US EditionCourt Rethink Could Let Madeleine McCann Suspect Leave Germany
German court lifted the residency restriction on Christian Brückner, suspect in Madeleine McCann case, citing EU freedom of movement; he remains under electronic monitoring and probation.
- Prosecutors consider Brueckner dangerous and required him to wear an electronic tag, inform the court of any change of address, and obtain its approval after his release.
- Three-Year-Old Madeleine McCann vanished from her family's holiday apartment in Portugal's Praia da Luz in May 2007 while her parents dined at a nearby restaurant, and no trace of her has been found.
- A court overturned the stipulation that Brueckner, the top suspect named by German prosecutors in 2020, must reside in Germany, saying it interfered with EU citizens' freedom of movement.
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Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Breuckner FREE to leave Germany after living in tent - The Mirror
Christian Brueckner, who has been investigated over the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in 2007, was freed from prison in Germany in September and has now been told he can leave the country
The main suspect of the disappearance in 2007 of the British girl Madeleine McCann can return to Germany, according to a court ruling this Monday in the city of Celle in Lower Saxony. The man, identified as Christian Brückner and of German nationality, can move within Europe with his national identity card. However, other restrictions that were imposed upon him when he was released in September after serving his sentence on a case unrelated to t…
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Court rules that suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance can leave Germany
A German court says it has ruled that a man under investigation in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann is allowed to leave Germany, overturning one of the conditions under which he was released after serving a sentence in an unrelated case.
After his imprisonment, Christian B. Germany was not to be allowed to leave. However, this instruction was inadmissible, decided the Upper Regional Court Celle.
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