Madeleine McCann: Scotsman Apologises To Robert Murat
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ROBERT Murat is involved in legal action against 11 British newspapers and Sky New.
THE Scotsman has apologised to Robert Murat and admitted publishing defamatory allegations about him.
Says the paper:
“On 15 May an article about Robert Murat headed ‘Madeleine: He jokes of being ‘No.1 suspect’’ was published in which we reported a number of defamatory allegations about Mr Murat in connection with the abduction of Madeleine McCann.
“The article wrongly accused him of ‘hanging around’ the scene in a manner which recalled the Soham murders.
“Likening his behaviour in this way to that of Soham murderer, Ian Huntley, suggested that he was involved in the abduction of Madeleine McCann. It was a seriously defamatory allegation and wholly untrue.”
The apology continued: “We also wrongly implied that he had been unfeeling and insensitive about Madeleine McCann’s disappearance and had lied about his role in the police investigation. That was not our intention.
“We accept that Mr Murat was assisting the police investigation into Madeleine McCann’s disappearance and that his behaviour was entirely proper throughout, and we are happy to make that clear.
“We apologise to Mr Murat for the hurt, distress and damage to his reputation caused by the article.”
No damages have been paid to Murat. Not yet…
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May 17th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Sounds to me like a ‘team’ site considering all the ”we”.
Perhaps they have finally taken on board that actual searching would be a good idea. Even though they still appear to want others to do it for them whilst they do the ”research”?
May 17th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
165…Carmen
Any relation ?
http://elleeseymour.com/2007/08/30/the-missing-madeleine-mccann/
May 17th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
163…xklamation
Hmmmm….another donation requesting site.
I thought the “No Stone Unturned Fund” was for “searching”.
May 17th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
On the other hand, the USA is a large (in)continent, which produces a lot of gas.
May 17th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
162 Marie Nicholas
I agree with you, it was cringe worthy watching it and Gerry especially looks tormented. What you have to remember though, it’s totally self-inflicted by themselves. For them, I think it is probably the hardest lesson they have had to learn about life - that no matter how many people have been protecting them from the highest level down, in the end the truth will out.
Their life values seem to be about success, money, status etc but never about human life. They didn’t appear to recognise the value life which is even more odd because both are in the life saving business. Their daughter has been missing over a year and they worry about themselves and their own self preservation. The poor child hardly ever gets a mention.
I really don’t envy the nightmare they’re in but they must take responsibility for their actions 100%.
May 17th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Gloria.
Switzerland is a very small but perfectly proportioned country - and spotlessly clean.
May 17th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
163
xklamation Says:
May 17th, 2008 at 4:27 pm e
New site [don’t know waht to think of it yet]:
“Welcome to MadeleineSearch.com: News
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I was researching that site as you posted xklamation. I’m not sure what to make of it. Someone called Matthew Seymour is behind it, I’ve never heard the name before.
It does sound as though someone genuine is trying to do something practical, but I was struck by the number of times on the site that they were appealing for information which essentially I would have thought to be covered by the Portuguese secrecy laws.
I quote a variety of paragraphs from different pages on the site:
“Crucial to the efficiency of these searches is knowing the exact areas already covered by both police and independent searches. In order to establish these facts we appeal to those who have been involved in any searches of the Algarve or outside the region to share information with us. ”
“This is why it is so important that anybody who was involved in any previous searches should share their information and experience with us. We will never know if Madeleine or any trace of her is out there on the Algarve unless we look and knowing where not to look is vital to our chances of success.”
“If you were involved in the original police searches in May 2007, we would like to hear from you. Establishing the exact boundaries of the original searches is a vital part of the process.”
“If you have carried out searches of your own in Portugal over the past 12 months we would be grateful if you could share the details of those searches with us.”
“Should you have any information at all that you consider might be helpful please get in touch. We have done a great deal of research, but if you have any knowledge or expertise that you can share with us we would be very happy to hear from you. You can never have too much information.”
Considering that there is relatively little on the web site, a high proportion of what is there would appear to be appealing for information on the PJ’s movements and knowledge…….
I’m really not sure.
May 17th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
161
Anne Hominous Says:
May 17th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Has Gandolf ever been right about anything? Anybody remember?
……………………
Everybody seems to agree he was right when he suggested I had a country-sized @rse.
May 17th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
New site [don't know waht to think of it yet]:
“Welcome to MadeleineSearch.com: News
May 17th 2008
Today sees the launch of http://www.madeleinesearch.com. It has been over a year since Madeleine McCann disappeared and, despite the efforts of so many people, her whereabouts remain a mystery. During the course of the past 12 months very few people have been prepared to acknowledge the worst case scenario and almost no attempt has been made to address it.
We are putting ourselves forward to take on a task that nobody else seems willing to accept.”….
May 17th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
147 Christine
“Gerry does serious amounts of nail biting when Kate is complaining about nasty people on forums and bloggers. He’s clearly stressed to the hilt.”
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I am just passing by as I have a lot of work to do, but I wanted to say I was really upset by that video. Whatever I think of the case, it is obvious both are very unhappy, even if they have lied, even if they were self-centered, even if they didn’t take care of their children properly, as I see it.
I do want to know the truth, if possible ; I think it is really wrong to make people think an abductor took the child away from her bed in her sleep if it isn’t true. I think people shouldn’t be comforted in the thought that leaving the children alone at night is a proper way of taking care of them. I don’t think if they cheat, they should get away wih it. And I don’t think I am a “nasty” blogger, to use K’s word, in asking for the truth to prevail. Moreover the forums are IMO useful to counterbalance the propaganda of the people who don’t accept doubting as normal, in the circumstances.
But the sight of them answering questions is really terrible I think, and fills me with pity for them, even if half, or 2/thirds, or more, of me, think they are not completely truhtful. If they hide what they know, they are their own persecutors, not the bloggers. They should speak up then, and maybe they would find that even if the public learn they did something wrong, not everybody would want to inflict pain on them. Their suffering will not change one iota to the plight of their poor child, anyway.
It is difficult for me to think they are telling the truth, for many reasons. But I think they are in a wretched situation. And still more so when knowing it is partly due to them, in any case. Seing that interview made me feel really ill at ease.
May 17th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Has Gandolf ever been right about anything? Anybody remember?
May 17th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
154
Gandolf Says:
May 17th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
[Edit] {in my opinion} Murat {is} is bang in the frame, get over it, cops don’t like dodgy alibis.
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Right, and of course Murat’s lawyers know so much less about him than Gandolf does.
Once a firm of hard-headed lawyers agrees to take a case on a Conditional Fee Arrangement you can be reasonably confident that they think the client has a cast iron case.
As opposed to Gandolf’s wittering…
Champagne calls…
May 17th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
150
Gandolf Says:
May 17th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Murat will not see one brass farthing in damages, you appear to think the PJ are incompetent in every field, even the naming of the first aguido.
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I should hope not; brass farthings don’t go very far nowadays.
Of course, when I was a lad you could buy fish and chips with a pickled egg, and still have change from a tenner…
And the PJ are not incompetent; however much you wish to fantasise, it remains, at the end of the day, a serious organisation with some very dedicated staff. Rather like the FSS, which took 14 months to provide the forensics for the Huntley murder trial.
And the offspring has cooked a mega late lunch, and we are going to have champagne to celebrate her US visa….
May 17th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
148 Marion
Ah - the ReCon McCanne
‘I see you baby, shaking that ( l) ass’ or was that Mrs H ?
Will it be there for the reConn of the mcConn or has Vannaysayer Brantson-In-A-Pickle said no?
May 17th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
156 Gandolf
Wot?
May 17th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Christine, buy a new camera.
May 17th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v-EZ-bAJ1lc&feature=related
The last video of M. Her hair is much darker in this than in the last photo. And the one getting on the plane when she trips up looks even darker. I’m never going to be convinced that the ‘last’ photo was really the last photo.
May 17th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
[Edit] {in my opinion} Murat {is} is bang in the frame, get over it, cops don’t like dodgy alibis.
May 17th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
regarding r murat’s potential for financial compensation i feel he is very likely to receive substantial amounts.
the scotsman apology may well have included some financial settlement
just because the tabloids aren’t screaming about it on the front pages doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened
remember we are not dealing with the two odious wretches and their bungling pink shirt
and, in contrast, we are dealing with someone who has maintained a considerable degree of restraint in the blabbing to the media department
i have a sneaking suspicion that r murat may well make more money out of this charade than the fragrant pair and all their weasel friends put together
i do hope so
that would be fun fun fun
May 17th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
150
Gandolf Says:
May 17th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Murat will not see one brass farthing in damages, you appear to think the PJ are incompetent in every field, even the naming of the first aguido.
really gandolf…like you know what you’re talking about. According to you the pj werent even going to the uk to do further questioning. I think i’ll take what you say with a pinch of salt
May 17th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
147
Christine
just looked at the video clip
i just despise these bastards
great fun to watch them being destroyed
May 17th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Murat will not see one brass farthing in damages, you appear to think the PJ are incompetent in every field, even the naming of the first aguido.
May 17th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Still no formal offer of amends from Galdolf?
Whilst we are on the subject of libel actions, I should note that in addition to conditional fee agreements (CFAs), the introduction of After The Event insurance (ATE)
‘have served to level the playing field a little between a claimant with a good claim but modest means, and substantial publishers.
The advent of CFAs and ATE has led to trials where otherwise court action might have been impossible for the claimant. However, the very considerable majority of such cases are settled. One of the reasons for this is that if a CFA case is won at trial, the successful lawyers are likely to be entitled to a success fee of 100% of their normal professional charges recovered between the parties, and the ATE premiums can be very substantial. Therefore, losing to a CFA funded claimant is very expensive. However, the converse is also true. A losing lawyer on a CFA receives no payment. The consequence is that all involved are bound very carefully to consider and explore the options to settle and in this the Offer of Amends and Part 36 procedures have become very important.’
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=56898
May 17th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Have you seen this ?
http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/laplaca/laplaca10-26-07_detail.asp?picnum=16
May 17th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Is6yRUA4qYo
Gerry does serious amounts of nail biting when Kate is complaining about nasty people on forums and bloggers. He’s clearly stressed to the hilt.
May 17th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
145
Gandolf Says:
May 17th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
As long as you remember Murats mob have issued no writs, he will be an arguido after the loving couple are not, you will be ok, otherwise swivel.
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Gandolf, you are hallucinating again.
However, I would be willing to accept a formal offer of amends, provided you grovel sufficiently…
May 17th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
As long as you remember Murats mob have issued no writs, he will be an arguido after the loving couple are not, you will be ok, otherwise swivel.
May 17th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
140
âde Says:
May 17th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
There are indeed similarities; the difference is that the Aisenbergs have not asked for money from anyone gullible, sorry, generous enough to donate…
May 17th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
142 Bounty hunter
Yes I read about that too. Lot of similaries there, fund, interviews, book etc. The list is long.
May 17th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
ADE
hi combination of the Aisenbergh case and Jon Benet Ramsay case ?
Saw a very interesting case on crime and investgation ! Will try to post details later,
hope i remember.