Kate and Gerry McCann now fear their quest to silence the former Portuguese police chief who accused the couple of being involved in their daughter’s disappearance will be affected by Brexit delays according to reports. The parents appealed to the European Court of Human Rights more than two years ago, but now believe their case will drag on “indefinitely”.
Their case against Goncalo Amaral, 59, who originally led the probe into their daughter’s disappearance, has gone on for more than 10 years.
The former top Detective has multiple theories about what happened to Madeleine, including implicating her parents in her death and accusing the pair of faking her abduction. A recent Netflix documentary once more reignited speculation into the disappearance without a trace of Madeleine.
Family spokesperson Clarence Mitchell : “They are exasperated by this and want to draw a line under it all.”
A friend of the family told The Sun newspaper: “It just drags on and on and causes them even more anguish. It could be several years or more before they get an outcome. It’s indefinite. It’s never been about seeking damages but simply trying to stop lies and malicious accusations being spouted. It doesn’t help that Brexit is still hanging in the balance and could be having a negative effect on European judicial as well as business affairs.”
A Spokesperson for the court said: “It is impossible to speculate on how long it will take the court to examine this application. It varies depending on many factors and the court takes into account the importance and urgency of the issues.
But for now it’s just one of almost 57,000 applications pending – more than a fifth of them from Russians. The case is under consideration and no timeframe has been fixed as to the examination of its admissibility.”
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