Will the appointment of Luis Neves have any impact on the Madeleine McCann case?

[pathfinder73]

Pedro do Carmo says it was "an honor to serve Justice, serving PJ for 14 years," emphasizing the "privilege" to do so alongside Almeida Rodrigues. "Knowing who will succeed the current national director, I can only say that PJ is in good hands," he finished.

https://www.publico.pt/2018/05/15/sociedade/noticia/policia-judiciaria-vai-ter-novo-director-1830121

MADDIE COP TOP JOB Police chief who made Madeleine McCann’s parents suspects now heads Portugal’s crime squad

Kate McCann, 50, once called him 'humanitarian and sensitive' — but he was a driving force in making her and Gerry suspects

By Gerard Couzens
15th May 2018, 7:30 pm

A POLICE chief involved in making Madeleine McCann’s parents suspects after her disappearance has been named the new head of Portugal’s serious crime squad.

Luis Neves, current chief of Portugal’s counter-terror unit, replaces outgoing Policia Judiciaria director Almeida Rodrigues next month.



Neves was called a “breath of fresh air” when he joined the inquiry three weeks after Madeleine disappeared from a Praia da Luz apartment in May 2007.

Kate McCann, 50, once called Neves “humanitarian and sensitive”.

But he was a driving force, with colleague Goncalo Amaral, in making Kate and husband Gerry “arguidos” from September 2007 to July 2008.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6295328/police-chief-who-made-madeleine-mccanns-parents-suspects-now-heads-portugals-crime-squad/

https://www.tsf.pt/sociedade/seguranca/interior/almeida-rodrigues-vai-ser-substituido-por-luis-neves-a-frente-da-pj-9342662.html

Luis Neves stated bluntly that they didn’t believe my version of events. It ‘didn’t fit’ with what they knew. Didn’t fit? What did they know? I was sobbing now, well past the stage of silent tears and stifled sniffs. I began to wail hysterically, drawing breath in desperate gasps.
Once again Gerry wanted to know if the case had now become a murder inquiry. The answer was indirect: ‘You can probably guess that from our lack of response.’ In a slightly threatening manner, Luís Neves asked why I wasn’t looking him straight in the eye. There was no reason, other than that I was incapable of looking at anyone properly: my own eyes were so swollen and sore that I was struggling to keep them from closing completely. Finally, Gerry tried to establish when – and if – we would be having another meeting with them. ‘The next time we meet it will be across the table.’ The message behind this rather Delphic statement was clear: there would be no more informal meetings.(Madeleine)

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[jassi]

Obviously being involved in the McCann case hasn't damaged his career.

[kizzy]

Police chief who made Madeleine McCann’s parents suspects now heads Portugal’s crime squad



Kate McCann, 50, once called him 'humanitarian and sensitive' — but he was a driving force in making her and Gerry suspects

[John]

Police chief with McCann case history new top cop in Portugal

A senior detective who investigated the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been named Portugal's new chief of police.

Luis Neves, who previously headed up Portugal's counter-terrorism unit, will become the director of the Policia Judiciaria in June.

In the days after Maddie vanished, Neves assisted the massive police search for Madeleine because of his counter-terror background and experience in hostage taking and abduction situations.

When three-year-old Madeleine disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz on Portugal's Algarve on May 3, 2007, abduction was the first police line of inquiry.

However, as the investigation deepened, detectives also explored other possibilities - including declaring Maddie's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, formal suspects.

The McCanns have always denied playing any part in the disappearance of Madeleine, who was just days away from her fourth birthday. Both had their status of formal suspect lifted when the 14-month case was shelved in 2008, with police citing a lack of evidence to move the investigation forward. The McCanns have maintained from the outset that Madeleine was abducted.

Neves is known to be friends with Goncalo Amaral, the Portuguese detective who led the McCann investigation before he was abruptly removed from the case in October, 2007.

https://www.9news.com.au/world/2018/05/16/15/36/police-chief-with-madeleine-mccann-case-history-new-top-cop-in-portugal

[Robittybob1]

Police chief who made Madeleine McCann’s parents suspects now heads Portugal’s crime squad



Kate McCann, 50, once called him 'humanitarian and sensitive' — but he was a driving force in making her and Gerry suspects

I'd suspect it won't be his only mistake.

[kizzy]

I'd suspect it won't be his only mistake.

Why was it a mistake - is that IYO.

[barrier]

I'd suspect it won't be his only mistake.

SY trump that imo in going after some alleged failed burglary.

[Robittybob1]

SY trump that imo in going after some alleged failed burglary.

I don't agree.

[Robittybob1]

Why was it a mistake - is that IYO.

Any sentence starting "I'd suspect it ...." is obviously opinion.
Why was it a mistake?  Because it was wrong IMO.

[kizzy]

Any sentence starting "I'd suspect it ...." is obviously opinion.
Why was it a mistake?  Because it was wrong IMO.

Well it wasn't wrong in his opinion....and after all he is.

MADDIE COP TOP JOB Police chief who made Madeleine McCann’s parents suspects now heads Portugal’s crime squad

[Robittybob1]

Well it wasn't wrong in his opinion....and after all he is.

MADDIE COP TOP JOB Police chief who made Madeleine McCann’s parents suspects now heads Portugal’s crime squad

I have no reason to think bad about him, but that does not mean that from time to time he may have made a mistake.

[Mr Gray]

He may well realise it was a mistake now.... If you read his testimony at amarals trial it seems he believed the dogs evidence was highly significant and that they had been instrumental in solving many cases... He was probably convinced maddies body had been in the apartment which would make the abduction thesis impossible.... Obviously things have now moved on IMO

[Mr Gray]

Well it wasn't wrong in his opinion....and after all he is.

MADDIE COP TOP JOB Police chief who made Madeleine McCann’s parents suspects now heads Portugal’s crime squad

I would think his opinion may well have changed now due to the developments in tha last ten years

[kizzy]

He may well realise it was a mistake now.... If you read his testimony at amarals trial it seems he believed the dogs evidence was highly significant and that they had been instrumental in solving many cases... He was probably convinced maddies body had been in the apartment which would make the abduction thesis impossible.... Obviously things have now moved on IMO

Not necessarily - as you say OYO.

Asked if it was the dog’s reaction that led police to make the McCanns formal suspects in the investigation, he said: “No, they were already suspected of simulating a kidnapping and concealing the body.”


https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/151405/Maddie-died-in-apartment-court-hears



Chief Inspector Tavares de Almeida told the court that he believed the couple, from Rothley, Leicestershire, were directly involved in Madeleine’s disappearance – a theory he said was shared by Portuguese and British officers working on the case.

He said: “The conclusion that was arrived at was that Madeleine McCann died at the apartment and the McCann couple simulated the abduction to hide the fact that they had not taken care of their children.

[kizzy]

I would think his opinion may well have changed now due to the developments in tha last ten years

Well that you don't know do you.

I could say - his opinion hasn't changed after 10 years imo