The Sun - Editorial(Scroll Down)
Published: 06 Mar 2010
Maddie inquiry IT would be pitiless for the Madeleine McCann case to remain closed after this week's revelations in The Sun.
Portuguese police stand accused on all sides of ignoring vital new leads.
Yet another possible sighting emerges after a lawyer complained police ignored him when he reported seeing a girl very like Maddie at a Spanish bus station.
The lawyer urged Portugal's courts and its chief prosecutor to investigate. But they refused, too.
Why are Portuguese investigators so pig-headed? What is their loss of face compared to the chance of finding Maddie?
The McCanns have asked Home Secretary Alan Johnson for help. Mr Johnson is a politician with a heart.
For Kate and Gerry's sake, he must demand Portugal reopens the inquiry
