11 August 2008
Home Office
Direct Communications Unit
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Dear Sir
Freedom of Information Request: Press
reporting gag in the case of Madeleine Beth
McCann.
With the current suspension of the inquiry
into the disappearance of Madeleine Beth
McCann, who reportedly disappeared from her
bedroom in Praia da Luz, Algarve, Portugal
some time between 21:00 and 22:00 on the
night of 3 May 2007, and the consequent
release in Portugal of the detailed papers
from the inquiry case file, the grossly
unbalanced reporting of the British 'media'
evidenced by the failure to fairly present
even the most basic facts uncovered by the
joint Anglo-Portuguese Inquiry team has
given rise to thoughts about there being a
restriction order having been placed on the
British press, specifically in respect of
those persons who, while not directly or
biologically related to Madeleine Beth
McCann, were nevertheless directly
associated with her disappearance, namely Dr
David Payne and his partner, Fiona
Payne; Dr Russell O'Brien and his partner,
Jane Tanner; Dr Matthew Oldfield and his
partner, Rachel Mampilly Oldfield.
This is a request for information, namely
for any and all records or documents or
extracts thereof reporting or evidencing
that at any time on or after 4 May 2007 any
form of limitation or restriction or
injunction or moratorium over the free and
fair and unfettered disclosure of any aspect
whatsoever of, or any detail whatsoever of,
the Inquiry into the disappearance of
Madeleine Beth McCann and/or over any
information pertaining to any persons
directly associated with that disappearance
and/or directly associated with the Inquiry,
was requested, instructed and/or obtained by
any person, or persons, whether employed at
any level within or providing any service
within the Home Office or any of its
ancillary operations, including, but not
limited to, the Central Office of
Information.
It seeks further:
(a) the identity, or identities, of any and
all the persons by whom,
(b) the date and time at which, and
(c) the means of communication through
which, any such limitation or restriction or
injunction or moratorium referred to above
was requested, instructed and/or obtained.
On an administrative point, I request that I
be afforded both an acknowledgement of
receipt and a response to the above request
for information in accordance with the time
prescribed in Section 10 of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.
Further, I request that such acknowledgement
of receipt and response be communicated and
delivered to my electronic mail address
given hereunder, failing which, by letter to
the postal address provided below.
Yours faithfully
Albert Moisiu |
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