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| Police say there is not enough evidence to arrest a man named as a suspect in Madeleine McCann's abduction. | Police say there is not enough evidence to arrest a man named as a suspect in Madeleine McCann's abduction. |
| Chief Inspector Olegario de Sousa told a news conference that a 33-year-old had been interrogated, but no evidence was found to justify arresting him. | Chief Inspector Olegario de Sousa told a news conference that a 33-year-old had been interrogated, but no evidence was found to justify arresting him. |
| The man is believed to be Briton Robert Murat, who shares a villa with his mother Jenny in Praia da Luz, Algarve. | The man is believed to be Briton Robert Murat, who shares a villa with his mother Jenny in Praia da Luz, Algarve. |
| Police searched the villa 150 yards from where Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, was last seen on 3 May. | |
| Mr Sousa said he could not confirm whether Madeleine was alive or dead. | |
| Mr Sousa said police had searched five houses on Monday and seized "various materials" from the properties which were being subjected to forensic tests. | Mr Sousa said police had searched five houses on Monday and seized "various materials" from the properties which were being subjected to forensic tests. |
| They also questioned two other people as witnesses, he added. | They also questioned two other people as witnesses, he added. |
| Map of locations | |
| The suspect has signed an identity and residence statement which prevents him from moving house or leaving the country, and requires him to regularly report to police. | The suspect has signed an identity and residence statement which prevents him from moving house or leaving the country, and requires him to regularly report to police. |
| Mr Sousa confirmed that the suspect, whom he refused to name, had assisted police in the early stages of the investigation by working as a translator. | Mr Sousa confirmed that the suspect, whom he refused to name, had assisted police in the early stages of the investigation by working as a translator. |
| 'Hope for more' | |
| Earlier Mr Murat, formerly of Hockering, Norfolk, was officially declared a suspect - or "arguido" - which gives him additional legal rights under Portuguese law. | |
| He may have been named as an arguido by police or could have chosen to take the status himself to gain those protections. | |
| ARGUIDO STATUS Officially a suspectBestowed by police or requested by individualRight to remain silentRight to a lawyerMust report to police every five days | |
| An arrest can be made once someone is an arguido, but only if there is sufficient evidence. | |
| "We can hope for more, but for the moment we can say we are continuing on this objective," Mr Sousa said. | |
| "When you work, you work to get results, but this doesn't always happen at once." | |
| Pool drained | |
| Mr Murat had become well known to journalists during the search for Madeleine. | |
| Madeleine McCann disappeared on 3 May | |
| The search of the his mother's property, known as Casa Liliana, began at 0700 local time on Monday after Sunday Mirror journalist Lori Campbell had spoken to the British Embassy and the police about Mr Murat. | |
| It is believed police have drained its swimming pool and taken away computers, mobile phones and several video tapes | |
| His mother is a 71-year-old former nurse, believed to be a widow, who has lived in Portugal for 40 years and brought her son and daughter up in the country. | |
| Madeleine disappeared from her bedroom 12 days ago as her parents ate dinner at a nearby tapas restaurant. | |
| On Monday, her parents Kate and Gerry McCann said they would not return to the UK until she was found safe and well. | |
| Mr McCann, who is originally from Glasgow, said the couple would continue to believe she was being cared for until they received "concrete evidence to the contrary". | |
| The international number for Crimestoppers is +44 1883 731 336. People with information about Madeleine can call anonymously. | |
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