Kate McCann admits in her book that private criminal investigations in Portugal were illegal.

[Angelo222]

The attempts to undermine Goncao Amaral and the Barragem do Arade reservoir searches aside, it is irrelevant whether investigations were being carried out in Portugal or elsewhere.  The point being that a potential crime had been perpetrated in Portugal which was the subject of a criminal investigation.  Under Portuguese Law any interference with that investigation including the employment of private investigators to carry out separate inquiries was illegal. 

The McCanns had every opportunity to cooperate with the official investigation but failed miserably to do so.  They had every opportunity to remain in Portugal and see every lead pursued and every possible reconstruction enacted but failed to do so.  They did the opposite of what they boasted about in the beginning, instead of remaining in Portugal they flew home at the first opportunity abandoning the search to a bunch of crooks from Barcelona.

[Alfred R Jones]

The attempts to undermine Goncao Amaral and the Barragem do Arade reservoir searches aside, it is irrelevant whether investigations were being carried out in Portugal or elsewhere.  The point being that a potential crime had been perpetrated in Portugal which was the subject of a criminal investigation.  Under Portuguese Law any interference with that investigation including the employment of private investigators to carry out separate inquiries was illegal. 

The McCanns had every opportunity to cooperate with the official investigation but failed miserably to do so.  They had every opportunity to remain in Portugal and see every lead pursued and every possible reconstruction enacted but failed to do so.  They did the opposite of what they boasted about in the beginning, instead of remaining in Portugal they flew home at the first opportunity abandoning the search to a bunch of crooks from Barcelona.

You think they should have been living in Portugal for the last seven years, traveling the country and beyond following up leads themselves do you?

[Mr Gray]

The attempts to undermine Goncao Amaral and the Barragem do Arade reservoir searches aside, it is irrelevant whether investigations were being carried out in Portugal or elsewhere.  The point being that a potential crime had been perpetrated in Portugal which was the subject of a criminal investigation.  Under Portuguese Law any interference with that investigation including the employment of private investigators to carry out separate inquiries was illegal. 

The McCanns had every opportunity to cooperate with the official investigation but failed miserably to do so.  They had every opportunity to remain in Portugal and see every lead pursued and every possible reconstruction enacted but failed to do so.  They did the opposite of what they boasted about in the beginning, instead of remaining in Portugal they flew home at the first opportunity abandoning the search to a bunch of crooks from Barcelona.

Angelo...why have you removed two of my posts...censorship..

The fact is the mcccanns would have had a contract with M3...any contract invoving illegal activity is void...therefore the mccanns could NOT have had a contract requiring M3 to operate in Portugal..

[Angelo222]

You think they should have been living in Portugal for the last seven years, traveling the country and beyond following up leads themselves do you?

Maybe if they had cooperated with the police back in 2007 this case could have been resolved by now but as it stands they didn't and the rest is history.

Let's hope the persons of interest currently cooperating with the police show a little more interest in finding a little girl than her mother did by refusing to answer the simplest of questions.

[Angelo222]

Angelo...why have you removed two of my posts...censorship..

The fact is the mcccanns would have had a contract with M3...any contract invoving illegal activity is void...therefore the mccanns could NOT have had a contract requiring M3 to operate in Portugal..

Your posts were off topic and amounted to speculation.  The McCanns knew that by engaging private investigators they were effectively putting two fingers up to the Portuguese.  As far as I am concerned they deserve whatever they get.

[Benice]

Your posts were off topic and amounted to speculation.  The McCanns knew that by engaging private investigators they were effectively putting two fingers up to the Portuguese.  As far as I am concerned they deserve whatever they get.

Their only reason for employing PI/s was to find their daughter.  How anyone can criticise that is a mystery to me.

[stephen25000]

Their only reason for employing PI/s was to find their daughter.  How anyone can criticise that is a mystery to me.

Are you therefore saying it is acceptable yo break the law when it suits you ?

[Carana]

Are you therefore saying it is acceptable yo break the law when it suits you ?

Which law?

[Alfred R Jones]

Maybe if they had cooperated with the police back in 2007 this case could have been resolved by now but as it stands they didn't and the rest is history.

Let's hope the persons of interest currently cooperating with the police show a little more interest in finding a little girl than her mother did by refusing to answer the simplest of questions.

round and round we go, making the same accusations.  I could argue again (for the thousandth time that the McCanns DID co-operate up until the point where it became clear the PJ were only interested in resolving the case by prosecuting the McCanns for hiding their child's body) but what would be the point, really?  You're never going to have it are you?  You're always going to claim that if it were you in that position you would have fully co-operated with a police force whose only interest was throwing you in the slammer!

[stephen25000]

round and round we go, making the same accusations.  I could argue again (for the thousandth time that the McCanns DID co-operate up until the point where it became clear the PJ were only interested in resolving the case by prosecuting the McCanns for hiding their child's body) but what would be the point, really?  You're never going to have it are you?  You're always going to claim that if it were you in that position you would have fully co-operated with a police force whose only interest was throwing you in the slammer!

Utter rubbish and more deflection.

There was no conspiracy to 'get' the mccanns.

They were suspects, as they would have been in this country.

The 'stitching up ' is a mccann supporter myth

[jassi]

Utter rubbish and more deflection.

There was no conspiracy to 'get' the mccanns.

They were suspects, as they would have been in this country.

The 'stitching up ' is a mccann supporter myth

They may well have been arrested, but given the intense media presence and interest, no way would they have been 'stitched up' .

[Alfred R Jones]

They may well have been arrested, but given the intense media presence and interest, no way would they have been 'stitched up' .

Who are you quoting when you use the words "stitched up?"

[stephen25000]

They may well have been arrested, but given the intense media presence and interest, no way would they have been 'stitched up' .

That has always been a frequent phrase used by mccann supporters, no matter how some may deny it.

[Benice]

round and round we go, making the same accusations.  I could argue again (for the thousandth time that the McCanns DID co-operate up until the point where it became clear the PJ were only interested in resolving the case by prosecuting the McCanns for hiding their child's body) but what would be the point, really?  You're never going to have it are you?  You're always going to claim that if it were you in that position you would have fully co-operated with a police force whose only interest was throwing you in the slammer!

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That is the 'thinking' which I find totally inexplicable.


You know that the Police have decided you are guilty.

So you ignore your lawyer and do everything you can to aid and abet your own arrest - even though you know that you are innocent and that the real perpetrator is still free.

What sane person would do that?   It makes no sense.   

[Angelo222]

Which law?

In this country they call it 'attempting to pervert the course of justice', don't know the Portuguese equivalent but I am sure Montclair or Luz will help you out.