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| McCanns asked to revisit Portugal | McCanns asked to revisit Portugal |
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| Madeleine McCann's parents have been asked by Portuguese police to take part in a reconstruction of the night their daughter went missing a year ago. | Madeleine McCann's parents have been asked by Portuguese police to take part in a reconstruction of the night their daughter went missing a year ago. |
| It comes after UK police began re-interviewing seven friends of Gerry and Kate McCann who were with them on the night of her disappearance. | It comes after UK police began re-interviewing seven friends of Gerry and Kate McCann who were with them on the night of her disappearance. |
| The couple's lawyers are considering the reconstruction request. | The couple's lawyers are considering the reconstruction request. |
| Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from a holiday apartment in the Algarve on 3 May last year. | Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from a holiday apartment in the Algarve on 3 May last year. |
| 'Continuing discussions' | 'Continuing discussions' |
| Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns' spokesman, has said the couple will not return to Portugal for the anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance if they remain arguidos, or formal suspects. | Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns' spokesman, has said the couple will not return to Portugal for the anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance if they remain arguidos, or formal suspects. |
| Kate and Gerry would very much welcome a Crimewatch-style reconstruction Clarence MitchellMcCanns' spokesman | Kate and Gerry would very much welcome a Crimewatch-style reconstruction Clarence MitchellMcCanns' spokesman |
| The couple have always denied any wrongdoing. | The couple have always denied any wrongdoing. |
| On the request for a reconstruction Mr Mitchell said: "Any requests made by Portuguese police via Kate and Gerry's lawyers are covered by Portuguese judicial secrecy and, as a result, I am not at liberty to discuss any details of any such proposals. | |
| "However, Kate and Gerry would very much welcome a Crimewatch-style reconstruction which is properly broadcast for millions of people to see and could generate important new leads and fresh information. | "However, Kate and Gerry would very much welcome a Crimewatch-style reconstruction which is properly broadcast for millions of people to see and could generate important new leads and fresh information. |
| "It's untrue to say that Kate and Gerry have been called back or summoned back. | "It's untrue to say that Kate and Gerry have been called back or summoned back. |
| "Their lawyers are very much continuing discussions with the Portuguese police and, if any such decision is taken to take part, an announcement will be made at the appropriate time." | |
| 'Tapas Seven' | |
| Portuguese detectives investigating four-year-old Madeleine's disappearance are currently in the UK to attend interviews of the so-called "Tapas Seven", who were with the McCanns on the night Madeleine disappeared. | |
| Kate and Gerry McCann are not being questioned. | |
| The interviews are expected to start at Leicestershire Police's force headquarters in Enderby. | |
| The Portuguese police, led by Paulo Rebelo, a senior detective from Lisbon who took over control of the case in October, will sit in on the interviews but will not question the witnesses directly. | |
| They have submitted questions in advance through the Home Office which will be put by detectives from Leicestershire Police. | |
| None of the "Tapas Seven" will have lawyers with them as they are being interviewed only as witnesses, not suspects. | |
| In a separate development, police in West Yorkshire investigating the alleged abduction of Shannon Matthews, have contacted representatives of the fund to find Madeleine. | |
| It is understood the McCann family was approached by a man asking for money to help find Shannon when the nine-year-old went missing. |