WHY THE MCCANNS ARE INVOLVED IN THE 'HACKING' ENQUIRY

They all seem to have forgotten why the McCanns have an interest in it. No, it is nothing to do with 'hacking' - it is because of the damage done by irresponsible, unfounded reporting - some of which is still being regurgitated as 'true facts'.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/McCanns-hoping-speak-phone-hacking-investigation/story-13282176-detail/story.html


McCanns hoping to speak at phone-hacking investigation

Wednesday, September 07, 2011Leicester MercuryFollow

Kate and Gerry McCann want to highlight their experiences at the hands of the British press during the judicial investigation into the phone-hacking scandal.

The couple, whose daughter, Madeleine went missing in May 2007, were among those named yesterday as potential witnesses in an investigation provoked by anger at journalists' illegal interception of phone messages.

But the couple's spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, said there was no evidence their phones had been hacked.

He said the couple, who live in Rothley, hope to be granted "core participant status" in the inquiry, expected to deliver its report in a year.

This would give them the right to be represented by a legal team, who could cross-examine witnesses and make opening and closing statements.

Mr Mitchell said the remit of the inquiry was far wider than phone hacking.

"It is going to be looking at press ethics and media activity in general and they are deemed to be relevant witnesses on that basis," he said.

"Assuming they get that status, the plan will be that they will give evidence about their treatment at the hands of the press more generally."

Inquiry officials appearing at the High Court, in London, yesterday published a list of names and organisations who will appear as witnesses.

They included former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks, former senior Metropolitan Police officer John Yates, News International, the Guardian newspaper, Express Newspapers and the Metropolitan Police.

The McCanns have spoken and written about press intrusion and misrepresentation of their campaign to find Madeleine, who disappeared from her family's holiday flat in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz, in the Algarve, on May 3, 2007, as her parents dined out nearby with friends.

In March 2008, they accepted a payment and front page apologies from Express Newspapers.

It related to what they said were 100 "grotesque and grossly defamatory allegations" in the Daily Express, Daily Star, Sunday Express and the Daily Star Sunday.

Mr Mitchell has previously told the Leicester Mercury it is possible he was a victim of illegal attempts to access his mobile phone messages at the height of the case.

He said, in July this year: "We were not naive.

"At that time, we knew it was a possibility that this was going on so we were always careful about what we said in messages."

Other people whose names were put forward for core participant status yesterday were former Formula 1 boss Max Mosley and Chris Jefferies, the former landlord of alleged murder victim Jo Yeates.

Barrister David Sherborne said he also represented another group of more than 100 "victims'' whose voicemail had allegedly been intercepted.

He said many of those had already launched legal action against News of the World publisher News Group Newspapers, which is part of News International.

Watch out for mass carpet-chewing next week.....

http://www.channel4.com/news/why-im-giving-evidence-at-the-leveson-inquiry

Quote:

Some of the "core participants" are well-known names, from the film star Hugh Grant to the parents of the murdered schoolgirl, Milly Dowler. Gerry McCann will give evidence about the media frenzy following the disappearance of his daughter Madeleine, while Chris Jefferies is going to talk about the ordeal he went through after he was arrested in connection with the murder of Joanna Yeates.

I am sure the pitchforkers will remember Mr Jefferies; they decided he had killed Ms Yeates because his hair stuck out.

What is wrong with these people? Quote from MM:

if it was true that the Murdoch & Co were protecting the Mcs by not printing anything negative, why would the McCanns be sticking there size 10's in now, I really don't understand this???

Why not? It's perfectly simple - try applying Occam's Razor and then you will all realise just how horribly, viciously WRONG you all are.

And what you have been doing to two people whose young daughter was abducted.

Go on, be brave - try a little bit of reason and logic.

I am sure the pitchforkers will remember Mr Jefferies; they decided he had killed Ms Yeates because his hair stuck out.

Well Bonny, he's having his say on Thursday on a crime programme, about Jo Yeates.

Why don't these puppets do a bit of research on Bennett?

They will find more corruption about him than the McCanns or anyone else he's tried stalking.

Tony has this photo on his blog:



http://thehoundingofthemccans.blogspot.com/2011/11/having-just-read-another-dose-of.html

It's photoshopped - but that is exactly what Bennett did. Chilling, isn't it? Yet his dwindling band of followers think that is perfectly acceptable behaviour.

The sooner new laws are brought in to deal with the likes of Bennett, the better, IMO.