Madeleine McCann: Alipio Ribeiro’s Thinks, Clarence Mitchell Knows And A Birthday
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY STAR ON SUNDAY: “MADDIE COPS SAYS SORRY – Police ‘too quick’ “to blame parents”
“A top policeman has sensationally admitted that making Gerry and Kate McCann suspects over their daughter Maddie’s disappearance was too ‘hasty’. Alipio Ribeiro, boss of the Portuguese department in charge of the investigation, dropped his bombshell in a radio interview”
Says Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns spokesman: “Now that the national director of the Policia Judiciaria apparently acknowledges that they should never have been made arguidos, it follows there is no case for them to answer.”
SUNDAY EXPRESS: “POLICE ‘TOO HASTY’ OVER MCCANNS”
“As the couple bravely celebrated the third birthday of their twins, Sean and Amelie, one of Portugal’s most senior detectives admitted that making them suspects had been a “hasty” mistake”
Did Mr Alipio Ribeiro say “mistake” in his radio interview?
Says the paper: “The couple, both 39, said the official’s comments were tantamount to an admission that Portuguese detectives had bungled by centring their investigation on them.”
Says Mr Ribeiro to Portugal’s Radio Renascenca, owned by the Catholic Church:
“At this moment in time and speaking with the experience I have of Portugal’s Public Prosecution Service and the constitution of arguidos, I think there perhaps should have been another assessment before the McCanns were made official suspects.
“I don’t have any doubt about that. The national director of the Policia Judiciaria doesn’t give out orders on the constitution of arguidos but there was a certain hastiness”
Says the paper: “Last night Ribeiro was under growing pressure to stand down as national director of their country’s Policia Judiciaria”. Pressure from, whom?
MAIL ON SUNDAY: “”Police chief: We were too quick to make Gerry and Kate ‘arguidos’”
Says the Mail: “Kate and Gerry McCann’s bid to clear their names over the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine has been given a massive boost after the head of Portugal’s police admitted it had been a mistake to rush into making them official suspects”
Mr McCann says: “We need a breakthrough and this looks like it could be one. It is fantastic news. We still have a long way to go but people in Portugal need to understand what has been happening and what we have been going through. We know it will take the police a long time to accept what has been happening is wrong but it is an important step towards that”
Says the McCanns’ lawyer in Portugal, Carlos Pinto de Abreu: “Many people who may have vital information have possibly not come forward as they wrongly suspected the McCanns”
What about that huge reward, and doing the right thing? People may be deterred from coming forward for fear of being named in the media and questioned by Metodo 3, the McCann’s private investigators. But let us not speculate
SUNDAY PEOPLE: “MADDIE U-TURN - EXCLUSIVE Cops admit mistake on twins’ birthday”
“Kate and Gerry McCann threw a birthday bash for their twins yesterday - as a top cop admitted it was WRONG to name them as suspects over missing Maddie”
Well, Policia Judiciaria “boss” Alipio Ribeiro, said the police acted too hasilty. “Ribeiro last night faced calls to resign over the astonishing U-turn” – although from whom, the paper does not bother to say
Say the McCanns: “The support we have had from around the world has been amazing. It’s helped maintain our strength and hope and this has helped the search for our precious Madeleine. We believe there is a very good chance she is still alive. She deserves the love and security of her family. She needs to be back home with her mummy and daddy, brother and sister”
THE GUARDIAN: “Police chief says ‘we were too hasty’ in naming McCanns as suspects”
“In an interview to be aired on Portuguese radio today, Alípio Ribeiro, the national director of the Polícia Judiciária, will concede that police may have acted too soon in making Kate and Gerry McCann formal suspects, known in Portugal as arguidos. His comments were interpreted last night by the McCanns as a tacit admission that the police were wrong to name them as being involved in the disappearance of their four-year-old daughter”
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February 3rd, 2008 at 8:19 pm
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REPORTER Says:
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Go to it sledger, they realy don’t like you, so you must be doing something right, they don’t like it up em.
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I believe the diminutive is sledgie, rather than sledger.
And Sledgehammer has enough problems without support from Lance Corporal Jones…
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:19 pm
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Sledgehammer Says:
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:04 pm
“Alipio Ribeiro, while I am on a roll Aardvarko, is not an investigating officer, he’s a desk jockey, whom the rank and file are not to happy with, you must try harder you are letting the standards of the barmy brigade look decidedly dodgy.”
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Now, Sledgehammer, I have been saying this before: it wouldn’t harm anyone if you would slip in an occasional “,’ “;” “:’ “.” at the appropriate place[s]. I would make so much better reading
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:18 pm
CLARENCE ADMITS:
This is best spin ever.
The whole world is expected to bend over backward for his Precious Blood Moneymakers.
Police tell the MoneyMakers should not have been told they are arguidos because of the obstruction of justice following afterwards.
Clarence wants us to to think they were wrong to make them arguidos AT ALL.
His spinning is sounding more and more like Vicky Pollard.
SUNDAY 3 2008
Error interpretation
The site Find Madeleine find the following comments from Clarence Mitchell
Responding to the comments of Mr. Ribeiro
Publication Date: 02/02/2008 14:44:00
In response to reports on comments by Alipio Ribeiro, Director of the National Police Judiciaria Portuguese in an interview taped for Radio Renascenca that will be broadcast on Sunday 3 2008, Clarence Mitchell said:
“Kate and Gerry McCann received with great satisfaction the comments Alipio Ribeiro where it is accepted that the Portuguese police officers under his authority acted in haste in appointing the official McCann suspects. Now that the Director of the National Police apparently Judiciaria accepted that should not have been appointed arguidos, it is clear that there is no case to which Kate and Gerry are held accountable. As I have said on a permanent basis, Kate and Gerry are completely innocent of any involvement in the disappearance of Madeleine and now, the light of the comments of Mr Ribeiro call to the Portuguese authorities to act humanely by removing their status arguido as quickly as possible. not only continues damaging its reputation in the eyes of the world, but also directly Madeleine hampering the search, because many people who may have vital information, they may not have been ahead of delivery because of the suspect McCann. Should the Portuguese police, under the direction of Ribeiro, it is now the only thing that is appropriate to eliminate Kate and Gerry of their investigation, they and our own researchers can work together quickly and effectively to find Madeleine and to bring those responsible for her abduction to justice. ”
In fact what he says is Alipio Ribeiro:
“The investigation of the case McCann watched obstacles that the United Kingdom has put forward, tactically it would have been better to continue the investigation without notifying parents that were considered suspects,” and added that “at this time the investigation has been transformed in a battle between David and Goliath. ”
Mr. Mitchell seems to interpret Alipio Ribeiro is repentant, when in fact what Ribeiro said that the absence of the appointed arguidos McCann, the United Kingdom had not hampered the investigation. Tactically it would have been better to keep them in ignorance, releasing balloons and walking through scenarios TV. The PJ had enjoyed a respite to keep doing what you are doing, that is investigating, as God commanded.
Very, very interesting is what it says Ribeiro regarding David and Goliath, and Mr Mitchell fails to mention … Because … Who won this unequal battle?
Eloisa ®
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Peter 592 - I want him silenced. I think you would too if you were the object of his bile.
I realise mods and admin are not around as much on a Sunday evening, but I’ll keep attempting to bring it to their attention.
This guy can’t be allowed to carry on like this!
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:17 pm
reality check folks
THERE WAS NO ABDUCTION
THERE ARE STILL 3 MAIN SUSPECTS
THERE HAS BEEN NO U TURN
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Peter O’
Somebody once gave me some good piece of advice : “if you are going to say something utterly untrue, or stupid, say it with the utmost self-confidence, and speak loud. ”
Clarrie must have heard that advice, as he follows it to the letter.
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Go to it sledger, they realy don’t like you, so you must be doing something right, they don’t like it up em.
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:13 pm
588 Aardvarko Says: February 3rd, 2008 at 8:08 pm
582 I have already stated I will no longer post responses to this individual, but he has now libelled me twice this evening in post nos 554 and 568, and I will not allow that to go
Mods and admin, once again I request that action is taken against this dishonest poster.
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It’s the weekend, M&A may be busy elsewhere, I assume they do have a life beyond Anorak?
As an aside, do you really think most who post/lurk here actually believe much of what Sledgehammer posts? They are a wind up merchant, it’s their only purpose for being here.
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Chenier says
“I could go really post-modern and claim synergy is at work…”
Oh it is………it is……….Anorakian synergy is the very essence of its addictive heart.
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Evening all
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Carmen,
All the servers employ incompetent underpaid people. Everyone around tells me they had problems at a time or another. In France you have a good consumers association which sometimes can help. Any company hates it when “Que Choisir?” describes their wrong-doing in the magazine.
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:08 pm
582 I have already stated I will no longer post responses to this individual, but he has now libelled me twice this evening in post nos 554 and 568, and I will not allow that to go
Mods and admin, once again I request that action is taken against this dishonest poster.
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:08 pm
582 Dr. Watson Says: February 3rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm
It seems like the forum today is taken over by one person spitting threats.
why do not we all ignore this unpleasant individual ?
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It’s impolite to ignore people. So my Mum said. Besides, I find it therapeutic to clarify some of Sledgehammer’s more outrageous suggestions.
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Aardvarko, you are a liar as posts 459 and 559 clearly show, get over it see the light embrace the truth.
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:05 pm
577 addedsugar Says: February 3rd, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Edit… Now Mr. Mitchell wants the public to believe that neither the British nor the Portuguese police actually suspect the mcCanns.
Has anyone else come to this conclusion?
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Not the same conclusion as Mr Mitchell that’s for sure!
And yes, you’re quite right, Mr Mitchell has done a rather wonderful job of putting the most outrageously positively spin on a remark that is entirely unrelated to the McCann’s potential innocence or guilt. Still, that’s what good PR people do. Toothpaste, Eggs, Cars yesterday. Suspects in a missing persons case today. Tomorrow? Who knows?
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Yes
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm
582
u mean slugie
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm
It seems like the forum today is taken over by one person spitting threats.
why do not we all ignore this unpleasant individual ?
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Nice name, b.t.w., False Flag
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:59 pm
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False Flag Says:
February 3rd, 2008 at 5:41 pm
“And not only that, I have heard very intelligent people scornfully implying that those who formulate their opinions via internet, blogs etc are the ones who are naive and deceived !”
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Come on, False Flag:
you know as well as I/we do, that hardly anyone will analyse the difference between Ribeiro’s interview and CM’s jumping to conclusions statement, as for one nobody reading a newspaper will know or bother to find out exactly what the Portuguese said …
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:58 pm
575 Sledgehammer Says: February 3rd, 2008 at 7:56 pm
can’t say no, there have been arrests well into double figures in the Rhys Jones case, but not one person charged, despite allegations that the police know who is responsible. What sort of community refuses to give up a child killer, personally I think an outside force should be sent in to take over this case, and to start by squeezing the liverpool underworld until it is only to glad to give Rhys’s killer up.
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Would you advocate a similar tactic in the case of the missing innocent three year old Madeleine McCann?
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:57 pm
548
coolandcalm Says:
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Chenier…
I am so pleased you are well and NOT Jeremy Beadle… the thought of him posting on Anorak at the moment he took his last breath was just too bizarre.
The stuff of nightmares or channel 5 movies!
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I can see that would be a bit of a facer; allow me to reassure you that I am not dead.
Nor am I a practical joker; that is one form of humour which I have never found in the least bit funny.
As far as I can tell the only people who think practical jokes are funny are practical jokers, which seems to rather spoil the point of the exercise.
I do hope his death was not precipitated by someone tying him to his bed with stretchy cords whilst he was asleep…
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Hi, I was reading some of today’s posts and am not sure if mine is the true interpration of the current state of affairs: Mr. Ribeiro said -among many other things - that the police should have kept their suspicions as secret and not have made the mcCanns’ suspects so soon (re: sosmaddie.blog) - in order to investigate and elaborate their theories undisturbed. Mr. Mitchell soon reacted to this interview by what to me seems to mislead and twist Mr. Ribeiros words towards an opposite direction. Now Mr. Mitchell wants the public to believe that neither the British nor the Portuguese police actually suspect the mcCanns.
Has anyone else come to this conclusion?
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Aardvarko and others you can allways use this
http://www.tesora.com.au/images/products/bullshit-alert-button-l.jpg
Till later
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:56 pm
can’t say no, there have been arrests well into double figures in the Rhys Jones case, but not one person charged, despite allegations that the police know who is responsible. What sort of community refuses to give up a child killer, personally I think an outside force should be sent in to take over this case, and to start by squeezing the liverpool underworld until it is only to glad to give Rhys’s killer up.
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:55 pm
482
but if you use the Dutch variety: it’s goooooood … 
Marie Nicholas Says:
February 3rd, 2008 at 5:39 pm
“473 Logic - I have been told liquorice increases blood pressure. Is it true?”
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Yes, it does
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:53 pm
569 Julie Says: February 3rd, 2008 at 7:50 pm
563 Aardvarko Says: February 3rd, 2008 at 7:45 pm
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Mods and admin
In a post at 7:38 pm today (currently no 554) Sledgehammer clearly called me a liar.
I am not a liar, and you can see that quite clearly from the content of my posts.
I now request that some action is taken against Sledgehammer to ensure that his libel will not be repeated on your pages.
Thank you.
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Aardvarko … you have my seconding and full backing on this one. YELLOW CARD FOR SLEDGIE IS THE POLITE REQUEST!
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I protest M’Lud! I think Sledgehammer offers a wonderful insight into the kith and kin that falls within the orbit of Team McCann. Silencing him would result in the loss of much valuable information to posters here at Anorak Towers. Just my opinion of course!
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:52 pm
568
Sledgehammer Says:
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Aardvarko, you are still a liar
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RED CARD …. at the least ! Sledgie, you need to start containing yourself here …
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Have to go now
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:51 pm
568 Sledgehammer Says: February 3rd, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Aardvarko, you are still a liar, the post suggests nothing of the sort, how apt a cartoon character from fantasy land.
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Oooh.. Does that mean I can ignore your earlier assertions that you have greater knowledge of this case than most of the posters here?