https://www.tovima.gr/2017/08/26/society/i-skotlant-giarnt-psaxnei-to-mystiko-tis-mikris-mantlin-stin-athina/ 27 August 2017, 05:45
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According to documents and testimonies revealed by "To Vima tis Kyriakis", the British police have been cooperating with the Hellenic Police in the last few days. for the examination of a 46-year-old German who had been arrested and resides in our country and is identified as an important and reliable witness in the thriller of little Madeline. As it still turns out, a Scotland Yard team met the man a few days ago in Athens and obtained critical information about the girl's fate..........
continued with relevant info about Busching..
Until a few weeks ago, the Greek dimension of the thriller appeared. On July 18, 2017, the Directorate of International Police Cooperation on Katehaki Avenue drafted a document that referred to an update of the "liaison" of the Hellenic Police. in London by the Metropolitan Police of Great Britain. As it is noted, "in May 2017, the 46-year-old man of German origin, who lives in Athens, contacted the team of the" Grange "operation, in order to assist in the specific investigations" . According to the same document, the 46-year-old had been imprisoned for the case of illegal immigrants and was present at the police services, but without being identified.
Reliable witness?
As indicated in the document of the Directorate of International Police Cooperation based on the information of Scotland Yard, " so far the information he has given voluntarily and without monetary or other consideration to the Metropolitan Police about the case has been cross-checked and is considered a reliable source" !
A further investigation by the Police Cooperation Directorate revealed that the 46-year-old German, who lived in France, was arrested in 2011 in Igoumenitsa when he tried to transport three illegal immigrants from Africa in his car. A case was filed against him and he was then released. . According to other sources, the foreigner was arrested in 2015 in Thessaloniki when he came back to Greece for a vacation. He was taken to court where he was sentenced to seven years and five months in prison. He had denied any wrongdoing and claimed that he "facilitated the three foreigners who had hitchhiked him". He was detained in Chania prison, from where he communicated with the members of the "Grange" operation.
He was released a few weeks ago and allegedly used a mobile phone belonging to a foreigner from a Balkan country, who lived in Agios Panteleimon. In addition, he has been banned from leaving the country in view of the trial in the second instance, which has been determined for next month.
Testimony in "VIMA"
"To Vima" located the 46-year-old foreigner and a critical witness in the case of three-year-old Madeline in an area of Fthiotida. As he noted, "I met a few days ago with a member of the Scotland Yard who came to Athens. I give important information about the case. On the days that Madeline disappeared, I was - in a neighboring area - in this province of Portugal. I had contacted the local police even then, but the investigation had been abandoned. Now there is intense interest from Scotland Yard for what I know. You understand that something serious is happening for them to come here to meet me. But I have an explicit prohibition on saying anything to anyone else. My cooperation with the English police will continue in the coming days "
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However, when asked about Madeline's fate and whether she believes she is alive, he only answered that "the ten years that have passed since then are many"
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Credit Chiatos on Websleuths who also said that it's common in Greece for prisoners to only serve 1/3 of their sentence.
Later on I will try to do a timeline showing where Seyferth has lived since 2007, based on his various Facebook accounts.
