Day 69 - 11/07/2007
Wednesday
This morning got off to a bad start when we were called, even
before the twins were awake, by a reputable press agency saying that a body had
been found and asking if it was true. It is very disappointing that this person
did not check out the source of this rumour before contacting our
representatives. Such calls and rumours are distressing even though we know if
it does not come through an official source not to place much emphasis on it.
The Portuguese police interviewed three of our friends again
today, to clarify points in their initial statements. As most of you will know,
there is a lot of misleading information being published, both in the press and
on the internet, about the events leading up to Madeleine's disappearance and
the criminal investigation. We would like to give more information, especially
about inaccurate and hurtful reports, but cannot for fear of prejudicing any
subsequent court proceedings. The Portuguese police have made it clear to us
that all witnesses should not divulge or discuss the information they have
provided. Kate and I are, of course not party to all of the information coming
into the inquiry for sound operational reasons.
Similarly a lot of people have asked to learn more about
Madeleines likes and dislikes.
This is information which we have been advised not to distribute
publicly because of the risk of it being used in potential extortion attempts.
The arrests recently in The Netherlands and Spain
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