Why was peoples personal information sold/given to the press?

[faithlilly]

Ever heard of the Leveson inquiry?

Yes thanks ! Your point ?

[Redblossom]

Oh dear, odonnell gave an interview to the times and the pj are at fault? Hey? How does that work? Oh well, nighty nite let  me know  tomorrow andwhere cabrita came into it editing the times with her name or sneaking her phone number in
 >@@(*&)

[registrar]

I'm sure the PJ/Gonc leaked like sieves to suit their own agendas - PT's byzantine secrecy laws almost invited this in such a massive case

But I suspect Bell Pottinger/MW who had also a vested interest in 'appearing blameless'  and might have had a hand in the Sol article - if memory serves, the orig. Sol article 'pact of silence' came out within a few days of the disappearance, journos are pretty quick off the mark - if prodded by a multi million 'damage limitation' company -even more so. Just way too much detail in that one to have originated from the PJ - their PR apparatus took a tad longer to get into gear.

just speculation obviously

but let's see who crawls out of the woodwork now

[Mo Stache]

"The police transcripts were obtained by the journalist Nacho Abad from the Spanish television programme Ana Rosa Quintant." & "It is believed he got the transcripts from a source in the Portuguese judicial system."

McCanns angered by published police interviews
Angela Balakrishnan
guardian.co.uk, Friday 11 April 2008 13.01 BST
 

[gilet]

I believe there are any number of people, apart from Amaral, who would be privy to the information.

Who mentioned Amaral?

By whatever means this information could only have come from the Police whether via Spain or Timbuktoo. They were the ones who had the information.

Simple question. Do you think it more likely it was all stolen in some daring moonlight raid or do you think the PJ leaked it?

[Mo Stache]

Yes thanks ! Your point ?

If you know of the Leveson inquiry (regarding the McCann case) then you will know that it has been documented that the pj leaked like a sieve.

[Redblossom]

"The police transcripts were obtained by the journalist Nacho Abad from the Spanish television programme Ana Rosa Quintant." & "It is believed he got the transcripts from a source in the Portuguese judicial system."

McCanns angered by published police interviews
Angela Balakrishnan
guardian.co.uk, Friday 11 April 2008 13.01 BST

is that bridget odonnels talking to the times then? Still confused


Can you or ANYONE explain in  plain english how her rosy interview to the the times was leaked by the PJ and her phone number??? This thread is like the twilight world series

[faithlilly]

Who mentioned Amaral?

By whatever means this information could only have come from the Police whether via Spain or Timbuktoo. They were the ones who had the information.

Simple question. Do you think it more likely it was all stolen in some daring moonlight raid or do you think the PJ leaked it?

Remember this :

"and her source is widely believed by her colleagues to have been the former head of the inquiry, Goncalo Amaral."

As to information, what information are talking about ?

[gilet]

Yes.

Very short.

Either the information was GIVEN or SOLD to journalists.

Or journalists broke into PJ headquarters and STOLE it.

Which do you think is most likely to have happened?

[gilet]

Remember this :

"and her source is widely believed by her colleagues to have been the former head of the inquiry, Goncalo Amaral."

As to information, what information are talking about ?

Ah well it could have been Amaral as he was in the Police and was COORDINATOR of ALL the information.

But the fact remains that it was either stolen or leaked/sold and its a lot more rare to find journalists breaking in and stealing info so I know which I think may be most likely.

The answer to your last question has been given earlier in the thread (not a long thread either).

[faithlilly]

@ gilet

So we are talking names, addresses and phone numbers, all details that numerous people including family and friends would  have.

[Mrs. B]

Yes, of course, & they would all have rushed out & located an obscure Portuguese Sol journalist to sell her that information so that she could invade their privacy. Yes, makes sense. Especially as we know she had such close links to Amaral.

BTW Wasn't she the one who appeared on a tv show totally stoned out of her brain or was that another one of these top female journalists?

[faithlilly]

Yes, of course, & they would all have rushed out & located an obscure Portuguese Sol journalist to sell her that information so that she could invade their privacy. Yes, makes sense. Especially as we know she had such close links to Amaral.

BTW Wasn't she the one who appeared on a tv show totally stoned out of her brain or was that another one of these top female journalists?

It's amazing what people will do for money !

[Mrs. B]

Even more amazing what people do for free.

[faithlilly]

Even more amazing what people do for free.

Really ? Do tell.