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HELENE DAVIES-GREEN: A STATEMENT BY THE MADELEINE FOUNDATIONFriday 16 April 2010
Today, the Sun newspaper published an article about Helene Davies-Green, who is a member of our Committee. The article criticised her in respect of Madeleine Foundation leaflets, about Madeleine McCann, distributed in Leicestershire last August (2009). The article also pointed out that she is a Parliamentary candidate on behalf of the U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) for the South Cambridgeshire constituency. We wish to place a few statements about these matters on the record: 1. Helene wishes to make clear that her involvement with The Madeleine Foundation is entirely separate from, and unconnected with, her membership of UKIP.
2.. Equally, we make it clear that The Madeleine Foundation is non-party political and does not therefore support any political party. 3. The leaflet in question discussed the issue of what really happened to Madeleine McCann. The distribution of that leaflet in Leicestershire, including the McCanns’ home town of Rothley, in August last year, was part of a nationwide campaign to distribute that leaflet.
4. The leaflet is no longer in circulation. Helene and The Madeleine Foundation share the view that the issue of what really happened to Madeleine McCann is one of the most important issues to have arisen in the past three years and we believe we are entitled to comment on the case and ask relevant questions about it. This is, after all, a country renowned the world over for free speech. In addition The Madeleine Foundation records its severe disappointment with the tone of the Sun article and notes that in illustrating its piece, the Sun actually stole the rights to the photograph they used, which was taken by a Committee member. These matters are the subject of further action. For further information about the Sun in relation to the Madeleine McCann case, please see our article on our website titled: “The McCanns, Clarence Mitchell, Rupert Murdoch and the General Election result”.
For further information on Helene Davies-Green see “UKIP candidates’ website, South Cambridgeshire constituency”. |
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