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Siddalee
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Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:49 am |
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http://www.refugeesunleashed.net/posting.php?mode=newtopic&f=95
A high-ranking Portuguese police official declared Thursday that his colleagues have more important things to do than try to find missing British girl Madeleine McCann.
The shocking admission, published in the Portuguese newspaper 24 Horas, came as police were reportedly preparing an "exit strategy" from the case, sources told the newspaper.
"There are bigger problems in the PJ than the Maddie case," Carlos Anjos, head of the Judicial Police (PJ) Inspectors Union, told the newspaper.
Anjos' comments followed a statement by the national director of the PJ, Alipio Ribeiro, in which he admitted that authorities had acted "hastily" in making Madeleine's parents, Gerry and Kate McCann, formal suspects in their daughter's disappearance.
"We heard the director's explanations and we are going to continue to try to clear things up duly," Anjos said, adding, "I am certain that all of my colleagues involved in the investigation are doing everything they can to discover what happened."
The McCanns are sure to be disappointed by Anjos' statements. The couple has hired private detectives Metodo 3 at a rate of more than $100,000 a month to try to advance the investigation into their daughter's disappearance.
The London Daily Mail reported that Anjos' remarks came a day after senior police sources disclosed that the case is set to be closed and the McCann's status as formal suspects was to be revoked.
Portuguese police have said that they believe Madeleine, who disappeared last May 3 just a few days short of her fourth birthday, died in the McCanns rented holiday apartment in Praia da Luz and that her parents then disposed of her body.
Sources, meanwhile, told 24 Horas that comments made by Ribeiro in the last few days indicated that he was preparing to shelve the case without bringing charges against the McCanns, and that officials were preparing an "exit strategy."
One high-ranking official told the Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias: "[Ribeiro] has dropped the case."
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| Siddalee
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OT: Top Portuguese Cop Says There Are More Important Things
Top Portuguese Cop Says There Are More Important Things to Do Than Find Madeleine McCann
The shocking admission, published in the Portuguese newspaper 24 Horas, came as police were reportedly preparing an "exit strategy" from the case, sources told the newspaper.
"There are bigger problems in the PJ than the Maddie case," Carlos Anjos, head of the Judicial Police (PJ) Inspectors Union, told the newspaper.
remainder of article from Fox at http://www.refugeesunleashed.net/viewtopic.php?t=13266
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| SideTracked
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Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:22 am |
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| Siddalee wrote: | Top Portuguese Cop Says There Are More Important Things to Do Than Find Madeleine McCann
The shocking admission, published in the Portuguese newspaper 24 Horas, came as police were reportedly preparing an "exit strategy" from the case, sources told the newspaper.
"There are bigger problems in the PJ than the Maddie case," Carlos Anjos, head of the Judicial Police (PJ) Inspectors Union, told the newspaper.
remainder of article from Fox at http://www.refugeesunleashed.net/viewtopic.php?t=13266 |
Gee - seems it could have been worded a bit less coldly. . .
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| Siddalee
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Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:31 pm |
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Re: OT: Top Portuguese Cop Says There Are More Important Thi
| SideTracked wrote: |
Gee - seems it could have been worded a bit less coldly. . . |
I thought so, too. Aruba won't let go of the Natalee case, but Portugal had had enough with their case and working "on their exit strategy."
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| yankee-in-france
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| Siddalee wrote: |
I thought so, too. Aruba won't let go of the Natalee case, but Portugal had had enough with their case and working "on their exit strategy." |
Yes, it sure was right to the point and quite abrupt, but perhaps it had something to do with the translation.
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| pax
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Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:48 pm |
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People complain about taxes. Police generally do the best they can with limited resources. How much should be devoted to finding a missing person? Throwing time or money at something doesn't always ensure answers.
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| DoobieBear11
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When I read about this the other day, I immediately wondered if the Arubans AND Dutch wished they had said the same thing many moons ago. Especially with the kind of money they paid out to look for her.
I know, that sounds terrible. I don't mean it the way it sounds. Guess I was wondering when to call it quits and quit throwing good money after bad. Kinda like Kenny Rogers singing The Gambler......know when to hold em, fold em, walk away or run.
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| justamom
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| pax wrote: | | People complain about taxes. Police generally do the best they can with limited resources. How much should be devoted to finding a missing person? Throwing time or money at something doesn't always ensure answers. |
I think that 3 months is enough time to look for an dead or alive missing person. Sources and statistics show when a child is abducted by a stranger they are dead within 48 hours. Most of the time within 3 hours. They have searched for her, and I think they know more then we do and maybe they know the parents killed her. It isnt like her parents are going to lead them to her body.
After 3 months though I think if the persons family wants to look and hire PI's then good for them. There is only so much money any LE should have to devote to one case. I suspect Madeline being missing isnt the only crime in that country that needs resources to be solved. Its just the cold hard truth.
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| pax
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| justamom wrote: |
I think that 3 months is enough time to look for an dead or alive missing person. Sources and statistics show when a child is abducted by a stranger they are dead within 48 hours. Most of the time within 3 hours. They have searched for her, and I think they know more then we do and maybe they know the parents killed her. It isnt like her parents are going to lead them to her body.
After 3 months though I think if the persons family wants to look and hire PI's then good for them. There is only so much money any LE should have to devote to one case. I suspect Madeline being missing isnt the only crime in that country that needs resources to be solved. Its just the cold hard truth. |
Same here. Public money and resources are finite. Of course, people are free to act privately (within the law).
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