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I thought the British Court was Madeleines legal representative.

She is still as far as we know....


Next you will have the mccanns sitting next to the prosecutor their own trial.

I'm confused!!  

Is this saying the McC's will get all the info from the PT investigation?

they want to know whats happening - cheeky sods -   

wjk wrote:I'm confused!!  

Is this saying the McC's will get all the info from the PT investigation?

In a word...yes.


If your made an assistente in Portugal you get to see all the evidence against you.


You know the mccanns by now....

JEEZ!! How the hell do they manage all this?
They must be cock-a-hoop today!!
God, I'm fuming (again)!!!

I think its good - they've been advised by their solicitors to do this. I do have real concerns about the judicial privacy though. its started already media briefings on what they re doing.

wjk wrote:JEEZ!! How the hell do they manage all this?
They must be cock-a-hoop today!!
God, I'm fuming (again)!!!

me too - but why unless they think they will be made suspects again - strange

This is really odd. Did they apply for this particular status in September 07.

Give them enough rope and they will hang themselves, i dont believe the pt will let them be assistentres

"Set aside, for the time being, is the hypothesis that it was a negligent homicide"

Good oh...

But look on the bright side. We can help them, remind them not to forget to delete phone calls, that strange ''bums in the air' exercise, the time taken to manipulate the shutters instead of looking for the lost child, the exact five degrees extra the door was further open - well as I say, we could help them no end.
 

I doubt that they can be co prosecutors and be given visibility into the files etc based on temporarily setting aside that it could be a negligent homicide.

Of course they want to be in that role, I think it'd help them, of course to know what's in the files and to be seen to be innocent and allowed to participate -- whether it would help the police for Gerry to be running things (because of course he knows more than everyone and they will try to push their way in,) is not clear.

I think they can come up with lines of investigation aplenty on their own without his help.

He has had 6 years to run a string of detectives, the access to CEOPS and CFM&EC in the US, he's had Clarence, more press coverage than the second coming of Christ, and Fund etc to highlight it all and get the word out there; their firm belief in Bundleman was also his suggested line of investigation and getting that efit out there was ineffective and premature and wrong, wasted much time and other people's money for years looking for the wrong person who went the wrong way at the wrong time.

mcCanns: let the police do their job. Your interference did not help before and it will not help now. Roll on the reconstruction.

And this new development we all know this is all over. Exactly the way lots of people wanted it to be. Let me repeat this is all over. Really! From now on it's just chasing "ghosts" and nothing really important to find out the truth.

sad to say think its all over - its time to hang up my mouse - i will miss you all here one little family - but its over

Friends in high places, political interference and political deals and I wouldn't be at all surprised if the judge in the libel trial is given her orders too. Corruption rules.

Hi   all ,I don't post much but do read and think a lot . yes I had caught the word Assistant ,on miday news jsu caught last bit . I nearly threw up . It sounds like they will be granted it by what I have read here and there. They will get to know all ,and looks as if may have more influence then that  too. They have already applied,just waitingfor. the nod now the only bit left to give hope is ,it may become more trouble than its worth ,you know how the mouth opens and foot goes in person,well we will have to waite and see.If the help over the years is truly been in place ,well it will continue why would it dtop now ? I have never been sure about it really.but its a thought.joyce1938

Well, look at the bright side, there'll surely be another book in the offing. !

I don't know if this site is only down to people who believe McCanns had something to do with the disappearance apart from allowing it to happen, but if there was an abduction the reopening of the case is a good thing, not just for MM but for rounding up whatever pedo rings there may. If it was NOT an abduction it's hard to believe they'll have McCanns sitting side by side with prosecutors explaining away discrepancies etc and everyone in the police nodding away like stuffed owls just waiting to be told where not to look.

I'm not ready to hang up my spurs just yet, I think there'll be plenty more to see.

Just going to finish re reading Kate's book as it refreshes my memory of the Campaign and then going to go back and look at the rogatory interviews.

I would be very very surprised if the McCanns are allowed to interfere in the Portugese Judicial process and think this is a sign that they are panicking /

One point I would make , if Madeleine is still a Ward of Court, the McCanns have no right to act on her behalf. I think they are worried about Oporto , who unlike SY are keeping things to themselves.......this is turning out to be very intersting, isn't there another Court Hearing for the Trial next week.?

chrissie1 wrote:Give them enough rope and they will hang themselves, i dont believe the pt will let them be assistentres

I don't believe so either. Isn't the article just stating that they requested this status, not that it had been approved?

The McCanns are still the best suspects in this case for many reasons - last to see Madeleine alive, parents most likely to have done it in disappearance of toddler, stranger abductions very rare, all of the discrepancies, etc.

However, I am glad that they are now willing to cooperate fully with the investigation. Very sad for Madeleine though that her parents didn't care enough about her to cooperate with the investigation for over 6 years.

joyce1938 wrote:Hi   all ,I don't post much but do read and think a lot . yes I had caught the word Assistant ,on miday news jsu caught last bit . I nearly threw up . It sounds like they will be granted it by what I have read here and there. They will get to know all ,and looks as if may have more influence then that  too. They have already applied,just waitingfor. the nod now the only bit left to give hope is ,it may become more trouble than its worth ,you know how the mouth opens and foot goes in person,well we will have to waite and see.If the help over the years is truly been in place ,well it will continue why would it dtop now ? I have never been sure about it really.but its a thought.joyce1938

You are right Joyce why would the help suddenly stop now?  It will continue to the end when with whitewash paint it will be declared that it's " foreign perverts" what done it.  probably one with a flat head like the e fit. Is there one about?

FSoares wrote:And this new development we all know this is all over. Exactly the way lots of people wanted it to be. Let me repeat this is all over. Really! From now on it's just chasing "ghosts" and nothing really important to find out the truth.

Exactly.

Is this all spin? I have no clue any more. I just know they will never "get away with it" as they will be looking over their shoulder for the rest of their lives not knowing when someone will spill the beans.

One thing that intrigues me is why we are constantly told they aren't persons of interest. Why do we need to be told this so often?

Claudia79 wrote:

FSoares wrote:And this new development we all know this is all over. Exactly the way lots of people wanted it to be. Let me repeat this is all over. Really! From now on it's just chasing "ghosts" and nothing really important to find out the truth.

Exactly.

Not often F Soares comments, Claudia, encouraging that she has emerged to tell us not to worry. 

Panda wrote:

Claudia79 wrote:

FSoares wrote:And this new development we all know this is all over. Exactly the way lots of people wanted it to be. Let me repeat this is all over. Really! From now on it's just chasing "ghosts" and nothing really important to find out the truth.

Exactly.

Not often F Soares comments, Claudia, encouraging that she has emerged to tell us not to worry. 

I think you didn't understand what FSoares meant to say. Read her last posts carefully. And I couldn't agree more with her.