McCann translation errors / Übersetzungsfehler bei McCanns
am 13.11.2007 von Transblawg
The Telegraph reports that there were probably translation errors that may account for discrepancies in the statements of the Tapas Nine.
In the early days of the investigation there were dozens of statements being given at what was a very confusing time, a police source said.
Obviously the police acted in good faith in their selection of translators but given all that has been said about the various contradictions in the versions of events, detectives are now re-examining the possibility that there may have been some problems, he said.
Apparently Robert Murat was one of the translators as well as a suspect (although it seems that, under Portuguese law, making someone a suspect does not necessarily mean the person is suspected of involvement in a crime).
Detectives are now said to be questioning the decision to use Robert Murat, 33, as an official police translator …
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