McCanns back in Lisbon for Amaral case

Paul

amaral2 Kate and Gerry McCann fly into Lisbon this weekend in preparation for a 09.30 start in the number 1. Civil Court in the 'McCann v Amaral' case.

The McCanns are suing Gonçalo Amaral, a former Inspector from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Judicial Police in Portimão, for €1.2 million.

Isabel Duarte, the McCann’s lawyer, today confirmed that both of the Madeleine McCann's parents will be appearing in court as the trial restarts.

The trial was suspended last October as the presiding judge asked each party to go away and try and sort out an out-of-court settlement but the McCanns believe that their rights have been violated and have stuck to their claim for damages.

Gonçalo Amaral was in charge of the Madeleine McCann investigation from May 3, 2007 when she went missing. Amaral later was removed from this post and is no longer in the police service.

In Amaral’s book ‘Maddie: The Truth of the Lie’ the former Inspector alleges Kate and Gerry McCann somehow were involved in the child's disappearance and the concealment of her body. This, the McCanns took exception to.

Comments

+1 #7 Chez 2014-06-16 13:00

Latest News, Trial postponed for ten day as Amaral has sacked his lawyer. I love Portugal

-2 #6 Enid 2014-06-16 10:31

As British posters have often said before here and on other expat websites – why didn't our Government warn us, before we brought our life and retirement savings here ….. that Portugal is the 'poster child' of EU retarded development ?

Observing the schizoid nature of many Portuguese is fascinating but, as in the McCann case – which has brought it clearly to the surface over the years, hugely painful for us British.

For so many Portuguese their hostility to the UK follows from a minor colonial border dispute in the 1800's. Yet bizarrely their youngsters now watch dubbed Ceebeebies Horrible History on the governments RTP2 TV station !!!

A brilliant Troika innovation to insist on re-education of their history but weird that Portuguese children will now be growing up having learnt endless hours of British history …. not their own.

+8 #5 Mike Towl 2014-06-16 10:06

Nice time of year for the Holy couple to visit Portugal. I wonder if they brought the kids.

+9 #4 chez 2014-06-16 09:29

Disgusting couple, as culpable as the abducter, if indeed there ever was one!

+13 #3 FoxinaBox 2014-06-15 23:27

Faked abduction, death beginning of holiday 29th, sub used called Madaline R***r. Check phone records and pings. 2yr old pic used? We didn't call her Maddie? Nannies quickly removed? Elizabeth Naylors friend.

+16 #2 graziano 2014-06-15 23:02

Quoting chiptheduck: