“It's shameful. I'm repeating what I had already said to the Judiciary Police. I have nothing to hide. Mario Marreiros, witness.”

Three of the eleven people notified to provide statements were heard throughout the day, yesterday. Today, it will be Robert Murat's turn, who was an arguido [formal suspect] in the Portuguese investigation, to answer the questions prepared by the British police. Following the questionings was the demissionary coordinator, Andy Redwood, who is stepping down and retiring at the end of this year. He will be replaced by Nicola Wall, a chief inspector experienced in homicides and violent crimes.
 

One of the witnesses heard yesterday was Joaquim Jose Marques, identified in 2008 due to his resemblance with one of the e-fits. At the time he received the journalists with a shotgun in his hands. The man was confronted with 129 questions, the majority related to his past - he has a criminal record for the rape of a female British tourist, in Praia da Luz in 1995 - other questions were related to people referenced by the English detectives. The questioning started early in the morning and lasted several hours. At lunch break, Joaquim Jose, visibly annoyed, lashed out at two cameramen, causing damages in the equipment of one of them. When he returned to the PJ headquarters, he threw a water bottle at the journalists.

A former Ocean Club worker was equally questioned during the day. Mario Marreiros said that he was made a list of “hundreds” of questions, among which if he knew Madeleine and what had he done on the day 3 of May 2007, the day when Madeleine disappeared. The man showed signs of being worn-down because he kept answering the “exact same crap” for a second time. The man who didn't take a lawyer with him, is also a witness in the Portuguese process [Judiciary Police investigation] and had previously been questioned by the PJ.

Today, four more witnesses are expected at the PJ headquarters in Faro, among them Robert Murat and his wife, Michaela Walczuch. Tomorrow, three witnesses are going to be questioned, and another one at a later time in England.

A meeting is scheduled for Friday, between the two police forces [Met and PJ] to review and make an assessment of the investigative steps requested by the British authorities, carried out by the PJ, as they were ordered by the Public Ministry.