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Child crime experts join Madeleine hunt |
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LONDON (Reuters) - Two experts from Britain's child sex abuse agency have joined
Portuguese police in the search for missing toddler Madeleine McCann amid
mounting criticism of the investigation.
The psychologist and a behavioural analyst work for a government-backed body
linked to the Serious and Organised Crime Agency.
"They went out at the request of Portuguese police and are working with
them," said a spokeswoman for the London-based Child Exploitation and
Online Protection Centre.
"This is to ensure that they have the full range of expertise available
for every possible avenue of the investigation."
They are expected to advise their Portuguese counterparts on the behavioural
traits of paedophiles.
Three-year-old Madeleine vanished from an apartment in a holiday village in
southern Portugal
last Thursday while her parents were at a nearby restaurant.
Portuguese police have launched a huge operation to find her. They have
searched 500 apartments, followed up hundreds of leads and interviewed scores
of people.
But critics say they were slow to respond, failed to alert border police until
the morning after Madeleine disappeared and have given out little information
to help find her.
The Daily Mirror branded the police "Clueless" in a front page
headline.
Senior officers and diplomats have defended the investigation. They say they
are doing all they can, but are prevented by Portuguese law from releasing
sensitive operational details.
"You have a system where the secrecy of justice prevails," Portugal's
Ambassador to London Antonio Santana Carlos told BBC radio. "That is a
constitutional principle that you cannot change.
"That is why the investigators cannot disclose the ways and methods that
they are pursuing."
Portuguese police would welcome any help "in this difficult case", he
added.
The British ambassador to Portugal John Buck said he met Madeleine's parents
Gerry and Kate McCann for an hour on Tuesday and that they expressed gratitude
for the Portuguese authorities' efforts. |
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