Why do you and a few other members feel the necessity to be incredibly rude when there is absolutely no necessity for it. That was a rhetorical question.
What do you mean: "When the PJ began to investigate them they were shocked to discover that their British police 'friends' were powerless to interfere."?
It would have been impossible for British police to be pro-active in a Portuguese investigation: in my opinion, had they attempted to, the PJ would have been apoplectic and rightly so.
Kate McCann knew how the British police were placed too, but she found it very difficult to accept as she demonstrates in her book. Her frustration is clear to see;
Many people in top positions were saying the right things to us privately but it seemed
nobody
could – or would – do anything about it.....Meanwhile, Bob Small paid us a call. We were pleased to see him: he is one of the good guys. While he always remained completely professional, we knew that he cared about us, about Madeleine and about justice. You’d have thought you could expect this of all police officers and people in authority, but our experience had taught us otherwise. Compassionate though Bob was, he was still unable to answer many of our questions (‘Constrained by my position . . .’), which was
upsetting and exasperating......
The UK police would argue that their hands were tied: the Portuguese might have perceived any ‘interference’ as an attempt to undermine their primacy in the investigation, which would have had implications not only for the current inquiry but also for any future international cooperation.
We were aware of the frustrating constraints of this delicate relationship, but to us, it just felt like a betrayal.......
the police, who were always telling us their hands were tied..........
The UK authorities fought our application tooth and nail.
I was shocked by the force of their opposition and the lengths to which they seemed prepared to go to deny us this access in these circumstances.
Jim Gamble acknowledged the mistakes made by the British police too;
Secret Madeleine McCann report finds competing British forces hampered inquiry
[/b]Police chiefs fighting to be seen to be helping in the search for Madeleine McCann alienated Portuguese authorities and had a long-term impact on the investigation,
“
It was unhelpful … I've no doubt relationships from the outset with the Portuguese were impacted by it and I think that had
a long term negative effect on the investigation and I think to this very day the Met investigation team that's engaged now are still having to manage and massage that relationship and perhaps to be fair to the Portuguese, mend some fences that were trodden on in the early days.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/madeleinemccann/11068928/Secret-Madeleine-McCann-report-finds-competing-British-forces-hampered-inquiry.html
