tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post2563353714375972513..comments2023-10-30T07:28:35.018+00:00Comments on Textusa: 3 hours? For Tapas????Textusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-23881824247679287972015-05-01T13:17:52.096+01:002015-05-01T13:17:52.096+01:00(cont)
46. Before the documentary’s broadcast, th...(cont)<br /><br />46. Before the documentary’s broadcast, the defendant, TVI-Televisão Independente SA issued the following statement: “The following programme is a documentary based on the book by Gonçalo Amaral, former PJ Inspector that investigated the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in the Algarve. His version of events is denied by Maddie’s parents that continue to insist this was abduction. The criminal investigation carried out by the Portuguese Authorities ended with the investigation archival, a decision contested by Gonçalo Amaral. More than to find those responsible, a task for the justice system, the broadcast of this documentary aims at shedding some light and provide facts that may contribute to understand a case that remains a mystery for almost two years.<br /><br />47. At least two million and two hundred thousand people watched the programme broadcast on teh 13.04.2009.<br /><br />48. The defendant Gonçalo Amaral gave an interview to the newspaper “Correio da Manhã” , conducted by the journalists Eduardo Dâmaso and Henrique Machado, published on the 24th July 2008. Its contents totally reproduced and placed on the front page that contain the following statements attributed to GA: (Link to interview in English attached, since the same is transcribed fully) http://www.mccannfiles.com/id129.html ( look for CM inteview translated by Joana Morais, 24th July 2008)<br /><br />49. The defendant Gonçalo Amaral issued the above mentioned affirmations.<br />50. The defendant Gonçalo Amaral gave interviews to the defendant TVI-Televisão Independente SA on the 16.05.2009 and on the 27.05.2009.<br /><br />51. By the end of April 2009, the documentary went on sale in DVD witht he title “Madeleine the Truth of The Lie” - A Powerful Documentary based on teh best seller “ The Truth of the Lie” by Gonçalo Amaral.<br /><br />52. The above mentioned DVD was edited and the edited copies were traded by Valentim de Carvalho Multimédia SA through agreement with Presselivre, Imprensa Livre SA<br /><br />53 75.000 copies of the DVD were distributed for sale.<br /><br />54. 63.369 copies of the DVD were not sold, having subsequently been destroyed.<br /><br />55. In the video cover the Word “confidential” is written in red.<br /><br />56. The DVD was sold by Sociedade Presselivre, Imprensa Livre SA as an insert with he newspaper owned by the same company Correio da Manhã at the price of 6,95Euros (six euros and ninety five cents, inclusive of VAT.<br /><br />57. To this current date, the documentary was reproduced only once to be edited, published and traded in Portugal in its video format.<br /><br />58. The reproduction and editing of the documentary in video format were authorised by “Valentim de Carvalho Multimédia SA to the company Presslivre-Imprensa Livre SA, proprietor of the newspaper Correio da Manhã, as per the contract celebrated between the two.<br /><br />59. In the terms of the contract, the DVD’s covers and packaging would be produced by the company presslivre-imprensa livre SA, to be distributed with the newspaper Correio da Manhã.<br /><br />60. All registration and edition classification with IGAC would be carried out, as it was, by Valentim de Carvalho Multimédia and the costs to be supported, as they were, by Presselivre.Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-127967490219204962015-05-01T13:16:09.816+01:002015-05-01T13:16:09.816+01:00The continuance of Isabel Oliveira's great wor...The continuance of Isabel Oliveira's great work translating the trail decision<br />https://www.facebook.com/groups/HiDeHoCONTROVERSYofMadeleineMcCann/permalink/469781289845032/<br /><br />39. The defendant V.C- Filmes , Audiovisuais, SA agreed with VC Multimedia SA, on the 6th June 2008, to transfer to the latest all trading, distribution and exhibition and broadcast of cinematographic and audiovisual works (film, miniseries, documentaries) that they intended to produce within 5 years.<br />40. The defendant VC produced the documentary “Maddie , The Truth of the lie” , produced by Carlos Coelho Silva , which is an adaptation of the book written by the defendant GA. I have attached such documentary to the files.<br /><br />41. At the beginning of the documentary, the defendant Gonçalo Amaral states the following: -“ My name is Gonçalo Amaral and I was a police investigator for the Judiciary Police for 27 years. I co-ordinated the investigation of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann on the 3rd of May 2007. During the next 50 minutes I will prove that the child was not abducted and that she died in the holiday apartment in Praia da Luz. Discover all the truth about what happened that day. A death that many want to cover up”<br /><br />42. At the end of the documentary, the defendant Gonçalo Amaral states the following: -“ What I know tells me that Madeleine McCann died in apartment 5A on teh 3rd of May 2007. I am certain that this truth will one day be verified. The investigation was brutally interrupted and there was a hasty political archival .There is some who hide the truth but, sooner or later, the varnish will crack and the revelations will surface. Only then will there be justice for Madeleine MCCann.”<br /><br />43. The defendant, Valentin de Carvalho –filmes Audiovisuais, SA concludes the documentary with this statement: -“The mystery goes son, the former Inspector believes that one day the truth will be known. For now, we only know that on the 3rd May of 2007, Madeleine McCann disappeared in Praia da Luz. She was 3 years old and she was a happy child”<br /><br />44. In the sequence of deliberations on the 27th October 2008, an increase was registered in the share capital of the defendant Valentim de CArvalho - Filmes Audiovisuais SA , which was registered on the 28th September 2009, where by the capital of the company was held in teh proportion of 60% by Estudios Valentim de Carvalho- Gravações e Audiovisuais , SA and 40% by Fundo de Investimento para o Cinema e Audiovisual.<br /><br />45. On the 13th April 2009 and on the 12th May 2009 the documentary was broadcast by the defendant TVI-Televisão Independente SA.<br /><br />(cont)Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-40170666044469806632015-05-01T08:29:18.955+01:002015-05-01T08:29:18.955+01:00I'm new to this blog and as much as I think th...I'm new to this blog and as much as I think that textusa has a very good blog, I have to say that the McCanns are showing no sign's of damage ?<br />They keep winning all the major battles,every legal descion goes there way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07891066761629996164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-13576120390085036992015-04-30T22:23:55.853+01:002015-04-30T22:23:55.853+01:00http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/madelei...http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/madeleinemccann/11574171/Madeleine-McCann-Portuguese-detective-appeals-against-order-to-pay-McCanns-357000.html<br /><br />Madeleine McCann: Portuguese detective appeals against order to pay McCanns £357,000<br />Goncalo Amaral, the detective who led the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, says the court's decision to order him to pay Kate and Gerry damages is 'unfair' <br /><br />By Martin Evans, Crime Correspondent<br />3:41PM BST 30 Apr 2015<br /><br /> The Portuguese police officer ordered to pay Kate and Gerry McCann £357,000 in libel damages after accusing them of involvement in their daughter’s disappearance is to appeal the ruling, he has confirmed,<br /><br />Goncalo Amaral, made the untrue allegations in a controversial book entitled The Truth of The Lie, written after he was sacked as the detective in charge of the Madeleine McCann investigation.<br /><br />Earlier this week, he lost a long running libel battle and was ordered by a judge to pay the McCanns 250,000 euros each, after a judge ruled he had overstepped the limits of free speech.<br /><br />The McCanns said they were delighted by the judgment and would plough every penny of the award into the fund to help find their daughter who disappeared from the couple’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in May 2007.<br /><br />But Mr Amaral has now said he intends to exhaust all avenues in an attempt to overturn the ruling.<br /><br />He said: “I find that the court’s decision is unfair and questions my right and every Portuguese citizen’s right to freedom of expression and of opinion.<br /><br />“For that reason, I do not resign myself to the decision and I will appeal it until the very last judicial instance.”<br /><br />Kate and Gerry launched a libel action against the former detective claiming that not only were the allegations untrue and extremely hurtful, but had also impacted negatively on the ongoing search for their daughter.<br /><br />Mr Amaral was removed as head of the original Portuguese police investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance after criticising British detectives.<br /><br />He was also blamed for a string of investigative blunders in the early stages of the inquiry.<br /><br />Four months after Madeleine disappeared, the Policia Judiciaria declared the McCanns official suspects or ‘arguidos’ and Mr Amaral and his colleagues spent several hours grilling the couple separately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-88970568769807353472015-04-30T19:15:35.341+01:002015-04-30T19:15:35.341+01:00Completely Gob Smacked! This "Decision" ...Completely Gob Smacked! This "Decision" is just Madness!!!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-36205196003087225172015-04-30T18:00:07.189+01:002015-04-30T18:00:07.189+01:00(cont)
28. The book was published through other e...(cont)<br /><br />28. The book was published through other editors in the following countries: Spain, September 2008, with the possible trading in Spanish in South American Spanish speaking countries; Denmark, November 2008, with possible commercialisation in other Nordic countries; Italy , December 2008, with the commercialisation in Italian for all the world; Holland, April 2009, with commercialisation in Dutch for all the world; Germany, June 2009 with commercialisation in Austria and Switzerland.<br /><br />29. Within the scope of the injunction attached there were only around 7.000 copies of the book delivered to the applicants legal representative.<br /><br />30. Copies of an English and Portuguese version circulate in the internet without the authorization of Guerra e Paz, Editores SA.<br /><br />31. The cover price of the book “Maddie the Truth of the Lie” in Portugal was determined by the defendant Guerra e Paz on the amount of 13.33 euros (thirteen Euros and thirty three cents) , Inclusive of VAT.<br /><br />32. The sale of the books was partly on consignment and another part subject to right of return for reasons such as faults, use or not being sold.<br /><br />33. The defendant Gonçalo Amaral, received the following amounts from teh sale of the book: 2008 and 2009, teh amount of 342,111.86 .<br /><br />34. The defendant, VC Valentim de Carvalho is a commercial society that creates, develops, produces and promotes the exhibition and broadcast of cinematographic and audiovisual works.<br /><br />35. On the 7th March 2008, teh defendant Gonçalo Amaral and the defendant Valentim de Carvalho signed a written agreement (add pages 282-283) designated concession of rights - Option of Rights – deal demo” through which the defendant GA gave the exclusive rights of film adaptation (documentary and fiction) of a book about the investigation of the disappearance in Praia da Luz.<br /><br />36. On the 11th March 2008, the defendant GA and the defendant Valentin de Carvalho signed a written agreement (284-288) , designated “passing of Rights - Option contract” through which the defendant GA gave the defendant VC the right to adapt the book to documentary and/or fiction that may have the format of a film for cinema or a TV movie<br /><br />37. Clause 2 of this agreement has states the following: By the transfer of these exclusive right of option, VC Films compromises to pay the author the gross sum of 25.000, subject to legal fees and added VAT.<br /><br />38. Clause 4, the author is obliged to participate as a narrator, transferring all image and sound rights. 2 For that participation and transfer patrimonial content of author rights connected to VC films the author will receive the gross sum of 15.000 euros, subject to legal fees. 3. For the transfer of rights named in 2 the author will receive 10% of all receipts national or international of the trading of the documentary (in all platforms and supports invented or yet to be invented) after deduction of production costs.<br />39. The defendant V.C- Filmes , Audiovisuais, SA agreed with VC Multimedia SA, on the 6th June 2008, to transfer to the latest all trading, distribution and exhibition and broadcast of cinematographic and audiovisual works (film, miniseries, documentaries) that they intended to produce within 5 years.<br />40. The defendant VC produced the documentary “Maddie , The Truth of the lie” , produced by Carlos Coelho Silva , which is an adaptation of the book written by the defendant GA. I have attached such documentary to the files.Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-16270754517797797112015-04-30T17:58:51.372+01:002015-04-30T17:58:51.372+01:00The continuance of Isabel Oliveira's great wor...The continuance of Isabel Oliveira's great work translating the trail decision<br />https://www.facebook.com/groups/HiDeHoCONTROVERSYofMadeleineMcCann/permalink/469781289845032/<br /><br />16. The defendant Guerra e Paz , Publishers is a commercial society and its activity consists of editing, publishing, trading, including import and export of books.<br /><br />17. On the 10th March 2008 the defendant, Guerra e Paz Editores, SA and the defendant Gonçalo Amaral signed a written agreement, add pages 277-281, designated contract for transfer of author rights through which the defendant Gonçalo Amaral gave the exclusive right to publish the text “Madeleine, the Truth of the Lie “ exclusively for ten years, in the form of a book, printed or electronic, in any language and in the whole world.<br /><br />18. Clause 4, n1 of this agreement states the following: “ The retribution to be paid by the 1st party to the 2nd party for author rights relative to the editions of the work to be commercialised in Portugal will be of:<br /><br />a) 12% of the cover price of each copy sold, net of VAT, up to 30.001 copies. B) 14% of the cover price of each copy sold, net of VAT, from 30.001 to 50.000 copies. C) 16% of the cover price of each copy sold, net of VAT from 50.001 copies sold.<br /><br />19. Clause 5, n2 of this agreement states the following: “If the first party sells the copyright to other languages, in any country in the world and after deducting the costs inherent to that sale, the net income from that sale will be divided in equal parts between the 1st and 2nd parties, ie 50% each.<br /><br />20. The defendant Gonçalo Amaral is the author of the book “Maddie , the Truth of the Lie”, published by Guerra e Paz , Editores SA.<br /><br />21. The cover of the book has the word “confidential” written in red and in the inside cover “Reserved Reading” and “contains unique revelations” .<br /><br />22. The technical summary of the book, page 4, has the following data: Revision :Fernanda Abreu. Cover and Pagination: Ilidio J.B. Vasco. Photograph of the author: Sandra Sousa Santos. C Guerra e Paz Editors , SA, 2008, All rights Reserved. Cofina media for photographs by Nuno Costa.<br /><br />23. From the book “Truth of the Lie” (Intro to the Book pgs 11-12, pages 16, pages 19-20, pages 21, page 22-24, page 193pages 220-221) all quoted. –<br /><br />(I Isabel, not judge lol, won’t transcribe them here since it is a long text and one can consult the book to read relevant passages, plus I would be afraid the judge finds me in breach of her orders wink emoticon . you can read your relevant pages in our speak easy internet corner . )<br /><br />24. Conclusion of GA’s Book (pages 220-221)<br /><br />25. The book “Maddie , the Truth of the Lie” was launched on the 24th July 2008, in El Corte Inglès, in Lisbon.<br /><br />26. On the day of its launch, 24.07.08, the book was also sold with the newspaper Correio d Manhã.<br /><br />27.The book “Maddie , the Truth of the Lie” had the following editions in Portugal:1st edition in July 2008, 30.000 copies printed 2nd; July 2008, 10.000 copies printed; 3rd July 2008, 10.000 copies printed; 4rth July 2008, 30.000 copies; 5th August 2008, 25.000 copies; 6th August 2008, 10.000 copies; 7th, August 2008, With 15.000copies printed; 8th, August 2008, 10.000 copies; 9th August 2008, 10.000 copies; 10th, August 08, 10.000 copies;11th August 08, 10.000 copies; 12th, 2008 10.000 copies printed.<br /><br />(cont)Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-74177840793422902022015-04-30T17:48:20.488+01:002015-04-30T17:48:20.488+01:00http://pjga.blogspot.pt/2015/04/a-message-from-gon...http://pjga.blogspot.pt/2015/04/a-message-from-goncalo-amaral_12.html<br /><br />A Message From Gonçalo Amaral<br /><br />I find that the court's decision is unfair and questions my right and every Portuguese citizen's right to freedom of expression and of opinion. <br /><br />For that reason, I do not resign myself to the decision and I will appeal it until the very last judicial instance. <br /><br />If I am able to continue counting on your support, I will continue to fight within the judicial system for the Truth and the achievement of Justice.<br /><br />Thank you. Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-27044090890923687302015-04-30T15:10:07.754+01:002015-04-30T15:10:07.754+01:00.http://www.sabado.pt/opiniao/cronistas/joao_pinto....http://www.sabado.pt/opiniao/cronistas/joao_pinto_costa/detalhe/20150429_0917_maddie.html<br /><br />Great comment/opinion article from J.P: Costa!<br /><br />I particularly like this bit:<br /><br /> "Estou curioso para ler a sentença.<br /><br />Com tanta submissão aos McCann sempre quero ver se esta termina com a expressão "God save the Queen".<br /><br />(I am curious to read the sentencing.<br />With all the submission to the McCanns I want to check if it ends with a "God save the Queen")<br /><br />And this bit also, on a more serious and ominous tone:<br /><br />"5: E não vou continuar a dizer o que me vai na alma, não por falta de vontade, mas porque não sou uma pessoa influente, nem sequer sou inglês e isso parecendo que não é muito importante para quem pode vir a ter que encontrar a cega justiça portuguesa."<br /><br />/and I am not going to carry on pouring out what goes inside my soul, not because of lack of will, but because I am not an influential person, not even english, and that, even if it might not seem so, is very important for anyone who might have to deal with the portuguese blind justice.)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-22253909955670218002015-04-30T14:00:09.663+01:002015-04-30T14:00:09.663+01:00http://www.sabado.pt/opiniao/cronistas/joao_pinto_...http://www.sabado.pt/opiniao/cronistas/joao_pinto_costa/detalhe/20150429_0917_maddie.html<br /><br />Traduzido no <br /><br />http://mercedessigueaqui.blogspot.pt/2015/04/caso-madeleine-mccann-opinion.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248067846422149470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-4542639823101028272015-04-30T13:57:31.300+01:002015-04-30T13:57:31.300+01:00http://www.sabado.pt/opiniao/cronistas/joao_pinto_... http://www.sabado.pt/opiniao/cronistas/joao_pinto_costa/detalhe/20150429_0917_maddie.html<br /><br /> Maddie<br /><br /> 1: O ex-inspector da Policia Judiciária, Gonçalo Amaral, foi condenado a pagar 500 mil euros aos pais da Madeleine McCann, por causa da publicação do seu livro Maddie: A Verdade da Mentira.<br /><br />Finalmente encontramos uma pessoa que não vai lucrar nada com o desaparecimento da menina inglesa.<br /><br />2: Apesar do ex-inspector relatar essencialmente factos no seu livro a verdade é que o tribunal deu razão aos pais de Maddie que após terem tecido considerações tão pouco abonatórias para Portugal, voltam a rir-se de nós.<br /><br />Estou curioso para ler a sentença.<br /><br />Com tanta submissão aos McCann sempre quero ver se esta termina com a expressão "God save the Queen".<br /><br />3: Kate e Gerry McCann parecem mais entusiasmados com a possibilidade de avistar libras e euros do que pareciam quando se noticiava que a filha tinha sido avistada.<br /><br />Porque será?<br /><br />4: Ainda assim, se eles forem tão negligentes com o dinheiro como são com os filhos, bem que podem ganhar muitos mais milhares de euros que será pouco o tempo que ficarão com eles nas mãos.<br /><br />5: E não vou continuar a dizer o que me vai na alma, não por falta de vontade, mas porque não sou uma pessoa influente, nem sequer sou inglês e isso parecendo que não é muito importante para quem pode vir a ter que encontrar a cega justiça portuguesa.<br /> <br />Até para a semana.<br />Facebook do autorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-44718979592921426162015-04-30T12:53:12.791+01:002015-04-30T12:53:12.791+01:00(cont)
Even if, hypothetically, one could admit t...(cont)<br /><br />Even if, hypothetically, one could admit that Gerald and Kate McCann might be responsible over the child's death, it would still have to be explained how, where through, when, with what means, with the help of whom and where to they freed themselves of her body within the restricted time frame that would have been available to them to do so. Their daily routine, until the 3rd of May, had been circumscribed to the narrow borders of the 'Ocean Club' resort and to the beach that lies next to it, unknowing the surrounding terrain and, apart from the English friends that were with them on holiday there, they had no known friends or contacts in Portugal.” (...)<br /><br />“- Tests and analyses were performed in two of the most prestigious and credentialed institutions for this effect – the National Institute for Legal Medicine and the British lab Forensic Science Service -, whose final results did not positively value the collected residues, or corroborated the canine markings;”(...)<br /><br />“- Despite all of this, it was not possible to obtain any piece of evidence that would allow for a medium man, under the light of the criteria of logics, of normality and of the general rules of experience, to formulate any lucid, sensate, serious and honest conclusion about the circumstances under which the child was removed from the apartment (whether dead or alive, whether killed in a neglectful homicide or an intended homicide, whether the victim of a targeted abduction or an opportunistic abduction), nor even to produce a consistent prognosis about her destiny and inclusively – the most dramatic – to establish whether she is still alive or if she is dead, as seems more likely.” (...)<br /><br />“Therefore, after all seen, analysed and duly pondered, with all that is left exposed, it is determined:<br /><br /><br />b) The archiving of the Process concerning arguidos Gerald Patrick McCann and Kate Marie Healy, because there are no indications of the practise of any crime under the dispositions of article 277 number 1 of the Penal Process Code.” (...)Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-84436410091319113562015-04-30T12:52:40.205+01:002015-04-30T12:52:40.205+01:00(cont)
“While it is an unavoidable fact that Mad...(cont)<br /><br /><br />“While it is an unavoidable fact that Madeleine disappeared from Apartment 5A of the 'Ocean Club', the manner and circumstances under which this happened are not – despite the numerous diligences made in that sense -, therefore, the range of crimes that were indicated and referred to during the inquiry remains untouched.” (...)<br /><br />“Concerning the other indicated crimes, they are no more than that and despite our perception that, due to its high degree of probability, the occurrence of a homicide cannot be discarded, such cannot be more than a mere supposition, due to the lack of sustaining elements in the files.<br /><br />The non involvement of the arguidos parents of Madeleine in any penally relevant action seems to result from the objective circumstances of them not being inside the apartment when she disappeared, from the normal behaviour that they adopted until said disappearance and afterwards, as can be amply concluded from the witness statements, from the telephone communications analysis and also from the forensics' conclusions, namely the Reports from the FSS and from the National Institute for Legal Medicine.<br /><br />To this can be added that, in reality, none of the indications that led to their constitution as arguidos was later confirmed or consolidated. If not, let us see: the information concerning a previous alert of the media - before the police - was not confirmed, the traces that were marked by the dogs were not ratified in laboratory, and the initial indications from the above transcribed email, better clarified at a later date, ended up being revealed as innocuous.<br /><br />(cont)Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-9785825765622664112015-04-30T12:51:24.389+01:002015-04-30T12:51:24.389+01:00(cont)
2 – The situation concerning the window to...(cont)<br /><br />2 – The situation concerning the window to the bedroom where Madeleine slept, together with the twins, which was open, according to Kate. It seemed then necessary to clarify if there was a draught, since movement of the curtains and pressure under the bedroom door are mentioned, which, eventually, could be verified through the reconstitution;<br /><br />3 – The establishment of a timeline and of a line of effective checking on the minors that were left alone in the apartments, given that, if it is believed that such checking was as tight as the witnesses and the arguidos describe it, it would be, at least, very difficult to reunite conditions for the introduction of an abductor in the residence and the posterior exit of said abductor, with the child, namely through a window with scarce space. It is added that the supposed abductor could only pass, through that window, holding the minor in a different position (vertical) from the one that witness JANE TANNER saw (horizontal);<br /><br />4 – What happened during the time lapse between approximately 6.45/7 p.m. – the time at which MADELEINE was seen for the last time, in her apartment, by a different person (David Payne) from her parents or siblings – and the time at which the disappearance is reported by Kate Healy – at around 10 p.m.;<br /><br />5 – The obvious and well-known advantages of immediate appreciation of evidence, or in other words, the fulfilment of the principle of contiguity of evidence in order to form a conviction, as firm as possible, about what was seen by Jane Tanner and the other interposers, and, eventually, to dismiss once and for all any doubts that may subsist concerning the innocence of the missing [child's] parents.<br /><br />In this sense, the legal procedures were followed, according to the norms and conventions that are in force, and the appearance of the witnesses was requested, inviting them to be present inclusively appealing to solidarity with the McCann couple, as it is certain that since the beginning they adhered to that process diligence.<br /><br />Nevertheless, despite national authorities assuming all measures to render their trip to Portugal viable, for unknown motives, after the many doubts that they raised about the necessity and opportunity of their trip were clarified several times, they chose not to attend, which rendered the diligence inviable.<br /><br />We believe that the main damage was caused to the McCann arguidos, who lost the possibility to prove what they have protested since they were constituted arguidos: their innocence towards the fateful event; the investigation was also disturbed, because said facts remain unclarified.”(...)<br /><br />“This shows that the parents were not persistently worried about their children [and] that they didn't check on them like they afterwards declared they did, rather neglecting their duty to guard those same children, although not in a temerarious, or gross, manner” (...)<br /><br />(cont)Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-73240636487237680832015-04-30T12:49:29.222+01:002015-04-30T12:49:29.222+01:00(cont)
10. Page 2680 of the criminal investigatio...(cont)<br /><br />10. Page 2680 of the criminal investigation, 10 September 2007, public prosecutor in charge of the case:<br /><br />“In the course of the investigation, where one continues to investigate the disappearance of Madeleine McCann , being the investigation open whether to confirm or infirm its occurrence, in relation to the crimes of abduction, homicide, abandonment and concealment of body and as per our drafted plan, it is necessary to document the real time of said disappearance, find out the precise location of each of the intervenients at the time of the events and also in the time after the events –the McCann couple and their group of friends that were on holiday with them in the tourist apartments Ocean Club in Praia da Luz: Jane Michelle Tanner, Russel James O’Brien, Matthew David Oldfield, Rachael Marianna Jean Manpilly, David Anthony Payne, Fiona Elaine Payne and Diana Webster . There is also a need to determine the movements of the arguidos Kate and Gerry McCann for the time of their stay in Portugal while establishing all the connections between all the intervenients and third parties. In this sense, and because the diligences that will be pointed here are essential to finding the truth, namely to analyse the telephone activity of the McCann couple and their friends, as well as other telephone numbers, that has been established was related to the facts occurred on the night of the 3rd of May 2007, remit the official file to the Mmo. JIC”<br /><br />11. Page 3170 of the criminal investigation, 03.12.2007 by the Criminal Instruction Judge of Portimão<br /><br />“ Since in the current criminal investigation files the crimes of abduction, homicide, abandonment and concealment of a body are being investigated being the first 3 crimes punishable with sentencing superior to 3 years and because it necessary to identify the suspicious behaviour observed in th surroundings of the place where the child disappeared from and mentioned in pages 3150 and 3154 and following of the case files , having so a high importance to the discovery of the truth , the data requested by the Public Ministry I order that (...) is requested from operator Portugal Telecom (...)” Point AV of the proved facts.<br /><br />12. The Defendant Gonçalo Amaral was the Inspector of the Judiciary Police in charge of the coordination of the investigation into the disappearance of the applicant MBM. Amaral<br /><br />13. The defendant Gonçalo Amaral retired from the police force on the 1st July 2008 (art 19 Base Instrutória)<br /><br />14. on the 21st July 2008 the General Prosecution of the Republic divulged a note to the media announcing the archiving of the criminal investigation and that the same could be reopen by the initiative of the Public Ministry or any interested parties if new elements of evidence that would lead to pertinent diligences (article 20 of Base Instrutória) .<br /><br />15. In the archiving report, 21.07.08:<br /><br />“ Taking into account that there were certain points in the arguidos' and witnesses' statements that revealed, apparently at least, contradiction or that lacked physical confirmation, it was decided to carry out the "reconstruction of the fact", a diligence that is consecrated in article 150 of the Penal Process Code in the sense of duly clarifying, on the very location of the facts, the following very important details, among others:<br /><br />1 – The physical, real and effective proximity between Jane Tanner, Gerald McCann and Jeremy Wilkins, at the moment when the first person walked by them, and which coincided with the sighting of the supposed suspect, carrying a child. It results, in our perspective, strange that neither Gerald McCann nor Jeremy Wilkins saw her, or the alleged abductor, despite the exiguity of the space and the peacefulness of the area;<br /><br />(cont)Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-13469584735676627532015-04-30T12:47:43.913+01:002015-04-30T12:47:43.913+01:00The continuance of Isabel Oliveira's great wor...The continuance of Isabel Oliveira's great work translating the trail decision<br />https://www.facebook.com/groups/HiDeHoCONTROVERSYofMadeleineMcCann/permalink/469781289845032/<br /><br /><br />VERDICT<br /><br />PROVED FACTS (points 1-15 of 84) More Later<br /><br />1. The applicants KM and GM are married to each other<br />2.The applicant Madeleine Beth McCann was born on the 12.05.2003 and is the daughter of the applicants Kate and Gerry McCann<br />3.The applicant Sean McCann was born on the 01.02.2005 and is the son of the applicants Kate and Gerry McCann<br />4. The Applicant Amelie MCCann was born on the 01.02.2005 and is the daughter of the applicants Kate and Gerry McCann<br />5. The Applicant Madeleine Beth McCann has been missing since the 3rd of May of 2007, and the criminal investigation n. 201/07.0GALGSwas open by the General Prosecution of the Republic for the Portimão District.<br />6. The British Police Dogs “Eddies” and “Keela” detected human blood and cadaverine in the apartment 5A, Ocean Club<br />7. The British Police Dogs “Eddies” and “Keela” detected human blood and cadaverine in a vehicle rented by the Applicants after the disappearance of MBM.<br />8. The Applicants Kate and Gerry McCann were constituted arguidos in the scope of the police investigation<br />9. Pages 2587-2602 of the criminal investigation, 19.07.2007, chief Inspector Tavares de Almeida wrote a report in which the following section can be transcribed :<br />“From everything that was gathered, the facts point in the direction that the death of Madeleine McCann occurred, on the night of May 3rd of 2007, inside the apartment 5A, of the Ocean Club resort, occupied by the couple McCann and by their three children;” (...)<br /><br />“From everything that was exposed from the AUTOS, we conclude that:<br />A) The minor Madeleine McCann died in the apartment 5A of the Ocean Club resort, on the night of May 3rd of 2007;<br /><br />B) It was performed a simulation of kidnapping;<br /><br />C) In order to avoid the death [alarm] of the minor before 22H00, it was created a situation of the children's surveillance by the McCann while the children slept;<br /><br />D) Kate McCann and Gerald McCann are involved in the occultation of the cadaver of their child Madeleine McCann;<br /><br />E) At this moment, there seems that there aren't strong indicia that the death of the minor didn't happen due to a tragic accident;<br /><br />F) From what was obtained until now, everything points out that the McCann, as self-defence, didn't want to deliver immediately and voluntarily the cadaver, existing a strong possibility that the same was transported from the initial place of deposition. This situation is susceptible to raise questions about the circumstances under which the death of the minor occurred.<br /><br />So we suggest that the 'Autos' be sent to the EX.mo Sr. Procurador Geral da República [General Attorney], in order to:<br /><br />G) New interrogation of the Arguidos Kate and Gerry McCann;<br />H) Evaluation of the measure of restraint to be applied in this case;” Pages 2601 of criminal Investigation<br /><br />(cont)Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-85990266153899320142015-04-30T07:48:37.987+01:002015-04-30T07:48:37.987+01:00Sickos troll McCanns for £357k libel cash
MADELEI...Sickos troll McCanns for £357k libel cash<br /><br />MADELEINE McCann’s parents have been targeted by trolls after winning £357,000 damages.<br /><br />By Jerry Lawton / Published 30th April 2015<br /><br />Kate and Gerry were blasted on social networking sites over their six-year battle against ex-police chief Goncalo Amaral.<br /><br />The Portuguese officer claimed they covered up their daughter’s death in a best-selling book.<br /><br />But the trolls accused the couple of profiting from their daughter’s disappearance.<br /><br />Last night the McCanns vowed to use “every single penny” of the pay-out to help find Madeleine, who vanished in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz on May 3, 2007.<br /><br />A team of 31 Scotland Yard detectives is investigating.<br /><br />But the McCanns’ spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: “The investigation will come to an end sooner or later and Kate and Gerry will use the official Madeleine fund and any awards made to them to continue their own search.’’<br /><br />Their Portuguese lawyer Isabel Duarte said: “Damages my clients receive will be spent on the search for Madeleine.’’<br /><br />Mr Mitchell added: “Kate and Gerry remain very grateful for the continuing support from the Government and the Metropolitan Police but realise it cannot last. In a common sense and practical move they have kept some money back from the Find Madeleine Fund in case it is needed.”<br /><br />Last night a source close to the case said it was not certain Mr Amaral, 55, who plans to appeal, could pay the damages.<br /><br />“Some people think he is a multi-millionaire because of this book but he is not,’’ the source said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-29252669696698250102015-04-29T23:30:18.282+01:002015-04-29T23:30:18.282+01:00http://portugalresident.com/gon%C3%A7alo-amaral-or...http://portugalresident.com/gon%C3%A7alo-amaral-ordered-to-pay-parents-of-madeleine-mccann-%E2%82%AC500000-in-damages<br /><br />Posted by portugalpress on April 28, 2015<br />Gonçalo Amaral ordered to pay parents of Madeleine McCann €500,000 in damages<br /><br />In a court ruling that has left many in states of total disbelief, former PJ detective Gonçalo Amaral has been ordered to pay €500,000 in damages to the parents of Madeleine McCann.<br /><br />The long-running civil case for defamation centring on Amaral’s book ‘The Truth of the Lie’ has finally “come to an end”, Sky News reported on Tuesday. But whether this is an end, or simply yet another lurch in the tortuous proceedings, remains to be seen.<br /><br />“Mr Amaral, who led the (original) police search for the girl, can appeal the court’s ruling”, Sky concludes.<br /><br />It is a verdict that has set social media alight, with comments ranging from “I love Gonçalo Amaral” to more constructive pointers on how people can donate to his legal fund.<br /><br />While many are asking “how could this have happened?”, Portuguese are suggesting it “an outrageous sum” for a country where people generally don’t have that kind of money.<br /><br />Added to the libel ‘win’, Amaral is understood to be facing legal charges of another €106,000.<br /><br />“The court court also prohibited any more sales of the books and gave the publisher (Guerra e Paz) 60 days to return all existing copies”, Sky continued, adding that the makers of the TV documentary based on the book are now prohibited from selling any more copies of their film.<br /><br />It is a far cry from the news published both in Portugal and UK in January hinting that Judge Emília Melo e Castro's “reading of the proven facts” suggested that an outright court win for the McCanns was “unlikely”.<br /><br />British tabloid The Daily Express ran (belatedly) with the headline “Exclusive: McCanns will lose £1 million libel trial”.<br /><br />Key points in the McCanns’ case were listed as “not proven”.<br /><br />Even Amaral agreed he was cautiously optimistic.<br /><br />But then came the long wait for the final verdict, and finally Tuesday’s bombshell that despite all the McCanns’ claims “not proved”, Amaral was considered to have “caused harm” to Madeleine’s parents to the extent that both are due compensation of €250,000.<br /><br />Even more baffling is the fact that his book has once again been “banned”. A ban was overturned in October 2010 by Lisbon’s appeal court and though the McCann couple appealed, their appeal was overruled by the Supreme Court of Justice in 2011.<br /><br />It cannot be without irony that Tuesday’s announcement has been timed to coincide almost to the day with the 8th anniversary of Madeleine’s disappearance from a rental apartment in Praia da Luz.<br /><br />Contacted for his thoughts on the ruling, Amaral told the Resident: “We are in the face of a mere battle in a war that is far from over.”<br /><br />By NATASHA DONN<br />natasha.donn@algarveresident.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-64948666276710365192015-04-29T18:29:19.784+01:002015-04-29T18:29:19.784+01:00(cont)
IV. If the requests presented by the appli...(cont)<br /><br />IV. If the requests presented by the applicants in the damages suit are adequate to the removal of the effects of the committed illicit.<br /><br />Point I – The book is reporting facts that were present in the investigation and there is nothing new there and can, in fact, be confirmed in the report of Chief Inspector Tavares de Almeida (n9) and was pursued in the investigation process (ns 10 and 11), resulting in the constitution of Arguidos of the applicants and this was presented to the media and to the general public through the publication of the copy of the Investigation. (n 65 and 66)<br /><br />The Judge considers that the element to be analysed here is the relationship between the defendant Gonçalo Amaral and the investigation. She concludes that the defendant is not a mere commentator and was the coordinator of the case. The judge also mentions the date of the archiving of the investigation and the date of the book launch, only 3 days apart.<br /><br />Point II – At the centre of the case, there is a conflict between two existing rights. The applicants (KM and GM) right to third good name as well as the presumption of innocence and the freedom they were always entitled to and the right of the defendant of freedom of expression, in the specific sense he is entitled to a right of opinion.<br /><br />The judge then resources to jurisprudence , mainly by the European court of Human rights to weigh the balance between the two rights and which should prevail when conflicts between these two rights exist.<br /><br />The following is a list of jurisprudence and studies the judge resourced to in order to reach her decision :<br /><br />Universal Declaration of Human Rights (12, 16, 29 -n2)<br />European Convention for the protection of human rights<br />European court for Human Rights (she stresses article 8 number 1 of the Portuguese Constitution regarding the reception of international laws)<br />British cases (Allen C)<br />German Cases (Karaman c)<br /><br />Civil Code<br />CRP<br />Portuguese Jurisprudence as in several decisions of the superior Courts (Both Relação and Supreme Courts)Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-85721344724919416272015-04-29T18:29:01.743+01:002015-04-29T18:29:01.743+01:00(cont)
On the 11th of February the applicants, Go...(cont)<br /><br />On the 11th of February the applicants, Gonçalo Amaral, Guerra e Paz, presented the following law allegations in writing:<br /><br />A) The APPLICANTS invoking that their constitutionally guaranteed rights are superior to the eventual freedom of expression that the defendants may benefit from . That the book and remaining pieces covered in this suit are not information and aim at transforming the theory of their responsibility on the death of the applicant Madeleine and the concealment of her body in the “result “ of the criminal investigation. That Gonçalo Amaral violated his duties to which he was obliged while an inspector of the Polícia Judiciária.<br /><br />B) The defendant, Gonçalo Amaral for the dismissal of the requests, stating that the book was written to defend his personal and professional honour. That it wasthe applicants that breached the safeguard of their private life, image and good name and that the book describes the facts constant in the investigation.<br /><br />C) The defendant Guerra e Paz, for the dismissal of the suit brought against them arguing the illegality of the requests in a Democratic State of Law and because the book is an exercise of freedom of opinion, expression and information.<br /><br />There is a list of 84 proved facts (a wide combination in favour of the Applicants and the defendants) and a list of 13 non proved facts (these against points alleged by the Mccanns with maybe the exception of point L re GA’s retirement date) These points will be translated at a later date since they are quite extensive so do bare with me.<br /><br /><br /><br />JUDGES FINDINGS and SUBSTANTIATION OF the SAME SUMMARY<br /><br />Questions to be decided<br /><br />After proceedings the question to be answered is the following:<br /><br />The book written by Gonçalo Amaral , the adaptation of the book for audiovisual (referred to as documentary from now on) and the interview given by Gonçalo Amaral are these illegal acts or against the law in the scope or article 484 of the Civil Processual Code?<br /><br />In attempting to reply the judge will go through the following steps:<br /><br />I. The contents of the book , documentary and interview<br /><br />II. The conflict, in this particular case, between freedom of expression and the right to the good name and reputation of the applicants.<br /><br />In case the court concludes it illicit it is important to establish the following:<br />III. If damages are proved that are connected in a cause effect relationship and, if affirmative, what amount should these be compensated for.<br /><br />(cont)Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-72870190463049654852015-04-29T18:26:53.363+01:002015-04-29T18:26:53.363+01:00(cont)
THE APPLICANTS REQUEST
I – Prohibition of...(cont)<br /><br />THE APPLICANTS REQUEST<br /><br />I – Prohibition of the sale of the book and an that an order is issued to collect and destroy books and videos still in bookshops or warehouses and that they appoint their authorised representative as the trusted receiver and that the defendants should be notified of that collection<br /><br />II – That all defendants are prohibited of making new copies of the book and video, even on the internet, or other books or videos that defend the same theory and are meant to be sold or divulged in Portugal.<br /><br />III - Prohibition for all the defendants to freely or onerously concede/ pass , in any form, of the the publishing rights or author rights of the contents of the book or video or other books or videos about the same theme for publishing of the same in any part of the world.<br /><br />IV- the prohibition for the defendants that by any means, including the internet, of quoting, , analysing or commentary , express or implicit, verbally or in writing of parts of the book or video that defend the death theory of the 3rd applicant or the concealment of her body, in any part of the world.<br /><br />V- That all defendants are prohibited, in any form , including the internet of commentary or reproduction of commentary , opinion or interview where such thesis is defended or may so be deduced.<br /><br />VI - the prohibition for all defendants and, in any possible form, of publishing or issuing declarations, photographs or other documents connected to the book, the video or the theory in any means possible ,including the internet.<br /><br />VI (VII) -That the convicting sentence be published (extracts) at the convicted expenses, for two consecutive days in one of the most read newspapers in Portugal and one of the most read daily UK newspapers and also to publish the said convicting sentencing (extracts) and only once in one of the most read weekly newspapers in Portugal and in the UK, chosen by the authors (MCCANN family)in the 15 days immediately subsequent to the final the judicial decision (trânsito em julgado Res Iudicata , please note that this concept is different in Common Law systems and in Civil Law systems)<br /><br />VII (VIII )– that the defendants are convicted to pay a compulsory and deterrent pecuniary fine for the above mentioned circumstances in an amount not inferior to 100.000 Euros (one hundred thousand Euros per each act of non compliance of the prohibition or impoundment of the books and videos<br /><br />VII (IX) - That the defendants are convicted to pay the judicial fees , including the fees of their legal representatives<br /><br /><br />Defendants OPPOSED invoking as per below:<br /><br />TVI – Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Press<br />GA – Freedom of Expression and opinion as per the article 37 of the Portuguese Constitution<br />VALENTIM DE CARVALHO – That they had given the trading, distribution exhibition and broadcast rights to a 3rd party and had not sold or edited any video<br />GUERRA E PAZ - The book is factual and is in the public interest and there are other books and press documentaries about the “Maddie Case”<br /><br />WOC<br />On the 20th May 2014 the procedures were suspended so that the Applicants could obtain the documents allowing them to bring this case in representation of the 3rd applicant (MBM) - This is referring to the WOC . The court registered the lack of permission by a court in the UK regarding MM WOC status. The applicants added a certificate issued by the Family Division of the High Court for Justice (21.03.2014) authorising the parents to represent the minor in proceedings related to the book and media activity related to the same. They also had in their power (since the 16.07.2010) a decision from the same court that authorizes the minor Madeleine Mccann to be an applicant in this case against the 4 defendants.<br /><br />(cont)Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-13009139603983154942015-04-29T18:25:39.687+01:002015-04-29T18:25:39.687+01:00Courtesy of Isabel Oliveira from FB who we thank f...Courtesy of Isabel Oliveira from FB who we thank for such a great job:<br />https://www.facebook.com/groups/HiDeHoCONTROVERSYofMadeleineMcCann/permalink/469425939880567/<br /><br /><br />VERDICT SUMMARY<br /><br />This is a somehow rushed summary of the verdict together with translation of some parts of it. The verdict will be fully translated but for now , apologies for the bad english and incomplete version.<br /><br />As a comment I would only like to add that the Judges decision does not, at any point , consider the book to be untruthful. In fact the court considers the book to be factual as per the investigation and also states that the book revealed nothing new. all the matters covered were in the case files, made public prior to the book release and factual .<br /><br />Faced by a conflict in between two conflicting rights in this specific case ( freedom of expression and opinion and the right to a good name and honour ) the court resourced mainly to jurisprudence (both national and international) as well as to Portuguese Civil Law to decide that the right to one's good name and honour should prevail in this case.<br /><br />As a note, it is important to remember that lifting an injunction that banned the sale and distribution of the book was decided by a Superior Court (Tribunal da Relação) . This is also Jurisprudence and in Portuguese Law, the decisions of superior courts are also law and are binding for a first instance court . It will probably be an interesting point to check when an appeal is submitted. However since this was a reply by the Relação Court to an injunction I am not 100% sure as to the ins and outs of the decision being or not Jurisprudence and , tehrefore, law. A professional legal person will have to look at it and decide on this one.<br /><br />Summary<br /><br />WHAT WAS REQUESTED BY MCCANS<br /><br />in representation of their children Kate Marie Healy McCann, GERALD PATRICK MCCANN, married , doctors, for them and in representation of their children MADELEINE BETH MCCANN , SEAN MICHAEL MCCANN and AMELIE EVE MCCANN , residents in xxx have instituted the following declarative action , under the form of process , against GONÇALO DE SOUSA AMARAL, resident in xxx. The Applicants have requested that, based on the proceeding action the accused is convicted to the following:<br /><br />I-Payment to each of them of damages with a global value not inferior to 1.2 million Euros , being 500.000 Euros to the 3rd applicant (MBM), 100.000 Euros each for the 4th (SMM) and 5th (AEM) applicants and 250.000 Euros each for the 1st (KM) and 2nd (GM) applicants.<br /><br />II – to pay retroactive interest, at the legal rate, on the value of the above mentioned amounts since the date of the citation till the payment is fully settled.<br /><br />III – To pay emerging material damages, comprising of all the costs that may be liquidated in the execution of the sentence and that are directly and necessarily inherent to the judicial initiatives that are deemed necessary or that have been or will be carried out with grounds on the contents, interviews and news texts mentioned in the official documents / files.<br /><br />IV – That the convicting sentence be published (extracts) at the convicted expenses, for two consecutive days in one of the most read newspapers in Portugal and one of the most read daily UK newspapers and also to publish the said convicting sentencing (extracts) and only once in one of the most read weekly newspapers in Portugal and in the UK, chosen by the authors (MCCANN family)in the 15 days immediately subsequent to the final the judicial decision (trânsito em julgado Res Iudicata , please note that this concept is different in Common Law systems and in Civil Law systems)<br /><br />V – To pay the court fees, including the fees of its authorised representatives<br /><br /><br />Who are they bringing the law suit for damages against<br /><br />GONÇALO DE SOUSA AMARAL<br />GUERRA /PAZ 9publishers<br />Valentim de Carvalho<br />TVI<br /><br />(cont)Textusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160632687242190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-60431907015000824292015-04-29T18:25:07.214+01:002015-04-29T18:25:07.214+01:0040 days for appeal, starting monday. Plenty of tim...40 days for appeal, starting monday. Plenty of time to choose a strategic place on the battlefield, prepare your weapon, load it with intelligence instead of utter vengeance, take a long and deep breath and aim with utmost precision. The ‘delighted’ counterpart won’t even hear the click of the trigger.sloganmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863986821574734718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-6084807872523045132015-04-29T14:57:16.858+01:002015-04-29T14:57:16.858+01:00https://www.facebook.com/groups/HiDeHoCONTROVERSYo...https://www.facebook.com/groups/HiDeHoCONTROVERSYofMadeleineMcCann/permalink/469071919915969/<br />50 minutes ago:<br /><br />UPDATE 4<br /><br />GA and LAWYER now notified - 40 days for appeal deadline starts Monday. As per Lizzy post, it may be filed before but not later.<br />More to follow as and when ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891574965172458848.post-39197442192944544552015-04-29T14:54:13.040+01:002015-04-29T14:54:13.040+01:00http://laidbareblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/the-plo...http://laidbareblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/the-plot-thickens.html<br /><br />The plot thickens......<br /><br />Yesterday, 28th April 2015, the media reported that the McCanns had been awarded varying figures from the damages trial they instigated against Goncalo Amaral. We were very sceptical as to whether the news was genuine, or whether it was simply more dirty tricks from team McCann, the like of which we saw on January 21st 2015, when someone, rumoured to be Isabel Duarte, the McCann's lawyer, told the Lusa News Agency that the McCann's had won the trial against Goncalo.<br /><br />For those of you who don't know what the Lusa News Agency is, it is basically a 51% state owned organization, that gathers reports and articles, press and news companies can then access this information, and use it to publish news through their outlets. As Sky News and various others did yesterday.<br /><br />What took us all by surprise as events unfolded, was that the press were getting these stories before Goncalo's legal team were. This just didn't make sense at all The verdict was always supposed to be sent to both parties in writing.<br /><br />So why didn't Goncalo's team have the documentation?<br /><br />The answer to that is quite astonishing.<br /><br />Isabel Duarte got her hands on the document before it passed through Citius, the judicial network, she then passed it on to several journalists.<br /><br />The documentation that she was passing round yesterday, bore no official authentication. It couldn't possibly have done, as it hadn't passed through the full legal process.<br /><br />http://www.eliphashardi.eu/<br /><br />We will update this blog for you to judge for yourselves, just as soon as we have more information.<br /><br />Some big questions remain though.<br /><br />How was confidential information leaked to Isabel Duarte?<br /><br />Did Isabel Duarte obtain these documents illegally?<br /><br />Has Isabel Duarte breached legal protocol by passing unofficial documentation onto the press?<br /><br />and most importantly, could this jeopardise the entire verdict?<br /><br />One thing is for sure it opens the door for an official complaint from Goncalo Amaral's legal team, who yesterday couldn't publicly comment to the many calls from the media, as they didn't have any information with which to do so. <br /><br />More to follow.............. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com