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I trust McCanns. says Sir Richard
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by liamssoft | September 18, 2007 at 02:28 am
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Multi millionaire Sir Richard Branson said he would be donating £100,000 to the McCanns' legal costs because he "trusted them implicitly" and wanted to ensure they had a fair trial if they were brought before a Portuguese court.Sir Richard, who has spoken to the parents of missing Madeleine McCann on several occasions, said: "I wouldn't have got involved if I didn't feel good about them. I trust them implicitly and I can't think of anyone I know who's had a worse time."
Explaining his decision, the entrepreneur and social campaigner, said: "I think they need proper representation and support."
He added: "I want to make sure they have the chance for their side of the story to be fairly told if they ever go to court, particularly in Portugal where they've already been tried by innuendo in the media.
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at 09:12 on September 18th, 2007
Um. Branson's taken quite a risk there - the other donating tycoons pulled out because they didn't want to associated with the case at all. I wonder how he can he sure the parents had nothing to do with it.
at 09:41 on September 18th, 2007
The next step is the employment of top private investigators to find the missing child. I have more faith in the McCann's honesty than I do in the Portuguese police.
at 09:46 on September 18th, 2007
Apparently, Portuguese law prevents the hiring of a private detective. The McCanns looked into this, I believe.
at 10:05 on September 18th, 2007
Portuguese law prevents the Portuguese police from discussing the case, but they have all the same, they have broken their own laws. Every private investigator should be on his way to Portugal to get to the bottom of it. The Portuguese police are not up to it.
at 10:09 on September 18th, 2007
Good point. Alas, these rules are always broken.
The case has been very poorly handled from the very start.
at 13:40 on September 18th, 2007
I agree the case has been handled very badly and will continue to be until top investigators are put onto the case. I understand a court-approved expert can carry out an investigation and that the British police are still involved in the inquiries. Lets hope they make a break through.