http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7482799.stm
Apparently the McCann's want the police files to be handed to their private investigators but I don't see how they can be given access to what are confidential documents since wouldn't any leaking of the information contained therein possibly prejudice a future trial...
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(I initially posted this as a new thread in an effort to avoid it getting sidetracked into yet more debate about the rights and wrongs of the case which has been done to death IMHO. Can we try to stick to the issue of whether or not the police files should be released to the McCann's please.... pretty please..........
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