Are the McCanns in Portugal ?

Found this post by Lilemor on the MM forum. To me, it seems to read as though the McCanns are in Portugal to ask for the case to be reopened.

http://missingmadeleine.forumotion.net/main-maddie-thread-latest-news-f1/the-mccanns-require-the-portuguese-justice-to-reopen-the-investigation-on-maddie-t10213.htm

The McCanns require the Portuguese Justice to reopen the investigation on 'Maddie'

Post Lilemor Today at 12:24 pm
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/05/0 ... 11181.html


Los McCann exigen a la Justicia portuguesa que reabra la investigación sobre 'Maddie'

Los padres de Madeleine McCann, la niña británica que desapareció en el sur de Portugal hace tres años, aseguraron este sábado que pedirán a las autoridades lusas que reabran la investigación para seguir una "nueva pista".

Gerry y Kate McCann denunciaron esta semana que la Justicia británica haya "abandonado" la búsqueda de su hija y pidieron al Gobierno que se revise el caso. Ahora los padres de 'Maddie' se encuentran en Portugal para exigir lo mismo a las autoridades locales. "Pediremos que se reabra la investigación, es por eso que estamos aquí", declaró Gerry McCann a la revista 'Expresso'.

Los detectives que trabajan para la pareja británica han "identificado una nueva línea de investigación", señaló el padre de la niña, que desapareció el 3 de mayo de 2007, cuando estaba a punto de cumplir cuatro años, durante las vacaciones de su familia en Praia da Luz. Sin embargo, Gerry McCann rechazó ofrecer más detalles: "Las pistas llevan a otras pistas y tenemos que convencer a las autoridades a entrelazarlas".

Después de 14 meses de pesquisas, la Justicia portuguesa decidió cerrar el caso. Los McCann, convencidos de que su hija fue secuestrada, lanzaron una gran campaña mediática para poder costear los gastos de sus detectives y encontrar a la pequeña 'Maddie'.



Baaaaaaaaaaad translation, sorry:

The McCanns require the Portuguese Justice to reopen the investigation on 'Maddie'

The parents of Madeleine McCann, the British girl who disappeared in southern Portugal three years ago, said Saturday that the authorities will be asked to reopen the investigation lusas to pursue a "new track."

Gerry and Kate McCann reported this week that British justice has "abandoned" the search for her daughter and asked the Government to review the case. Now parents of 'Maddie' in Portugal are demanding the same to local authorities. "We will ask to reopen the investigation, which is why we are here," said Gerry McCann told the magazine 'Expresso'.

Detectives working for the British couple had "identified a new line of research," said the father of the girl, who disappeared on May 3, 2007, when he was about to turn four years, during his family vacation Praia da Luz. However, Gerry McCann refused to offer further details: "The roads leading to other tracks and we have to convince the authorities to weave."

After 14 months of investigation, the Portuguese Justice decided to close the case. The McCanns, convinced that his daughter was kidnapped, launched a major media campaign to defray the expenses of their detective and find the little 'Maddie'.


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