]

No. They requested a crimewatch stlye reconstruction, with actors playing their parts. They did NOT ask for a reconstruction involving themselves and they can not have been refused something they did not ask for!

Wrong.  There were no English speaking actors in Portugal during the first couple of weeks.  Only most of people who were actually involved. 

[icabodcrane]

Wrong.  There were no English speaking actors in Portugal during the first couple of weeks.  Only most of people who were actually involved.

There is no evidence that the McCanns asked for a reconstruction in which they would take part

It is a myth 

[ferryman]

There is no evidence that the McCanns asked for a reconstruction in which they would take part

It is a myth

The McCanns would have been plain mad to have been willing to take part in a reonstitution; quite different from a reconstruction which, alone, stood any hope of advancing knowledge about what happened to Madeleine.

Sadly, the Portuguese don't do reconstructions, because their secrecy laws won't allow them.

[Eleanor]

There is no evidence that the McCanns asked for a reconstruction in which they would take part

It is a myth

Funny how Amaral is known to have refused, due to some bollox about publicity and closing the air space over Praia de Luz.
Or is that a myth as well?