Today, police will search the area surrounding the arade dam again, which is about 50 kilometres away from where the family were staying. we re nowjoined byjim gamble, who the former head of the child exploitation and 0nline protection centre, and who worked on the original madeleine mccann investigation. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. i know you are very careful about when you speak about this case, you choose your moments. what is it about this moment, this potential development, the search of the dam, that has persuaded you to go on the record? go on the record? well, i think that at the end of go on the record? well, i think that at the end of the go on the record? well, i think that at the end of the day go on the record? well, i think that at the end of the day the go on the record? well, i think that at the end of the day the fact i go on the record? well, i think that at the end of the day the fact this i at the end of the day the fact this has been led
Morning, everybody. let s return to our top story now. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann are to carry out searches at a reservoir in portugal. let s remind ourselves of some key moments from the case. it was back in may 2007 when the three year old vanished during a family holiday in the algarve. she was sleeping in the apartment while her parents, kate and gerry, ate with friends in a nearby restaurant. portuguese police launched an investigation, but byjuly 2008 it was called to a halt, with no official suspects. a private search of the reservoir funded by a portuguese lawyer took place in 2008, but nothing of relevance was found.
The reason for that is because of the actions of one man who you just heard about there. christian brueckner is in prison in germany for the rape of a woman in the same area where madeleine went missing. german police say he visited this area when the three year old went missing, and we are expecting official confirmation of the search taking place here within the next couple of hours. and although it s important to note that christian brueckner has never been formally charged with anything in relation to madelyn s disappearance, and has always denied any involvement, local media have reported that an area of the reservoir was sealed off by the police yesterday, and that the search is expected to take place today and tomorrow with around 20 police officers taking part in that search. this dam has been searched before. it was just a year after