AMARAL LIBEL TRIAL LATEST - PARENTS TO TELL COURT OF HEARTBREAK CAUSED BY DETECTIVE'S SMEARS

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Madeleine McCann's parents to tell court of heartbreak caused by detective's smears
Jun 12, 2014 16:49 By Martin Fricker

Kate and Gerry McCann have been given permission to speak a the trial of Goncalo Amara over accusations he made against them in his book The Truth of the Lie



Heartbreak: Gerry McCann and Kate McCann

Kate and Gerry McCann will tell a Portuguese judge next week of their heartbreak over smears spouted by the detective who led the bungled police search for their daughter.

The couple won the latest round in their long legal battle to silence ex-police chief Goncalo Amaral - who claims they were responsible for Madeleine's death.

They have both been granted permission to give emotional statements in a Lisbon court on Monday as the libel case comes to a close.

The pair will describe how the cruel and malicious lies from Amaral have caused them unnecessary grief and hampered the search for Madeleine.

Kate, 46, and Gerry, 45, learned they will be allowed to speak in court shortly after they told of their renewed hope that their daughter could still be alive.

They spoke out following an unsuccessful eight-day search for clues into the seven year old case by Scotland Yard detectives in Praia da Luz.

In a statement they said: "We are very pleased that significant activity has taken place in Praia da Luz over the last eight days.

"We are further encouraged that, despite intensive searches, no trace of Madeleine has been found and this reinforces our belief that she could still be alive.

"As parents of a missing child, we have always wanted all reasonable lines of inquiry to be followed.

"It is gratifying to know that a substantial amount of work will take place over the coming months with the close co-operation of the British and Portuguese authorities.

"We would like to thank all those involved for their efforts and members of the public who have come forward with information."

The couple's legal battle against Amaral, who was the local police chief when Madeleine vanished in May 2007, has dragged on for years.

They are suing the 56-year-old for £1million damages over accusations he made in his controversial 2008 book The Truth of the Lie.

He claimed Madeleine died in an accident at the family's holiday apartment and that her parents covered up the tragedy.

Amaral, who has since retired, insists everything written was already contained in police and court case files which had been made public.

A source close to the McCanns said: "Finally it looks like drawing to a close and they are hopeful they can win the case.

"They both want to see an end to it. The poisonous lies said against Kate and Gerry have caused them great distress and have hindered the search for Madeleine.

"It will be the final stage of the trial and there is not expected to be any cross examination.

"Kate and Gerry have applied to give declarations, the court has now agreed and they have been asked to be present in person on Monday.

"They will describe the impact that Mr Amaral's comments have had on them and the wider family.

"The judge will listen, assess it and retire to consider a verdict. It is the final stage of the court procedure but judgement will be reserved."

The McCann's spokesperson Clarence Mitchell said: "Kate and Gerry are planning to attend court on Monday to make their personal statements after their appeal to do so was successful."

Madeleine was nearly four-years-old when she vanished while her parents dined with friends in a nearby tapas restaurant.

The Portuguese police case - which was criticised after the McCanns were named formal suspects - was shelved the following year.

Operation Grange was set up in 2011 to investigate the disappearance after David Cameron ordered Scotland Yard to review all the evidence in the case.

British detectives have identified eight male suspects they want to quiz in connection with Madeleine's disappearance.

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Madeleine McCann parents to testify at £1million libel trial

MADELEINE McCann’s parents will speak at the libel trial of a disgraced Portuguese detective.

Goncalo Amaral wrote a book claiming the couple faked the abduction to cover up her death.

Kate, 46, and Gerry, 45, of Rothley, Leics, have been told they will be allowed to address the court after appealing against an earlier decision to deny them a say.

Amaral’s allegations left Kate considering taking her own life.

Last night doctors Kate and Gerry were said to be “moving mountains” to get to the Lisbon courthouse for Monday, when they are due to testify.

Their lawyer Isabel Duarte said: “I’m hopeful both of them will be able to make it.”

They are suing Amaral, 57, after winning an injunction to have his book removed from shop shelves. Scotland Yard officers were expected to return to London last night after scouring scrubland near Praia da Luz, where Madeleine vanished.

But local business owners may sue the force, claiming the probe hit tourism in the holiday hotspot.

Re: McCanns to appear in libel trial on Monday 16 June
Post ShuBob Today at 8:28

What if......the couple have been summoned for questioning by the PJ/SY and they're using the libel trial as cover for them being in Portugal? I know they had requested to make their emotional speech some time ago but I expected the date the judge proposed (June 16) to be postponed by the McCanns. It could be that this has proved to be perfect timing for them to go to Portugal if they've been summoned.

I wonder if the Court will accommodate them with a twin witness box, something like they used in Celebrity Squares when they had a double act on?

Pamela Longhurst I hope and pray that they are arrested in Portugal tomorrow then we can all sleep well knowing that at long last Justice has been served. This is my only wish in life.

 Lynne Susan Riley
Can we all change our profile pictures to show our support for snr.Amaral

Shelagh Ferreira Celeb style, they now travel separately, incognito, ducking inconvenient questions from journos at Lis airport, not to mention flying tomatoes and graffitied luggage.
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Shelagh Ferreira Both have been very craftily disguised by MI5. Gerry as a tourist with a See Me Jimmy ginger wig, stick-on tattoos and bumcrack shorts. For Kate they chose that old, but trusted, bhurka with a Saudi passport.

British police hiding evidence in Maddie case

Gonçalo Amaral says that information provided by a woman who saw Maddie's father walking towards the beach disappeared from the files.

A few days after Madeleine McCann disappeared from the Ocean Club holiday resort in Praia da Luz, Algarve, May 3, 2007 (seven years ago), a witness emerged: a British tourist who said she saw the girl's father to walk the beach at night. The revelation was made by the former PJ coordinator Gonçalo Amaral, who adds that the data of the witness disappeared.
"We tried to recover this testimony and the documents that were in the British sphere and simply disappeared. Still do not know who this person is and where it is," said Goncalo Amaral. Today, the former coordinator of the PJ of Portimão will meet up again with Gerry and Kate in the Justice Palace, in Lisbon, since it will continue the trial in which the British couple seeks EUR 1.2 million compensation for publishing the book 'Maddie, The Truth of the Lie', written by Goncalo Amaral, in defending the thesis that parents are responsible for the disappearance of the girl and the concealment of the body (see box). Goncalo Amaral has no doubts that Maddie is dead. "The girl's parents had the key of the church and in the same church a funeral a month after the disappearance was performed. According to some reports, the child could well go to the feet of this woman who was going to be cremated," further explained Gonçalo Amaral.

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McCanns Arrive At Court For Libel Trial

Kate and Gerry McCann appear in a Portuguese court later today to describe how accusations by a former police chief affected them.

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have arrived at court in Lisbon to speak at the trial of a former police chief, who they are suing for libel over claims he made in a book.

Kate and Gerry McCann are expected to deliver emotional statements in the trial of Goncalo Amaral.

They were originally told they could not make statements to the trial, but the decision was overturned at appeal.

Their appearance will mark the end of the trial against Mr Amaral, but a final ruling is not expected until later in the year.

The McCanns claim Mr Amaral's 2008 book The Truth Of The Lie included allegations they had hidden Madeleine's body after she died in an accident and faked an abduction which damaged the search for the missing girl and added to their anguish.

Madeleine disappeared from her parent's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, 2007, as Kate and Gerry dined at a nearby restaurant with friends.

In October, Mr McCann's sister Trish Cameron told the libel trial the couple's pain was "multiplied 100 times" by the book.

If the court rules against Mr Amaral, the McCanns could receive around £1m in damages.

Last week, they said the failure of police officers to find evidence relating to their missing daughter during recent searches in Praia da Luz "reinforced" their belief that she could still be alive.

They said: "As parents of a missing child, we have always wanted all reasonable lines of inquiry to be followed and it is gratifying to know that a substantial amount of work will take place over the coming months with the close co-operation of the British and Portuguese authorities.

"We would like to thank all those involved for their efforts and the members of the public who have come forward with information."

Scotland Yard officers, working alongside Portuguese police, carried out searches in areas around the Algarve resort town.

Taken from Jornal de Notícias newspaper:

http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Seguranca/Interior.aspx?content_id=3973751

McCanns in Lisbon for trial of former PJ inspector

The trial of the case in which the parents of Madeleine McCann claim compensation of EUR 1.2 million for defamation, the former PJ inspector Gonçalo Amaral is resumed on Monday, with the presence of Kate and Gerry McCann.

The parents of the British girl who disappeared in a tourist resort of Praia da Luz in the Algarve, in May 2007, may testify in the trial session scheduled for 1. Th Civil Court of Lisbon, from 9.30 am.

The hearings in the trial 1. Th Civil Court of Lisbon in the Palace of Justice, found themselves suspended since October last year, that Madeleine's parents came to court according to Gonçalo Amaral.

As there was no agreement in a case that has motivated the request for seizure of goods to Gonçalo Amaral as a precautionary measure, was marked resumption of the sessions.

In this action, the McCann couple, who believes that rights and freedoms have been violated, seeks damages of EUR 1.2 million to Gonçalo Amaral,

In the book "Maddie: The Truth of the Lie", written by Goncalo Amaral, the former coordinator of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Judicial Police of Portimão defends the alleged involvement of Kate and Gerry McCann in the child's disappearance and concealment of a body .

also taken from Correio da Manhã newspaper:

http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/detalhe/noticias/nacional/portugal/julgamento-de-goncalo-amaral-e-hoje-retomado-com-casal-mccann

Lisbon

Gonçalo Amaral's trial resumed today with McCanns

In this action, the McCann couple, who believes that rights and freedoms have been violated family, seeks damages of EUR 1.2 million to Gonçalo Amaral.

The trial of the case in which the parents of Madeleine McCann claim compensation of EUR 1.2 million for defamation, the former PJ inspector Gonçalo Amaral is resumed on Monday, with the presence of Kate and Gerry McCann.

The parents of the British girl who disappeared a tourist resort of Praia da Luz in the Algarve, in May 2007, may testify in the trial session scheduled for 1. Th Civil Court of Lisbon, from 09h30. The hearings in the trial 1. Th Civil Court of Lisbon in the Palace of Justice, found themselves suspended since October last year, that Madeleine's parents came to court due to no agreement with Gonçalo Amaral.

As there was no agreement in a case that has motivated the request for seizure of goods to Gonçalo Amaral as a precautionary measure, was marked resumption of the sessions.

W. Bro. Gerry Mc€ann ‏@FakeRC
RT @nffc1969: and the guilty pair arrive at court in Portugal #mccanns <<= Shame, I was hoping Kate & Bro. Gerry #McCann arrested at airport

Karen Pinto ‏@KSLPinto 8 mins
#McCann - Kate & Gerry walking into court like f*cking celebrities!! DISGUSTING - see Kate has vice grip on Gerry again #disgusting #pair

And Portugaldoesaline is offering her 'services' in CA - well, it is the middle of the night there:

sabelleMcFadden ‏@PORTUGALONLINE 24 mins
@YarYellow I'm translating what's on news this morning. You may not appreciate my services but I know others do. #mccann

Marianne Smith Sky saying we are a chair detectives and media conspiracy to protect the McCanns

Catherine George Fat Eamon and his mates calling us armchair detectives. All pro McCanns talking about their pain. Oh my. Are there any people out there with a media voice, anti-McCann?

Karen Dolphin Pinto Kate & Gerry enter like frikkin A List celebrities, Kate with her vice grip on Gerry. Eamonn Holmes stating we are all Conspiracy Theorist - the "cash in the attic dude" stating on SkyNews - "the poor parents" the black haired idiot doing the same - I am fuming this morning, will count to 10 relax deep breath and pray for good outcome. I have tweeted 30times to Eamonn - Sky News, felt like throwing my tea cup at my TV screen .............rant over....calming down fingers crossed everyone!

lucie~lou ‏@LucyAngelique
#mccann stick to the internet & twitter for REAL honest updates on McCann!! The uk media is a conspiracy & a blackout on the FACTs

IsabelleMcFadden @PORTUGALONLINE ·
I'm so excited and I just can't hide it. Im about to loose control and I think I like it. Goncalo...Goncalo #mccann

 GONZO'S SACKED HIS LAWYER!!!!!!

Gary O'Shea @sunnewsreporter  ·  19m
Breaking: Goncalo Amaral has fired his lawyer on the final day of his £1million libel battle with the McCanns - and vanished from the court!

Gary O'Shea @sunnewsreporter · 15m
Kate and Gerry McCann's lawyer has told me that Amaral delivered his bombshell in writing to court services at 9am this morning. Stalling?

Gary O'Shea @sunnewsreporter · 15m
Judge due in court any minute to rule on whether the case can continue. Kate and Gerry don't look happy.

canada12 wrote:
My husband, who has observed many court cases in Canada, tell me that firing your counsel is quite a common tactic (here, anyway). And when that happens, in Canada, the court case has to start all over again.
Hmm.
Brilliant move on GA's part, if that's the case.
Also denying Kate and Gerry their no-doubt well-rehearsed emotional grandstand appearance.
Brilliant.

McCanns to appear in libel trial on Monday 16 June
Post jeanmonroe Today at 10:50 am

Probably a 'note' from DCI Redwood 'confirming' one hypothesis OG has is that wee Madeleine 'was killed and buried locally' in May 2007!

OR

The PJ are on their way to 're-'arguido' BOTH of them!

OR

the 'results' of OG 'digs' have been analysed and show that......................

OR......................................

David Steel ‏@DaSteelMan
Goncalo Amaral is playing a blinder #McCann

WTF? The only people that sack their own lawyers are:

1. People who don't like what their lawyers are telling them.

2. People who haven't paid their lawyers' bill and won't admit that their lawyer has actually sacked THEM.

3. Psychotic, narcissistic serial killers - see Ted Bundy, etc.

Re: Sky Reporter outside Court gives update
Post wjk Today at 11:30 am

Sky news reporting the McCanns looking distressed sat in the corridor! GOOD!

Joy Savage Poor furious gerry, let us all donate a few pennys to mr amaral , he has 10 days to find a new laywer

Miss Vivien ‏@vivienmiss 9m
@NicsWits @Randomleigh1 They are what they are,Mr Amaral has never run from that pair,& never will.Simple.#mccann

Gary O'Shea @sunnewsreporter
Amaral's sacked lawyer Vitor Santos Olivera has just slunk out of court looking sheepish. Says he doesn't know why he was fired. #maddie

Lucy-angelique Avilez Have to agree with mr steel again! Touché he was probably told to sack his lawyer by his lawyer legal loop hole to buy more time ! Perhaps more to come

Gary O'Shea @sunnewsreporter · 1m
Gerry and Kate McCann expected to speak outside court now. Kate looked close to tears earlier #MadeleineMcCann #maddie

Gary O'Shea
‏@sunnewsreporter
In most countries the wheels of justice grind slowly. In Portugal you are lucky if they grind at all #MadeleineMcCann  

Cristobell wrote:
But why, it makes no sense, he was on the verge of winning?

Gary O'Shea @sunnewsreporter · 1m
Okay, so Amaral has 10 days to get a new lawyer. Kate and Gerry will now give evidence on July 8. #MadeleineMcCann #maddie  

Gary O'Shea @sunnewsreporter · 7s
Close to tears, Kate and Gerry accuse Goncalo Amaral of a "blatant and cynical" attempt to detail their libel case.

Briony Iodi-boombastic Reynolds Lizzy can you post a link please in a separate thread for people to donate to Amaral? As he is fighting this case from donations, I'd like to contribute to his final showdown and show my appreciation for this brilliant move

This is not the action of a person who is confident of successfully defending the case brought against him for libel.

In my opinion it has been overlooked that these tactics are being watched by a very large audience throughout the world and risk bringing Portugal and the Portuguese Justice system into disrepute.

Most people will consider the delaying tactic disreputable in the extreme and will see it as a cynical attempt to heap more suffering on a couple who have just had the unbearable suffering of watching police dogs search beside British police digging Portuguese soil for a trace of their missing daughter.

As people digest exactly what has happened here I think they will come to better appreciate the character of the defendant in the libel case and will come to realise some of what the Drs McCann have been up against for the past seven years.