(Image) Kate and Gerry McCann Leaving the Church Service on the 12th of May 2007, just 9 Days after Madeleine went Missing.David Cameron was yesterday accused of meddling in police operations after he asked Scotland Yard to investigate the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Labour peer Toby Harris, a senior member of the Metropolitan Police Authority – the body which governs Britain’s biggest force – accused the Prime Minister of undermining the operational independence of police.
He said Mr Cameron’s intervention ‘drives a coach and horses’ through rules meant to protect police from political interference.
Mr Cameron called for a fresh inquiry into the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine in Portugal following a personal appeal by her parents this week.
But Lord Harris, a former chairman of the MPA, said the intervention raised ‘big questions’ about the politicisation of the police.
He said the Met should not be made ‘the default investigator for every case in the world involving a British citizen’.
Writing on his blog, he said: ‘Whilst no one doubts the desirability of doing what can sensibly be done to find out what has happened to Madeleine McCann, I can imagine that the senior leadership of the Metropolitan Police are not exactly happy about this.
‘It again embroils their officers in a high-profile investigation, where the chances of success are unclear, and which will divert limited investigative resources away from other matters.’ Read More
