FOREIGN AND
COMMONWEALTH OFFICE News Release issued by The Government News
Network on 9 May 2007
This appeal notice
is being distributed at the request of the Child Exploitation and
Online Protection (CEOP) Centre and the Virtual Global Taskforce
(VGT) at the request of the Portuguese Authorities.
Portuguese Police have extended a web based plea for information
following the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
The latest appeal has been issued by the Child Exploitation and
Online Protection (CEOP) Centre and the Virtual Global Taskforce
(VGT) at the request of the Portuguese authorities.
The appeal is cited at http://www.ceop.gov.uk and http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com.
It appears in English, Portuguese and Spanish and urges people to
come forward with any information that could help police find the
missing youngster.
Both sites receive extensive daily hits from browsers in more
than 130 different countries. It is hoped the move will help
extend the reach of the appeal to as many people as possible,
including holiday goers who may have recently returned from
Portugal, or be intending to visit.
Any information should be passed to directly to the Portuguese
police on 00 351 282 405 400.
Two forensic behavioural analysts from the CEOP Centre have been
assisting with this inquiry. They have been made available to the
authorities to ensure they have the full range of expertise
available for every possible avenue of investigation.
Note to newsdesks: The CEOP Centre will not be commenting further
or conducting interviews in relation to this inquiry.
Note to Editors:
* The CEOP Centre is affiliated to the
Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and powers are derived from
the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. It is based in
Pimlico, London with developing outreach channels to all areas of
both domestic and international policing as well as industry and
specialist support and educational faculties.
* For further
information on the work of the CEOP Centre please visit: http://www.ceop.gov.uk
* For details on the international work of the CEOP Centre:
http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com
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