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- noun A person kept for
questioning who is not a formalsuspect .
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The word arguido, the Portuguese word -- basically there are no restrictions upon Kate and Gerry McCann.
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Prosecutors initially placed "arguido" - or formal suspect - status on Mr McCann and his wife Kate but this was lifted in July last year when the case was shelved as detectives stopped actively searching for the youngster.
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Portugal was heavily criticised for how it used "arguido" status in the McCann case but we now have a similar system which has entered by the back door.
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We are rapidly going into a world like the Portuguese "arguido" system which is capable of blighting someone's life for very lengthy periods.
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I'm interested in your point about "arguido" status, Peter - I think you have a good point about this being a worrying development.
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Robert Murat, the first person to be named an "arguido" or formal suspect in Madeleine's disappearance, took part in a debate about the tabloid press at Cambridge University on Thursday night.
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Robert Murat, the first person to be named an "arguido" or formal suspect in Madeleine's disappearance, took part in a debate about the tabloid press at Cambridge University on Thursday night.
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:: July 21 - The Portuguese authorities shelve their investigation and lift the "arguido" status of the McCanns and Mr Murat.
Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World Telegraph 2009
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Robert Murat, the first person to be named an "arguido" or formal suspect in Madeleine's disappearance, took part in a debate about the tabloid press at Cambridge University on Thursday night.
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But here is a related snippet from The Telegraph: "This morning he was named officially as an "arguido" – a "formal suspect".
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