One thing to consider folks....the Portuguese police are operating under strict secrecy laws and could get in alot of trouble with the Magistrate if they talk about details on a case, especially those such as these.
Therefore, the PJ can release information in only one way...leaks.
These leaks will help them to gauge a response. I believe that this is a actual tactic that the PJ use.
Does that change the way you see the "reports"?
That is exactly what I think. At the moment they want public opinion set firmly agaoinst the Mccanns but they do NOT want to be named as the source of the leaks!