Christian Brueckner: To be or not to be

well it brought cp in a state thinking he is an important witness of something, he is not, but this is probably the new standard of german witnesses, they are 100% sure of what they do not have seen, smell, hear, feel or tasted, but common, they are at least sure he did it. 

it is a bit like a national news thingy that used the words that come down as the mccanns are purified (gezuiverd) from suspicion, well the highest court of portugal had an different opinion on that take. 

this case is full of the modern way to play justice, and i do not like that very much. but we see investigation that are only wanted to look into outsiders, brand new suggestions of who is a witness today, charges brought in a tv program, but not told to the possible suspect. prosecution officers traveling the world to tell us the people how it is a monster who did it. 

so if you follow into that line of modernization of law, a stack of copulating passports on the mantle of a fireplace can of course be 100% concrete evidence of an abduction.

BRUNT & BRUECKNER – ANOTHER MADELEINE MCCANN MESS-UP


Friday, April 22, 2022

That “Alan Partridge-esque” Martin Brunt feels it necessary to continue banging on about the Madeleine McCann case is just proof of how truly ridiculous this rotten toerag really is

 
 
 
 
 

Missing Madeleine – Questions STILL without Answers

 

• Why did Kate McCann refuse to answer 48 questions put to her by the Portuguese police?
  

 

• Why were certain records of phone calls on the evening of the disappearance “whoosh-clunked” from the memories of the phones of Mr and Mrs McCann and the ‘Tapas 7’?
  

 

• Why did a British sniffer dog sense the smell of a corpse in a cupboard in the apartment from which Madeleine McCann disappeared?
  
  

• Why did a sniffer dog also supposedly sense the smell of a corpse in a vehicle hired by the couple a month after the disappearance of their daughter?
  
  

• Why did Mr and Mrs McCann go jogging and play tennis in the days after their daughter’s disappearance?
  
  

• Was it acceptable for Mr and Mrs McCann’s mortgage to be paid by the fund established to search for their missing daughter?
  
  

Madeleine McCann – left unattended in the holiday apartment her parents had rented alongside her two siblings – went “missing” on the night of 3rd May 2007. Her parents had remarkably left the door to that apartment open in spite of the fact it was open straight onto the street. If they had been working class, they would have likely been charged with child neglect; because they were not, they got to party instead with Theresa May and the wench now known as Baroness Meyer in Downing Street. Shame on Gerry and Kate McCann.Christian Brueckner is undoubtedly an evil monster, but the evidence suggesting him to be the person to have taken a child on 3rd May 2007 remains yet to be proven.
https://www.thesteepletimes.com/movers-shakers/brunt-brueckner-mccann/?fbclid=IwAR1McpaeXC5TTliBdUzCfItwB7N3GzFSA9O19xoN9TGfRnHMHVD5I6_PIn8

Peter Hyatt
28m  ·
Thoughts on the McCanns and sociopathic traits.
I have not found sociopathic traits in the language of Gerry & Kate McCann.  
Sociopathy is rare and there are many who commit acts of depravity that are not true sociopaths. The word is over used.  
What is most commonly objected to is the Neglect and the stark indifference that both McCanns showed in the interviews for what their “missing” child was presently experiencing.  
The parents ignored the single greatest instinct of parenting—
. This appears sociopathic like.
I think it can be explained from their language.
They knew Madeleine was beyond their parental care.
They had processed her death and were now in survival mode.
The brain is proficient in shielding itself from guilt.  
They could now be emboldened by two things—
First:  They did not intend her death.  Lots of people leave sleeping children alone and we were so near by…and so on.
Secondly, ‘if we admit Neglect & sedating her, the twins will be removed from us and their lives ruined.’
The brain rationalizes, minimizes & justifies.
Keeping the deception going has been ‘for the twins; not for us.’
Letting a criminal rapist take the blame means little because ‘he’s already in prison.’
The justification in criminal acts gives us insight into human nature.
I continue to assert that Maddie died due to the unintended consequences of the parents’ actions.  
They count on people of good will to say what they could not.
The German prosecutors have failed at each publicity stunt attempted.

https://www.facebook.com/peter.hyatt.9/posts/7570920432948364

even the olive dripper is getting hilarious, the master thief of passports had himself to go to the german consulate to get a fresh one. so he isn't a very good burglar if it has to serve himself some useful access to a passport or identity card. 

at least we know by now some year in the future in august we can expect a trial. no problem they already had 5 years by now. 

it must be hard for the portuguese to write this case as a murder case, not very likely, possibly just arguido as a witness in this missing persons case for now. based on the first investigation portugal has no crime in the books for this case. and it shows the beauty of the arguido status, you do not need to declare someone into a possible suspect, it is even so, that cb himself could have asked to get to be an arguido in this case, in portugal. if i was his lawyer i would have chosen that route, because germany has not brought up any charges and it could have been a start into an investigation with a heavier ground to let it go before a portuguese court. it could easily have translated into a true start of a conviction, or chance of conviction. and that could give portugal primacy in this case again.

it is stil a possible option, after corona tele working is stil hot of course, and was every were in use in europe legal systems. 

the italian link is just that he was arrested and extradited based on the case of diana m. and there was no case about others on that form, so they have to ask in a polite way of the italians  will give permission to charge cb in any other case they want. 
if you look into what is known by now, they had already an contact with cb in 2013, and the german approach was already in progression, so a bit harsh to just get away with, we found it out after the extradition was signed off by the italian judges. i can not remember a case that got a hard no, we do not allow that. but there are some heavy legal bodies in the play, so you never know.  

so that all will be fodder for the echr. 

the only part in this part of the saga about cb that is interesting, is the part about international legal systems and their options.  

the germans would not dare to give primacy to portugal in this case. lucky we all have politics and diplomatics for that. again. 

also the arguido status is a bit precair, if the portuguese decide to see no reason to prosecute cb they could just end it when they like to do it. the date of the sol will automatically goes back to the start. 

i do not care if they are able to get someone like cb in for the rest of his life, but i still do care about law and order, and this is just the smelly side of the legal business. give it a bit of politics and it becomes very dirty. 
one day it could be used to get someone who does not deserve it to end up in jail in under the results of this handling. yuk. 

i also think the comments about german law is far to easy, if you told us again and again cb is a monster, why did the german law let him walk where he wanted, when he wanted, because that was also under their hands and responsibility. and i still see no role for cb in this case. but if the german law thinks it truly, it means it could happen because the lacking of the same german laws. not very much to score some pride points.

The fact remains that there isn't a shred of credible and/or independent evidence that Madeleine was alive after the Last Photo was taken (probably 1.29pm or 2.29pm, Sunday 29 April) or, maybe after the Make-Up Photo, probably taken somewhere away from the McCanns' apartment later the very same day, maybe late afternoon or early evening.

Therefore, any 'phone call by or to Christian Brueckner four days later is in effect completely irrelevant.








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Maddie suspect “formally identified”

By Natasha Donn - 22nd April 2022

Christian Brückner has still not been formally questioned, or charged

Portuguese prosecutors have ‘formally identified’ convicted German sex offender Christian Brückner as a suspect (arguido) in the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann from a holiday apartment in the Algarve 15 years ago.

International media stories point out this is the first time Portuguese prosecutors have identified an official suspect in the case since the missing child’s parents Kate and Gerry were briefly named suspects in 2007.

Brückner’s name was not actually mentioned in the Portuguese statement, which alluded simply to ‘a suspect’ identified on request of authorities in Germany.

German authorities told the world they had their man back in 2020 – they simply did not have ‘concrete evidence’.

Says Reuters, reasons that have “led Portuguese prosecutors to identify a suspect now are not clear, but it could be related to Portugal’s 15-year statute of limitations for crimes with a maximum prison sentence of 10 years or more”.

Brückner is serving jail time in Germany and has still not been formally questioned by German police, nor charged in relation to Madeleine’s disappearance.

His lawyer and Brückner himself have consistently denied involvement, suggesting the whole theory is based on testimony from a convicted people-smuggler.

natasha.donn@algarveresident.com

https://www.portugalresident.com/maddie-suspect-formally-identified/

I don’t follow this vile creature but her tweet appeared on my timeline.  
Pam wants Hideho to apology to the McCann’s.

False leads, multiple suspects: the long search for Madeleine McCann

There have been many twists in investigation into disappearance of girl from Portuguese resort in 2007

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/21/madeleine-mccann-man-named-as-formal-suspect-by-portuguese-authorities

Kate and Gerry McCann are likely to take limited solace from Portuguese authorities designating a convicted German sex offender a formal suspect in the disappearance of their daughter, more than 14 years after police pointed a finger of suspicion at them.

In their case, it took 11 months for the Portuguese police to lift their categorisation of the couple as arguidos – translated from Portuguese as “named suspects” or “formal suspects”.

The initial police investigation in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in May 2007 from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz was also shelved at that point. But by then, investigators had already made a string of potentially crucial, basic errors that included not only falsely suspecting the McCanns but also failing to seal off the scene at the family’s Praia da Luz holiday apartment.

Almost a decade and a half later, and following multiple suspects and desperate public appeals, it was a police search of an allotment in the German city of Hanover in the summer of 2020 that gave something of a different sense that there had finally been a breakthrough in the trans-national investigation.

The excavation had come to an end by July of that year, but a name had already emerged in form of a convicted sex offender, Christian Brückner, who had occupied the ground in the months following Madeline’s disappearance.

Now, the formal identification by Portuguese authorities of Brückner as an arguido heightens levels of expectations again, even if an abundance of false leads over the years still gives cause for caution.

The original Portuguese police investigation had also resulted in an Anglo-Portuguese man, Robert Murat, being taken for questioning and also being made an arguido. .

Murat was formally cleared of suspicion in 2008 and won more than £500,000 in libel damages over defamatory articles connecting him with the child’s disappearance.

It would be January 2009 before the McCanns returned to Portugal, launching a fresh public appeal for information. One suspect emerged in the shape of a dying convicted paedophile, Raymond Hewlett, who said he was in the Algarve around the time of the child’s disappearance but insisted he had an alibi.

Another was an unnamed woman who private detectives hired by the McCanns said they wanted to speak to and who had reportedly been seen in Barcelona days after the girl’s disappearance.

In March 2010, a released file from the Portuguese police on potential sightings was described as “gold dust” by a spokesperson for the family. But it, too, would lead to nothing before efforts were stepped up again the following year when the then prime minister, David Cameron, asked Scotland Yard to help the Portuguese authorities with their investigation.

The Metropolitan police’s involvement, known as Operation Grange, has continued to this day. It brought with it new “persons of interest” and the identification of new cases where a lone intruder had broken into holiday apartments.

Until the shift in focus to Germany in the summer of 2020, what appeared to be the most significant development was the search by British and Portuguese police of a patch of scrubland outside Praia da Luz in June 2014. It ultimately yielded nothing.

The 10th anniversary of Madeleine’s disappearance came and went in 2017, and four official suspects investigated by Scotland Yard were ruled out of the investigation – though a senior police chief said they were pursuing a “significant line of inquiry”.

On 4 June, against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, the public identification of a German man serving time in prison as a new prime suspect came out of the blue.

He was said to have been in the vicinity of the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz on the evening of 3 May 2007, and had a telephone conversation that ended just over an hour before the child went missing from the holiday apartment where she had been sleeping alone with her younger twin siblings as her parents dined at a nearby restaurant.

Brückner’s name soon emerged. And while the development brought hope that the case of the child’s disappearance may one day be solved, the German state prosecutor’s office has said it has “concrete evidence” that Madeleine is dead. Amid the latest developments, prosecutors in the Portuguese city of Faro did not publicly name the man but said in a statement he was identified as a suspect by German authorities at their request.

Brückner’s lawyer has said that his client has not been charged over the case. However, the potential timing is not lost on those familiar with the case given Portugal’s 15-year statute of limitations for crimes with a maximum prison sentence of 10 years or more.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/22/madeleine-mccann-suspects-latest-portugal

Always guaranteed to sell some newspapers! Usual empty reporting.

The Guardian wrote:It would be January 2009 before the McCanns returned to Portugal, launching a fresh public appeal for information.

McCanns return to Portugal in search of Madeleine - and to sue police chief

Matthew Taylor and Esther Addley
Wed 23 Sep 2009 21.40 BST

Parents try to convince locals daughter is alive
Visit also used to finalise plans to sue police chief

The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann returned to Portugal today to launch a fresh charm offensive aimed at convincing sceptical locals that there is still hope of finding her alive.

The day-long trip, which was also used to finalise plans to sue the former police detective Gonçalo Amaral, who has been openly suspicious of the couple, was the first time Madeleine's mother, Kate McCann, had returned to the country since being named as suspect in her disappearance in May 2007.

The McCanns met lawyers and legal advisers before holding a briefing with local journalists where Kate said it was crucial that they had the support of the Portuguese people.

"This is a very important day for us in the search for Madeleine," she told reporters. "This could be the turning point in the search for our daughter."

The talks with their Portuguese lawyers chiefly concerned the ongoing battle with the former police detective Amaral, who led the initial inquiry into the disappearance of Madeleine, aged three.

The are planning to sue Amaral for €1.2m for allegations he made in his book The Truth of the Lie, in which he claimed Madeleine was dead and questioned the McCanns' account that she was snatched from their holiday apartment in the resort of Praia da Luz on the Algarve as they ate dinner in a nearby restaurant.

The couple have successfully secured an injunction banning the further sale or publication of the book, which was about to be translated into English, and earlier this month Gerry McCann labelled the claims "unforgivable" and said that the false allegations had done immense damage to the search for his daughter.

"There's a lot of people in Portugal, who might have evidence, that believe Madeleine is dead," he said. "If people believe that, they won't search for her and they won't come forward with information."

He added: "I know for a fact people have been told Madeleine is dead. There is no evidence to support that and that is unforgivable."

The McCanns' Portuguese legal team confirmed that Amaral, who was removed from his position in charge of the inquiry after persistent criticism of his handling of the case, was being sued in a civil claim for the allegations in his book. "We are currently demanding €1.2m in damages," said Ed Smethurst, legal coordinator for the McCanns.

"But we are reserving the right to increase this value as soon as we can ascertain what profits have been generated from the sale of this book."

Public opinion in Portugal, initially sympathetic, has become increasingly hostile towards the couple since they were named arguidos, or official suspects, in September 2007, even after they were formally cleared of any involvement by Portuguese investigators in May last year.

It also emerged that the couple had hired a Portuguese PR firm to help improve their image with the locals. "It is very important that we can get the message across to the Portuguese media and the public that the search for Madeleine is continuing," said the couple's spokesman, Clarence Mitchell.

Although the McCanns' search for their daughter has taken on a lower profile, one of the private investigators who is now leading the hunt, the former detective Dave Edgar, said this month that he was sure Madeleine was alive and being held just 10 miles from where she was snatched.

Edgar added that the discovery of other missing girls who were presumed dead – like Jaycee Lee Dugard, Natascha Kampusch and Elisabeth Fritzl – support his theory that Madeleine is still alive.

"Maddie is most likely being held captive, possibly in an underground cellar, just like Natascha or Elisabeth, and could emerge at any time," he told a Belfast newspaper.

In May Kate McCann appeared on the Oprah Winfrey chatshow in the US and made an emotional appeal for help to find her daughter that was broadcast in 100 countries.

In the same month there was a flurry of interest when a British paedophile who had been living close to Praia da Luz when Madeleine disappeared was tracked to Germany and questioned.

Three months later Mitchell appealed for information on a woman descried as "a bit of a Victoria Beckham lookalike" who a witness had described as acting suspiciously in Barcelona three days after Madeleine disappeared. Both leads have so far come to nothing.

TonightMitchell said that the inquiry team had had more than 1,000 "pieces of information" regarding the woman spotted in Barcelona, which the detectives were working through.

He added that two further leads had taken investigators to Portugal in recent months, and that the campaign currently had enough money to continue the search until spring 2010.
The PR battle

From the earliest days following their daughter's disappearance in May 2007 Kate and Gerry McCann came under intense scrutiny over their dealings with the media.

Assisted at first by a press spokesman for the holiday company where they were staying, and later by Clarence Mitchell, then working on behalf of the Foreign Office, they were soon obliged to hire their own media team to deal with the sheer numbers of British, Portuguese and international media crowding outside the doors of their Algarve apartment and clamouring for comment on every step of the hunt for Madeleine.

Though the couple were careful to feed information to the British media, local newspaper and broadcasters felt they were not given the same access, and as criticism of the Portuguese police grew in British papers, they in turn began leaking prejudicial material to disgruntled local journalists.

By late summer 2007 the couple had already begun legal action against one local magazine, Tal e Qual, for falsely alleging they had been responsible for Madeleine's death.

Their support among the Portuguese population, always fragile, became openly hostile when the couple were named official suspects that September — Kate McCann was booed as she left the police station and they fled Portugal a few days later. Yesterday's visit was the first time she had returned since.

Mitchell left the Foreign Office to work as the couple's personal spokesman weeks later as some headlines in the UK became almost equally critical. The following March the McCanns accepted £550,000 in damages from Express Newspapers, for "grotesque and grossly defamatory" allegations, including that they had sold Madeleine, and were involved in swinging or wife swapping. They have since been formally cleared of any involvement in the crime.

In Portugal, however, there remains a widespread lack of sympathy and, among many, an open suspicion of the couple, which was fed by the publication of the former police chief Gonçalo Amaral's book A Verdade da Mentira (The Truth of the Lie) in July 2008. The McCanns' decision todayto speak privately to local rather than British media may be the first sign of a change in strategy from their new Lisbon PR advisers.

Esther Addley

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/sep/23/kate-madeleine-mccann-portugal

We have had confirmed from Portuguese sources who have real legal knowledge . . .

The constitution of CB as a defendant allows the interruption of the statute of limitations. 
From now, at the 15 year mark, we can add a further 7 years and 6 months and start counting again. 
This had already happened when the parents were made defendants.  


Interesting that none of the Brit Press had picked up the extension which was already in place when the McCanns were "arguido' for 10 months.  (7 Sept 2007 to July 2008)

Jon Clarke again...

In the aftermath of a new documentary on the case, Jon Clarke explains shocking fresh information that he’s uncovered regarding Brueckner’s activities and potential links to an international crime ring. Donal McIntyre ( )and Jon discuss the legal jeopardy that Christian Brueckner now faces and the prospect of a possible conclusion in the Madeleine McCann investigation.

https://mmupodcast.buzzsprout.com/1887199/10465116-ep08-madeleine-mccann-the-chief-suspect

Goncalo said that a pedophile in a German prison would be accused of whatever happened to Madeleine. If he said so because of his knowledge of law, police procedures etc, fair enough. But I hope it didn't give people ideas for a way to close the case?

Donal McIntyre calls himself a criminologist, but he comes across as very lightweight, imo, and can't be taken seriously.

Madeleine McCann: 'Hope for closure' in home village as suspect declared

By Navtej Johal & Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News

Published - 2 hours ago


Kate and Gerry McCann, shown here in 2008, still live in Rothley in Leicestershire

People in Madeleine McCann's home village have expressed hope the latest development in the case will eventually lead to some "closure".

Christian Brueckner has been made an "arguido" in relation to Madeleine's disappearance almost 15 years ago.

Kate and Gerry McCann still live in Rothley in Leicestershire, in the same house where their daughter lived before she disappeared.

The couple have not spoken to the media about the latest development.

Mr Brueckner, from Germany, has not been charged and denies any involvement in the case.


Barbara Stevenson said Madeleine's disappearance made her think about her own granddaughter

Rothley is a close-knit community that was deeply impacted by Madeleine's disappearance.

Barbara Stevenson, who is 84 and lives nearby, said: "I think the whole area was affected by it because you always think what would happen if that was one of your children or grandchildren."

Remembering Madeleine's disappearance on 3 May 2007, she said: "I just remember a very pretty little girl who had different coloured eyes and she was an absolute little gem and I thought, 'If that was my granddaughter how on earth would I cope?'"
'Living in hope'

Ruth McPheat, who is 67 and also lives near Rothley, said: "I just feel that any outcome that gives the family some sort of closure is the best that can really be hoped for now after such a long time.

"You just really do hope that this will be some sort of explanation and give the family that feeling that at least they have some chance of moving on, because I don't think up to now they've had that opportunity."

Roy Lilley, who is 78 and lives in Rothley, said he was "very pleased".

"She was the same age as my grandson who's at university. I thought at the time, 'Why on earth would anybody want to do that?'"

In Madeleine's shadow

The Madeleine McCann case: A timeline

Clive Yeowell, who is 75 and from Rothley, also said he was pleased.

"[There's] probably not really any hope of her being alive, if I'm being honest," he said. "But you always live in hope.

"It's been a sad thing. It's been the one thing that Rothley has been known for."

Madeleine was three years old when she was reported missing during a family holiday in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz.

German police announced they were investigating Christian Brueckner in relation to the case in 2020.

He is currently serving a prison sentence for drug offences in Germany and was also given a seven-year term for raping a 72-year-old woman.


Madeleine, pictured here a week before she left Leicestershire for Portugal, has not been seen for nearly 15 years

On Thursday, a statement was issued by prosecutors in Faro, Algarve's main city, who said a person was made an "arguido" the day before.

This translates as "named suspect", "formal suspect" or "person of interest".

Under Portuguese law it would no longer be possible to declare someone a person of interest beyond 3 May, which will be 15 years since Madeleine was reported missing.

However, in its statement, Portugal's office of public prosecutions said the move was not driven by timing, but by "strong indications" of the practice of a crime.

The Metropolitan Police continue to treat Madeleine's disappearance as a missing persons inquiry.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-61191380

Nauseating.

BBC wrote:On Thursday, a statement was issued by prosecutors in Faro, Algarve's main city, who said a person was made an "arguido" the day before.

This translates as "named suspect", "formal suspect" or "person of interest".

Under Portuguese law it would no longer be possible to declare someone a person of interest beyond 3 May, which will be 15 years since Madeleine was reported missing.

It appears I was on the right track about the misinterpretation of the phrase 'statute of limitation', it relates to the suspect alone, not the duration of a criminal investigation. So, if per chance a body is found and identified and all evidence leads to John Doe, then the criminal case/investigation will continue or be re-opened.

There is clear mischief going on here. The Portuguese authorities know the true situation better than anyone, the police thoroughly investigated the case, the case which took a slightly different turn when the case coordinator, Gonçalo Amaral, was removed. They know the evidence, they have it all documented on file - as we all know and acknowledge. Fifteen years down the line and still the public are being fed deception, anything to lead away from the true suspects .... Gerry and Kate McCann.

If there be even an element of truth in this latest revelation, the McCanns would be screaming from the rooftop of Roafley Towers - if they haven't already sold it to cover 'searching' costs!

Funny how all this transpires so close to the looming anniversary innit .

Hopes Madeleine McCann is still ALIVE: Kate and Gerry break silence after breakthrough
MADELEINE MCCANN'S parents have welcomed the news that a prime suspect has been named with hopes raised their daughter could still be alive.
By JO KING
18:33, Fri, Apr 22, 2022 | UPDATED: 18:33, Fri, Apr 22, 2022



Madeleine McCann's parents have welcomed news a prime suspect has been named (Image: PA)

It comes as Portuguese authorities said a German man has been made a formal suspect in her disappearance. They added: "Even though the possibility may be slim, we have not given up hope that Madeleine is still alive and we will be reunited with her."

More to follow:  https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1599840/Madeleine-McCann-latest-news-Parents-Kate-Gerry-case-breakthrough-Christian-Brueckner

Oh Great, is that where this craziness stems from?

A statement from the couple who earlier said that they didn't accept the claims against CB.

Madeleine McCann's parents release statement after Christian B made official suspect over disappearance
Friday 22 April 2022 18:51, UK



Kate and Gerry McCann have not given up hope that Madeleine is alive. Pic: AP
Image:

Madeleine McCann's parents have released a statement after convicted child abuser Christian B was named an official suspect in the girl's disappearance.

The statement signed "Kate & Gerry" says: "We welcome the news that the Portuguese authorities have declared a German man an 'arguido' in relation to the disappearance of our beloved daughter Madeleine.

"This reflects progress in the investigation, being conducted by the Portuguese, German and British authorities. We are kept informed of developments by the Metropolitan Police.

"It is important to note the 'arguido' has not yet been charged with any specific crime related to Madeleine's disappearance.

"Even though the possibility may be slim, we have not given up hope that Madeleine is still alive and we will be reunited with her."

The Portuguese prosecutor's office confirmed "a defendant was appointed this Wednesday".

The statement comes a day after prosecutors in the the Algarve city of Faro did not name Christian B, but said a person was made an "arguido" by German authorities at the request of Portugal's public prosecution service.

Arguido translates as "named suspect" or "formal suspect".

In Portuguese law, an arguido status can be a preliminary move ahead of an arrest being made or charges brought.

Christian B was identified as a murder suspect in the case of Madeleine by German prosecutors in June 2020, but he has not been charged since then.



Christian B has been informed he is now an 'arguido' - a formal suspect. Pic: Carabinieri Milano/AP
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Christian B has been made a formal suspect in the case of Madeleine McCann's disappearance. Pic: Carabinieri Milano/AP
Investigators believe the convicted sex offender killed Madeleine, then three, after abducting her from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in May 2007.

The move by Portuguese authorities could allow the suspect, who is in prison in Germany, to be transferred to the Algarve for formal questioning.

The German newspaper Bild reported that Christian B's lawyer, Friedrich Fuelscher, said the Portuguese decision appeared to be a "procedural trick".

Reports suggested the move could be linked to the country's statute of limitations, which does not generally allow crimes which carry a maximum prison sentence to be prosecuted more than 15 years after they were committed.

This would mean the suspect, named Christian B in Germany due to the country's strict privacy laws, could no longer be charged in Portugal after 3 May.

Christian B is serving a seven-year sentence in Germany for the 2005 rape of a 72-year-old US woman in Praia da Luz.

A federal court in Karlsruhe, a city in south-west Germany, rejected an appeal against the conviction in November 2020.

The Metropolitan Police continue to treat Madeleine's disappearance as a missing persons inquiry.

Jim, how did Bruckner avoid leaving DNA in the apartment. Thank you.

no, there are different sols, the primary is on the case itself, max is 15 years, if you did not have a suspect in that time, it will not be possible to get someone before a court of law. 
the secondary sol starts from the moment somebody is made into arguido, and as peter posted earlier today, that sol ends after 7.5 years. 

so the giving of the arguido status to cb as we have to believe from the news yesterday has a sol of 7.5 years. 

but as i earlier found, if this cb is set free of his arguido status and not charged and prosecuted, the case will go back to the primary sol of the case itself. 

the problem is, there is always details, details that could be small holes, that could make it possible to keep a case open. usual a high persona who has to make a case into somethging very important to solve or something like that. 

or the make an arguido before the primary sol is reached, like portugal choose to do. 

the missing person part itself will never have to be closed, but all criminal elements that are going bound to that missing have sol's in portugal. missing is not a crime, so that is usually handled under de assisting who needs assisting part of the police work. 

but a sol means, if they find a body of madeleine mccann over say 20 years, they could investigate it, but not to bring a person before the courts to pay for it. sol is just end of justice. you can no longer bring someone to account for a crime. 

and body finds in cases of missing persons are part of assisting the public, the body needs at least identification and a direction to a legal ans social accepted place of resting. there will be at least some forensic work be done, because cause of death is an legal part of a death certificate. 

it is to the people of portugal themselves, to vote and ask for people that could change laws with sol in it, that is a political obligation. their history is different from ours and yours probably, it is not for us to change these things. we in the netherlands had our sol of 18 years in murder cases, only gone from the start of 2006, all cases that had not reached their legal sol, would loose their sol. all case that already had reached their sol would keep it. 

in the case of nicky verstappen there was also a bit of a trick, but over here reopening of the investigation, without even a suspect was enough. becauase that investigation was started just in time, it made it possible to get the perp and bring him before the courts. 

a bit less personal than in portugal. and they tell from portugal the investigation was still active at the moment, so it looks like it, that in itself would not be enough, so they had to choose, and choose to make cb an arguido. 

as it stands per news they also have started questioning him in germany, but it will still be a bit of a hassle to make it into a court case in portugal, the rules are not against it, but germany said per der hans they want him in a german court. so the questioning for now is to be expected like the rogatories were done in the uk in 2008. 
a lot of countries have already rules and convenants in place to make it possible to sit out a jail time in the country of origin. 

but we only have the first step into a possible persecution started, he is still not charged. and it is only still an investigation, still a long road to the court.

CaKeLoveR wrote:Jim, how did Bruckner avoid leaving DNA in the apartment. Thank you.

You're in McCannland now, you're not meant to ask awkward questions

Soz  - a senior moment there!

sharonl wrote:

CaKeLoveR wrote:Jim, how did Bruckner avoid leaving DNA in the apartment. Thank you.

You're in McCannland now, you're not meant to ask awkward questions

How did he get to be a Chief Constable with a QPM?