"We must reconstruct Maddie’s fateful night" says former Portuguese police chief.

[misty]

A bit of a challenge to SY perhaps. Can they produce crecheman I wonder?

SY don't need to produce him right now. Nor do the PJ. Amaral has long since ceased to have any relevance to the path the investigation is now following.

[G-Unit]

If crecheman had anything to say he had 6 years to say it. Not a squeak out of him. He had six years to make sure the investigators knew he was near 5A wearing similar clothes to the efit and carrying a similar child at the same time. Not a squeak out of him. He did manage to save his and the child's clothes though - just in case anyone ever asked.

[Eleanor]

I believe Robert Murat also suggested that a reconstruction should take place. It would seem he was willing so why not the McCanns ?

At what point would Robert Murat have to appear in a reconstruction?

[jassi]

At what point would Robert Murat have to appear in a reconstruction?

Advisory role and translator 

[misty]

If crecheman had anything to say he had 6 years to say it. Not a squeak out of him. He had six years to make sure the investigators knew he was near 5A wearing similar clothes to the efit and carrying a similar child at the same time. Not a squeak out of him. He did manage to save his and the child's clothes though - just in case anyone ever asked.

I am sure SY will have taken all those factors into consideration. Their spokesman did say they weren't 100% sure he was the same man JT saw - but he may well have been in the vicinity.
Retaining children's clothes is perfectly normal if you plan on extending the family.

[Eleanor]

Advisory role and translator 

From his mother's kitchen, presumably.

[G-Unit]

SY don't need to produce him right now. Nor do the PJ. Amaral has long since ceased to have any relevance to the path the investigation is now following.

There are many people commenting on the internet. They can be ignored or labelled trolls. Amaral has the advantage of being quoted by the media since his successful appeal. That makes his opinion relevant.

[jassi]

From his mother's kitchen, presumably.

Absolutely.

[Angelo222]

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/666015/Madeleine-McCann-anniversary-reconstruction-portuguese-police-chief-Goncalo-Amaral

Not there anymore

It appears a harmless enough story so why pull it or is someone else pulling the strings from behind?

[faithlilly]

Two days from the anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance and the tabloids are practically wall to wall Amaral. That seems a major shift to me.

[jassi]

I wonder what they may have in store for us this week.

I must say that after last Sunday's damp squib in the Sun, this weekend is much more interesting 

[misty]

It appears a harmless enough story so why pull it or is someone else pulling the strings from behind?

The story is still there.

[ShiningInLuz]

I wonder if his new book has a chapter about the need for a reconstruction and who would be in it?

A reconstruction would face a few obstacles, such as shutting central Luz down again whilst fighting off the media.  Oh, and the Tapas restaurant isn't a Tapas restaurant any more.  I wonder if Italian would be accepted as an OK substitute?

[jassi]

I wonder if his new book has a chapter about the need for a reconstruction and who would be in it?

A reconstruction would face a few obstacles, such as shutting central Luz down again whilst fighting off the media.  Oh, and the Tapas restaurant isn't a Tapas restaurant any more.  I wonder if Italian would be accepted as an OK substitute?

Can you reheat cold pasta? 

[Eleanor]

Absolutely.

So, about as useful as Amaral.