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Portuguese Judiciary Reviewing the Madeleine McCann case
A special unit of the Portuguese Judiciary Police from Oporto are
reviewing the Madeleine McCann case performed by the initial teams from
Algarve and Lisbon, they are working in partnership with United
Kingdom's Scotland Yard who are also making a parallel review of the
whole Portuguese investigation, of the English authorities case files
who worked in cooperation with the Portuguese Police, and of the work of
the private detectives hired by the McCann couple. However, the said
reviews have not, so far, lead to sufficient evidence nor to new leads
that could force the reopening of the process that was archived by the
Portuguese Public Ministry back in July 2008. It is important for the
Portuguese institutions and people targeted in this petition to know
that, we, the public and tax payers from both the UK and Portugal,
demand that the costs of those reviews bear fruit, and that only the
reopening of the process, and thus of the investigation is considered as
a successful outcome.
Criminal Justice Petition -
A Voice
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Petition
to reopen the “Maddie” case
Dear Fellow Citizens
On the 3rd of May, 2007, in Praia da Luz, Lagos, Portugal, a little
English girl, then aged almost four, disappeared! Until now, three and a
half years later, we still do not know what really happened. The two
main theories for the event are well known: abduction, which is the
explanation that was offered by the child’s parents, and an accidental
death, with the simulation of an abduction and concealment of the body,
which is the thesis that is defended by Dr. Gonçalo Amaral, the
Judiciary Police investigator who coordinated the investigation process
until the 2nd of October, 2007.
Over these three and a half years, many things happened and many lines
of text were written. From the creation of a Support Fund for Madeleine
Beth McCann’s parents, to the banning of the book “The Truth of the
Lie”, written by Gonçalo Amaral, many events have been concealing the
Truth about this case.
On October 19, 2010, the Lisbon Appeals Court lifted the injunction over
the book “The Truth of the Lie”. The authors of the injunction had a
time period to file an extraordinary appeal, which ended on the 3rd
of November. Nevertheless, instead of filing an appeal, Madeleine Beth
McCann’s parents launched a petition with the purpose to force the
Portuguese and English authorities to review some information that is
part of the process, which they believe has not been duly investigated.
They could have asked for the process to be reopened, but they failed to
do so!
Criminal investigation must be unbiased and free, which is not
compatible with the pressures that some try to exercise. Therefore, to
centre the investigation on “some information” will condition both its
direction and its contents. Presuming that both main theories for what
happened on the 3rd of May of 2007 are legitimate, it does
not seem honest to condition the course of the investigation from the
outset. From that perspective, only the REOPENING of the process can
offer the guarantee of equality for BOTH theories. And more! It can open
up new perspectives over the case!
Little has been said about Maddie. A lot has been said about the adults
that are involved in the process. It is time to pay attention to
Maddie! Therefore, if you agree that only the REOPENING of
the process will allow for the investigation to carry on without being
conditioned, under any theory whatsoever, and that only a free
investigation will do Maddie Justice, do sign this petition, which, upon
reaching 5000 signatures, will be delivered to the Attorney General’s
Office, to the Parliament, to the Government and to the President’s
Office!
For Maddie and for the Truth,
Thank you!
Lisbon, November 8, 2010,
Paulo Sargento |
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Note: Each time someone signs the petition, a message
in Portuguese will be forwarded to the Portuguese authorities and
politicians mentioned on the petition. Take Action: make your voice
heard by those who matter. For Madeleine! |
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"A Voice for Madeleine": Campaign to reopen the case
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Petição para a reabertura do caso “Maddie”
Caros Cidadãos
Ministro Justiça, PGR, AR/PR Jaime Gama,
Em 3 de Maio, de 2007, na Praia da
Luz, Lagos, Portugal, uma menina inglesa, então com quase 4 anos,
desapareceu! Até à data, passados três anos e meio, continuamos sem
saber o que realmente, aconteceu. As duas principais teorias para o
acontecimento são bem conhecidas: o rapto, explicação dada pelos pais da
menor, e a morte acidental, com simulação de rapto com ocultação de
cadáver, tese defendida pelo Dr. Gonçalo Amaral, investigador da Polícia
Judiciária que coordenou o processo de investigação até dia 2 de Outubro
de 2007.
Durante estes três anos e meio
muitas coisas aconteceram e muitas linhas foram escritas. Da criação de
um Fundo de Apoio aos Pais de Madeleine Beth McCann, à proibição da
venda do Livro “A Verdade da Mentira”, da autoria de Gonçalo Amaral,
muitos foram os acontecimentos que têm escondido a Verdade sobre este
caso.
No passado dia 19 de Outubro, o
Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa levantou a providência cautelar ao Livro
“A Verdade da Mentira”. Os autores da Providência Cautelar teriam um
prazo para efectuar um recurso extraordinário que terminou no passado
dia 3 de Novembro. Contudo, ao invés de recorrerem, os Pais de Madeleine
Beth McCann lançaram uma petição com o objectivo de forçar as
autoridades portuguesas e inglesas a reanalisarem algumas informações
constantes no processo que, no seu entender, não foram devidamente
investigadas. Podiam ter pedido a reabertura do processo, mas não o
fizeram!
A investigação criminal tem de ser
isenta e livre, o que é incompatível com as pressões que alguns tentam
exercer. Assim sendo, centrar a investigação em “algumas informações”
vai condicionar quer o seu rumo quer o seu conteúdo. Partindo do
pressuposto da legitimidade das duas principais teorias para o que se
passou no dia 3 de Maio de 2007, não parece honesto condicionar, à
partida o rumo da investigação. Nesta perspectiva, só a REABERTURA do
processo pode oferecer garantias de igualdade a AMBAS as teorias. Mas,
mais! Pode fazer emergir novas perspectivas sobre o caso!!!
Pouco se tem falado de Maddie.
Muito se tem falado dos adultos implicados no processo. Está na hora de dar atenção a Maddie! Por isso mesmo, se estiver
de acordo com a ideia de que só a REABERTURA do processo
permitirá que a investigação continue sem condicionamentos, seja de que
teoria for, e que só uma investigação livre poderá ser Justa para a
pequena Maddie, assine esta petição que, ao chegar às 5000 assinaturas,
será entregue à Procuradoria-Geral da República, à Assembleia da
República, ao Governo e à Presidência!
Por Maddie e pela Verdade,
Muito obrigado!
Lisboa, 8 de Novembro de 2010 |
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