Theresa May asks permission for Met to start Madeleine McCann inquiry in Portugal

marconi wrote:everything is very official.  a war or nerves for the mccanns and others.  why so negative comments here?  we must be happy with what is going on.  it was not necessary to publish about the request.   

it has a goal itself.   Who knows some people of interest wiill come forward now.

they will experience it as threats from overseas.   very  good.

jeanmonroe wrote:

marconi wrote:everything is very official.  a war or nerves for the mccanns and others.  why so negative comments here?  we must be happy with what is going on.  it was not necessary to publish about the request.   

it has a goal itself.   Who knows some people of interest wiill come forward now.

they will experience it as threats from overseas.   very  good.

Negative comments?

We are only pointing out a few REAL 'facts' that related to this case.

Do the general public even KNOW that it was the McCanns themselves that did not contest the shelving of the case?
They had 20, some say 40, days in which to demand that the case into their daughter's 'disappearane' was not shelved.
THEY did NOT!
Is it 'negative' to point out to the general public that over £5 million has been expended, so far, on ONE case, when there are loved one's of other missing people that get no help at all?

High lighting 'FACTS' is not negative!

marconi wrote:no fluffy words

no rhetoric


ACTION!


congratulations, Kate and Gerry!

"Mrs May remained determined to offer every assistance to Madeleine’s parents Kate and Gerry as they seek to find their daughter."

Lostfridge wrote:No money for any other missing UK children. Just what is so special about this case?.  

Home Secretary Theresa May has sent an official request to Lisbon for permission for Scotland Yard to begin a new investigation in Portugal into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

It follows the disclosure that the Met has identified 38 potential suspects — including 12 Britons — who are “of interest” because of their presence in Portugal when Madeleine vanished.

In the letter, drawn up for Mrs May by the Crown Prosecution Service, she asks the Portuguese authorities for their help in gathering new evidence. But, in a more significant step, she also requests permission for Met detectives to be stationed in the country.

That will effectively allow Scotland Yard to take control of the previously stalled investigation, and raise hopes of a possible breakthrough.

A response from Portugal is expected within two weeks. Last month, after a two-year review of evidence, the Met announced it was launching a full-scale investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance. She was nearly four when she went missing from her family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz on the Algarve in 2007, as her parents dined with friends nearby.

A Portuguese probe was shelved in 2008 but the Yard began a review in 2011, following the intervention of David Cameron at the request of the McCann family.

Last month the Met said that the review, which cost £5 million, had identified 38 “persons of interest” from four European countries, including Portugal. They will be the subject of the new probe. Twelve are Britons who were in Portugal at the time.

Scotland Yard has said neither the McCann family nor the friends who were staying with them were among those they have identified for further inquiries.

If Portuguese approval is given, the Met is expected to seek new forensic evidence in the country, and pursue hundreds of possible leads the review is understood to have uncovered. However, sources caution that there remains no prime suspect and the Met’s inquiries are still at an early stage.

The new Yard inquiry began partly because Portuguese authorities are unable, under their law, to reopen their probe unless compelling new evidence emerges. Met detectives will hope to uncover this, and believe it could eventually lead to the case being solved. The new investigation also raises the possibility of a trial in the UK, if a British national is identified and arrested.

The Home Office declined to comment on the letter, but confirmed that Mrs May remained determined to offer every assistance to Madeleine’s parents Kate and Gerry as they seek to find their daughter.

A spokesman added: “The Home Office remains committed to supporting the search for Madeleine McCann, and we have always said we would provide the Metropolitan police with the resources they need to investigate her disappearance.”

margaret wrote:Excellent points aiyoyo,  

lj wrote:

marconi wrote:no fluffy words

no rhetoric


ACTION!


congratulations, Kate and Gerry!

No fluffy words???

"Mrs May remained determined to offer every assistance to Madeleine’s parents Kate and Gerry as they seek to find their daughter."

Indeed congratulations Kate and Gerry, the white wash of this conning couple of pathetic parents is almost complete.

candyfloss wrote:tweet from Mark Williams-Thomas..........



Mark Williams-Thomas ‏@mwilliamsthomas  2h  
Relationship btwn UK police & Portuguese over Mets saying they will investigate Madeleine's disappearance is very tense & far from agreed