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| Madeleine parents 'will fight on' | Madeleine parents 'will fight on' |
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| Madeleine McCann's parents plan to stay in Portugal to prove their innocence after being named official suspects in the case, friends have told the BBC. | Madeleine McCann's parents plan to stay in Portugal to prove their innocence after being named official suspects in the case, friends have told the BBC. |
| Jon Corner said Gerry and Kate McCann, both 39, were determined the search for their daughter would not be "derailed". | Jon Corner said Gerry and Kate McCann, both 39, were determined the search for their daughter would not be "derailed". |
| The four-year-old disappeared from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in Portugal's Algarve on 3 May. | The four-year-old disappeared from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in Portugal's Algarve on 3 May. |
| Earlier, a family spokesman said police believed Mrs McCann, of Rothley, Leics, had killed Madeleine accidentally. | Earlier, a family spokesman said police believed Mrs McCann, of Rothley, Leics, had killed Madeleine accidentally. |
| 'Intimidatory' questioning | 'Intimidatory' questioning |
| No bail conditions or charges have been imposed on the couple. | No bail conditions or charges have been imposed on the couple. |
| Mr McCann was officially made "arguido" status about 12 hours after his wife, after they had been questioned separately for more than 24 hours. | Mr McCann was officially made "arguido" status about 12 hours after his wife, after they had been questioned separately for more than 24 hours. |
| Gerry is frustrated by the line of questioning and where the inquiry is going Jon Corner | Gerry is frustrated by the line of questioning and where the inquiry is going Jon Corner |
| The move allows the authorities to put certain questions to Mr and Mrs McCann, and also gives them the right to remain silent. | The move allows the authorities to put certain questions to Mr and Mrs McCann, and also gives them the right to remain silent. |
| Mr McCann's sister Philomena McCann said the couple intended to visit the UK despite being named as suspects. | Mr McCann's sister Philomena McCann said the couple intended to visit the UK despite being named as suspects. |
| She said: "They are still hoping to come home on Monday, but Gerry is saying he doesn't want it to look like they are running scared. | She said: "They are still hoping to come home on Monday, but Gerry is saying he doesn't want it to look like they are running scared. |
| "He doesn't want it too look as if they are running away, because that is nonsense." | "He doesn't want it too look as if they are running away, because that is nonsense." |
| Mr Corner said: "I spoke to Gerry in the early hours this morning and he wasn't surprised that he was named as an official suspect. | Mr Corner said: "I spoke to Gerry in the early hours this morning and he wasn't surprised that he was named as an official suspect. |
| "The process of questioning I think is designed to be intimidatory, but Gerry is frustrated by the line of questioning and where the inquiry is going. | "The process of questioning I think is designed to be intimidatory, but Gerry is frustrated by the line of questioning and where the inquiry is going. |
| "But he's also fighting and I think he's determined that the search for Madeleine is not going to be derailed by this." | "But he's also fighting and I think he's determined that the search for Madeleine is not going to be derailed by this." |
| Quick closure | Quick closure |
| Mr Corner said the developments pointed to the "mindset of the Portuguese police". | Mr Corner said the developments pointed to the "mindset of the Portuguese police". |
| "Clearly, they're not investigating or doing the detective work to find Madeleine," he said. | "Clearly, they're not investigating or doing the detective work to find Madeleine," he said. |
| "They're actually looking for a very quick, clean closure on the case, and that means turning their focus into the family." | "They're actually looking for a very quick, clean closure on the case, and that means turning their focus into the family." |
| ARGUIDO/ARGUIDA STATUS Officially a suspectBestowed by police or requested by individualRight to remain silentRight to a lawyerMust report to police every five days | ARGUIDO/ARGUIDA STATUS Officially a suspectBestowed by police or requested by individualRight to remain silentRight to a lawyerMust report to police every five days |
| John McCann said no "hard evidence" was presented during the questioning of his brother. | John McCann said no "hard evidence" was presented during the questioning of his brother. |
| He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "If this is what it takes to speed up the process of absolutely exonerating Gerry and Kate, well let's get on with it." | He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "If this is what it takes to speed up the process of absolutely exonerating Gerry and Kate, well let's get on with it." |
| The BBC understands that the police put it to Mrs McCann that she was somehow responsible for the accidental death of Madeleine inside the apartment. | The BBC understands that the police put it to Mrs McCann that she was somehow responsible for the accidental death of Madeleine inside the apartment. |
| They went on to say that with the help of her husband she then hid the body temporarily and then moved it later using the couple's hire car. | They went on to say that with the help of her husband she then hid the body temporarily and then moved it later using the couple's hire car. |
| The McCanns vehemently deny such claims. | The McCanns vehemently deny such claims. |
| Mrs McCann's uncle Brian Kennedy said: "We have no evidence that Madeleine is dead and we think that the efforts of the police and everybody else should be concentrated still on trying to find Madeleine." | Mrs McCann's uncle Brian Kennedy said: "We have no evidence that Madeleine is dead and we think that the efforts of the police and everybody else should be concentrated still on trying to find Madeleine." |
| Church visit | Church visit |
| Mr Corner had previously said Mrs McCann had told him officers had tried to "cut her a deal" where she would serve only two years in jail if she confessed. | Mr Corner had previously said Mrs McCann had told him officers had tried to "cut her a deal" where she would serve only two years in jail if she confessed. |
| But Portugal-based British journalist Paul Luckman told the BBC that under Portuguese law there is a set sentence for each crime which not even a judge can change. | But Portugal-based British journalist Paul Luckman told the BBC that under Portuguese law there is a set sentence for each crime which not even a judge can change. |
| He said it would be simply not possible for the police to make such a deal. | He said it would be simply not possible for the police to make such a deal. |
| Local lawyer Oliveira Trindade said: "Legally, if the prosecutor has enough evidence they have to charge the arguidos within the next 10 days. | Local lawyer Oliveira Trindade said: "Legally, if the prosecutor has enough evidence they have to charge the arguidos within the next 10 days. |
| "If they don't have enough evidence the investigation will continue." | "If they don't have enough evidence the investigation will continue." |