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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, a friend has told the BBC. | Madeleine McCann's parents plan to stay in Portugal to prove their innocence after being named official suspects in the case, a friend has 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 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 | |
| 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. | |
| ARGUIDO/ARGUIDA STATUS Officially a suspectBestowed by police or requested by individualRight to remain silentRight to a lawyerMust report to police every five days | |
| "They're actually looking for a very quick, clean closure on the case, and that means turning their focus into the family." | |
| 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. | |
| The McCanns vehemently deny such claims. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Mr and Mrs McCann are expected to attend church on Saturday morning, as they have done often in the days since Madeleine disappeared. |