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Officers from the Scotland Yard were in Portugal, last August to discuss
with the Portuguese authorities the investigation to the disappearance
of Madeleine McCann, this was confirmed today by an official source in
London, however the PJ and the PGR [Attorney General's Office] state
they know nothing about this information.
"They were in Portugal in August and they met with the Portuguese
police, but we are not going to disclose any information", said a
spokesperson from the English police to Lusa news agency.
The help of the English police in the search for Madeleine McCann, who
disappeared in Portugal in 2007, just days before completing four years
of age, was ordered by the British Government in May this year.
The intervention of British Prime Minister, David Cameron, happened
after [the publication of] an open letter from the parents of Madeleine
McCann, Kate and Gerry, for an "independent review, full and
transparent" of the investigation process.
The couple, who were eventually constituted as arguidos [formal
suspects] by the Portuguese authorities in 2007, want all the
information that was gathered by the Police of the two countries to be
analysed.
The investigations done by the Portuguese Judiciary police (PJ) ended
with the archiving of the process by the Attorney General's Office (PGR)
in July 2008.
Contacted by Lusa news agency, both the PJ and the PGR did not confirm
the information that officers from the Scotland Yard were in Portugal in
August to discuss with the Portuguese authorities the investigation into
Madeleine's disappearance.
An official source from the PJ said that information was "unknown",
whilst the PGR, through its spokesperson stated that "we are not aware"
of that alleged proceeding, adding that "in fact, nothing was requested
nor communicated". |
