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Portuguese police release Madeleine McCann case files
Daily Record
Aug 1 2008
LAWYERS for Kate and Gerry McCann have seen police files on their missing daughter Madeleine.
Two solicitors acting for the couple travelled yesterday to the Algarve regional centre in Portimao, where the papers have been kept locked away.
After trawling the 20,000-page folder, they will be joined by their boss, Rogerio Alves, who has been acting for the couple since they were made official suspects, or "arguidos", last September.
Last week, the McCanns were cleared of suspicion of involvement in the disappearance of their daughter, who was days short of her fourth birthday when she vanished in May last year.
After the ruling, the McCanns applied for the right to see the police files, which was granted by the Portuguese courts yesterday.
The McCanns' spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, said: "At last, Kate and Gerry will be able to discover what was, and what was not, done on behalf of Madeleine.
"But, even if there are any 'Eureka!' moments, we won't be making them public.
"All previously unknown leads will be passed first to our investigators, who are poised to check them out."
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