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Madeleine hunt will be taken 'to the ends of the earth' says Portugal's top policeman
Last updated at 02:58am on 24.07.08
Portugal's top police officer has vowed to search "to the ends of the Earth" for Madeleine McCann - even though the case has been officially shelved by prosecutors..
National director of the Judicial Police, Almeida Rodrigues, insisted his detectives would chase up every lead until the mystery is solved.
He insisted the case would remain open and that officers would never give up on the hunt.
He told newspaper 24 Horas: "The Judicial Police will continue to chase up every credible lead we receive and we will travel to the ends of the Earth if needs be.
Cleared: Despite a lack of evidence, the McCanns endured months of agony as suspects in their daughter's disappearance
"As with other unexplained disappearances, there are some cases that are always open.
"The fact that the criminal process has been archived does not mean the case is closed.
"A case only stops being investigated if there is a successful criminal trial."
Mr Rodrigues spoke after attorney general Fernando Jose Pinto Monteiro announced the archiving of the case on Monday.
A leaked police report stated yesterday that Kate and Gerry McCann were made police suspects because of the 'mere possibility' they were involved in their daughter's disappearance.
The couple endured ten months of agony as the prime suspects in the Madeleine McCann investigation despite police having no real evidence against them.
In a leaked copy of Portuguese police's final report on their 14-month £2.5million investigation, detectives admitted they found nothing to support their suspicions against the McCanns.
Still missing: Madeleine McCann disappeared in May 2007
The Madeleine investigation was formally shelved on Monday and the couple, both 40, were told they were no longer arguidos - formal suspects.
Later this week, their lawyer will be given access to the estimated 11,000 documents in the police files.
It is hoped the files will contain clues that could help find Madeleine, who was three when she went missing from her family's rented holiday apartment in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz on May 3 last year.
The Portuguese newspaper Expresso claimed to have a leaked copy of the police's final report, which was handed to prosecutors last month.
The newspaper said the 57-page report provides details of the chain of events which led to the police decision to name the McCanns, of Rothley, Leicestershire, as arguidos.
The report said detectives had acted on the belief that forensic tests in the couple's apartment and hire car supported 'the possibility of a corpse'. It added: 'They (the McCanns) were made arguidos due to the mere possibility of their involvement.'
The report admitted police had not found any evidence against the other named suspect, British expat Robert Murat, 34. He was also cleared on Monday.
It concluded: 'It was not possible to obtain a concrete and objective conclusion about what truly happened that night, or the current whereabouts of the missing child.'
Goncalo Amaral, the former head of the investigation who is due to publish a book on the case tomorrow, insisted the accusations against the McCanns could be resurrected 'at any moment'.
Mr Amaral said: 'The attorney general does not say they are innocent... It is not a statement of innocence of Madeleine's parents.'
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I think we need to be very careful in judging others - I'm sure we've all made mistakes that we didn't foresee. If they thought something could happen, they would not have left in the first place. Careful of judging - you never know what could come around to you for criticizing others. We need to pray that the little girl is still found safe and well, and stop focusing on the parents.
- Laurie, CT, USA
Wow Jolie and James, what a comment, you must both be very angry people hey, what good is neglect charges going to do now, do you think that the twins should be without their parents as well as their sister... I guess it must make it easier for you both to think in such an angry way but it is probably best if you just stop reading about the case! So many parents have done the same thing by leaving their children (as we are not all as perfect as some, and by leaving children, I mean there are many different circumstances that this happens, one being... feeling secure in a resort complex) but have been lucky that no one has kidnapped them and unfortunately the Mccann family have learnt the hard way and have to live with the guilt for the rest of their days. They have had to endure enough torture. The person that everyone should be angry at is the person or persons that are still out there that have Madeleine, and may well be taking other children, so alot of people need to get over the blame of the Mccanns and put some positive thought into what could be done to find Madeleine and the sick people that took her.
- Kris, Australia
There is plenty of evidence, just not enough to prove bring charges or prove in a court of law, is my understanding of the conclusion of the criminal process. The case still remains open, as the final conclusion of what happened to Madeleine has not been determined yet.
I am disappointed that the Portuguese prosecutors chose not to bring charges of neglect against the McCanns, which they most certainly are guilty of, having left their very young children alone, repeatedly, while they dined far away on their vacation.
The McCanns are suffering because of the consequences of their own behaviour, both before and after the disappearance of Madeleine. I have no pity for the two of them because of the misery they have brought to others' lives throughout this investigation by their and their team's actions.
I feel grateful to Goncalo Amaral for publishing what he knows about the investigation, to counteract the perceived campaign against the discovery of the truth in this case. I hope it will encourage those who have further knowledge about what happened to Madeleine to come forward bravely and inform the police of what they know.
- Jolie, US
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