Portugalin oikeusministeri Fernando Pinto Monteiro on tänään antanut virallisen tiedotteen asian tiimoilta jonka mukaan päätöstä tutkinnan hyllyttämisestä tai lopettamisesta ei ole tehty.
No decision has been taken on the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Portugal's attorney general has said.
Fernando Pinto Monteiro said the case continued to be assessed, after Portuguese media reports that police will close it due to lack of evidence. Mr Monteiro's comments came after newspaper reports that the case would be "shelved", meaning police would no longer devote resources to investigating it.
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Robert Muratin lausunto medialle:
British ex-pat Robert Murat, who is an official suspect in the case, said although he hopes he is soon cleared from suspicion, he wants the case to remain open for the sake of Madeleine.
He told Sky News Online: "I don't want the investigation to end, there's a little child out there who's missing. And I want that child found as much as anyone else."
He said he had received no news from police on when his arguido status would be lifted.
He added: "I welcome the announcement that the investigation is continuing, but I would also welcome news that my suspect status is being lifted as I have nothing to do with the investigation."
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Sky uutisoi tänään:
Officially Portuguese authorities say no decision has been made on whether the case should be closed. Police have told prosecutors they have gone as far as they can with their investigation.
They could be ordered to pursue lines of inquiry or the prosecutor could agree that the case should be archived. It would only be re-opened if significant new evidence came to light.
The news came in a bald statement: "In the Madeleine McCann case, the final report from the Judicial Police has been sent to the Ministry of State for their consideration. The Ministry of State will analyse all the evidence in order to decide whether it is appropriate, having examined every aspect, to close the case."
It is still unclear whether the McCann's "arguido" status would be automatically lifted if the case is shelved.
Portugal's attorney general has also announced that the judicial secrecy restrictions which surround the case will remain in place until the middle of August.
Lähde Skynews.
