Gerry McCann to attend Amaral's trial

Gerry McCann’s anguish as court battle is delayed

THE father of Madeleine McCann spoke of his disappointment yesterday after his family’s libel battle against a Portuguese detective was further delayed.

Gerry McCann arrived in Lisbon in the hope of giving evidence against Goncalo Amaral. But, amid farcical scenes, the court hearing was cancelled after Amaral’s defence lawyer announced he had to attend to an urgent family matter.

Consultant cardiologist Gerry only found out about the postponement as he arrived at the Palace of Justice after taking an early morning flight from the UK.

He tried his best to hide his frustration as he left the court building. “Obviously I’m disappointed,” he said. “My wife Kate and I know better than anyone else what we have experienced and what we have gone through and the damage that has been caused to the search for Madeleine.

“I’m looking forward to the next court date. If I get the opportunity to speak in court I will come back.”

His lawyer Isabel Duarte said: “This is Portugal. What do you want me to say?” It later emerged that Amaral’s lawyer Vitor Oliveira could not attend court because his grown-up son was having an operation in hospital.

The evidence due to be heard yesterday has now been put back to next Wednesday. Gerry’s sister Trish Cameron had previously been due to give evidence but that hearing was also delayed when the trial judge had to leave court early.

The McCanns, both 45, from Rothley, Leics, are suing Mr Amaral for £1million over false claims in his July 2008 book The Truth Of The Lie that they faked Madeleine’s abduction in May 2007 to cover up her death in their Algarve holiday apartment.

Around 120,000 copies of the book were sold before it was withdrawn when the McCanns won an injunction.

Amaral, 56, denies defamation and insists everything he published in his book is in police files on Madeleine which have been made public.

The judge is due to finish hearing evidence in late November.

This is Portugal. What do you want me to say?
Isabel Duarte, Gerry McCann's lawyer

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Note the grown-up son, and the use of the word farcical.

Well done, Team Gonc, you've dragged Portugal into disrepute yet again.

No-one believes this crap; all the world is seeing is that Gonc ran away from Gerry McCann without giving a XXXX about the disruption he caused to God knows how many people.

Gonc ashamed of himself, was he? Is that why he slunk out the side door to try to avoid the media?

Quote from: carlymichelle on Today at 11:05:28 AM
my mum sitll comes to my medical appoitments with me etc and im 34 parenthood doesnt stop when your 18 unlike the uk who seem to ship theur kids off to boarding school aged 8 out of site out of mind ehh?

       

Jesus H. Christ, most women have careers, are running homes and businesses, bringing up children, may even be grandparents at 34. Why on earth would they need to cling to their mother's apron strings? Hard to imagine ANY grown, adult woman doing something so lame and pathetic.       

And note the casual way the Tassie Troll then goes on to insult the entire UK, having revealed her own short-comings in the 'acting like an adult' department.

This must be the sort of 'Portuguese parenting' Guedes and the other Gonc groupies approve of:

http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/detalhe/noticias/nacional/portugal/casal-de-ladroes-leva-filho-para-assaltos-em-mafra


A police chase ended yesterday afternoon in Loures, with the arrest of a couple of 34 years and another man, 42. After being caught stealing irrigation taps on a property in the locality of the grating in Mafra, the suspects fled the car where he was their son - a child of about six years.

What dedication! Portuguese parents even take their children along when they're burgling, getting involved in police chases, etc!

Oh look, more Portuguese family values:

http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/detalhe/noticias/nacional/portugal/preso-por-abusar-dos-tres-sobrinhos-014909927

Arrested for abusing three nephews
Two girls of seven and 13 years were abused for five years. Brother of 11 years was also raped and reported the case to authorities. PJ holds suspect.

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Now, the point of this is NOT to attack Portugal - far from it. Sadly, every nation on earth is afflicted by scum.

But could Guedes and co please spare us the hypocrisy of pretending that Portugal is some kind of earthly paradise, exempt from all social ills, because it most certainly is not. And no, it isn't normal to have to cancel important court dates because your grown children are having scheduled surgery - on a hand.

It's the most pathetic excuse since the last one from Team Gonc.

I agree with bb1:

"the point of this is NOT to attack Portugal - far from it. Sadly, every nation on earth is afflicted by scum.

But could Guedes and co please spare us the hypocrisy of pretending that Portugal is some kind of earthly paradise, exempt from all social ills, because it most certainly is not. And no, it isn't normal to have to cancel important court dates because your grown children are having scheduled surgery - on a hand.

It's the most pathetic excuse since the last one from Team Gonc."

Team Gonc stinks.

Quote from: carlymichelle on Today at 11:05:28 AM
my mum sitll comes to my medical appoitments with me etc and im 34 parenthood doesnt stop when your 18 unlike the uk who seem to ship theur kids off to boarding school aged 8 out of site out of mind ehh?


In other words, she doesn't want to grow up?

Well poor Carly's parents couldn't even go out for a quiet dinner alone in the hotel restaurant where they were staying. She was what 10 or 11 at the time and in her own words, screamed the place down.

I do hope she has at least stopped the screaming when she can't get her own way.

How deluded are these people?

It is indeed irritating to all concerned that there have been two Friday afternoon cancellations. The point is that if the son is having surgery and the situation is grim as we are led to believe, his father as defence attorney, could hardly be expected to concentrate on his demanding role and do his best for his client. he put his child first; if only the McCanns had done that!

i agree though Panda, there is a danger that the McCanns will spin this to their advantage and imply the child was merely having his tonsils out or something of that nature

'The child' turned out to be a grown adult male having some kind of scheduled surgery on....his hand.

It's a bit too late to worry about anything being 'spun' to favour the McCanns. The minute Team Gonc pulled this stupid stunt, they damned themselves in the eyes of the media - everyone, in fact, except Gonc's idiotic supporters.

My friends, this was taken from SIC news channel:

http://sicnoticias.sapo.pt/pais/2013/09/27/sessao-de-julgamento-foi-cancelada-e-impediu-depoimento-de-pai-de-maddie-mccann

Trial session was canceled and prevented testimony from the father of Madeleine McCann

The trial today 's case brought by the family of Madeleine McCann against former Inspector of Judicial Police ( PJ ) gonçalo amaral was canceled , so the father of the missing child in the Algarve in 2007 , not testified .

The session in 1 . Civil Court of Lisbon, in the Courthouse , turned out not to be held by decision of Judge Maria Emilia Melo e Castro, after a request from the attorney Gonçalo Amaral , accused of defamation by Madeleine's parents , Gerry and Kate McCann .

According to judicial sources , the lawyer asked the court to continue the trial to October 2 , morning and afternoon , because " surgical operation the child."

The cancellation of today's session that prevented Gerry McCann could testify in court , under the new Civil Procedure Code , in force since September 1 this year . Also prevented the sister of the father of Madeleine McCann , who traveled this morning to Lisbon in the company of Gerry , was questioned as a witness for the prosecution .

In this civil action , the McCann couple seeks compensation of 1.2 million for alleged defamation of former PJ inspector who investigated the disappearance of Madeleine , to May 3, 2007 .

The McCann family also appealed to court on the grounds that were violated rights , freedoms and guarantees . In the book " Maddie : The Truth of the Lie" , written by Goncalo Amaral , the former PJ inspector defends the thesis involvement of Kate and Gerry in their daughter's disappearance , with concealment of a body .

In related case , the McCanns had an injunction to ban the book and the movie with the same title , based on a documentary aired on TVI .

In January 2010, 7 . Civil Court of Lisbon decided to keep the book of gonçalo amaral and the video remained excluded from the market . On appeal, the Court of Appeal overturned the verdict in Lisbon October 19, 2010 , after which Kate and Gerry McCann appealed to the Supreme Court , which upheld the decision of the March 18, 2011 .

Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday apartment in a tourist resort in Praia da Luz in the Algarve , where he was on holiday with her parents and twin brothers . Kate and Gerry , who always claimed that the child was abducted , were made ​​defendants in September 2007 .

The case was dropped for lack of evidence , in July 2008 , although prosecutors admit reopening if new data emerge about the child's disappearance .

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also from TVI:

http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/503/sociedade/maddie-julgamento-goncalo-amaral-gary-mccann-adiamento-tvi24/1494111-4071.html

Father Madeleine does not testify at the trial of Gonçalo Amaral

The session in 1 . Civil Court of Lisbon , in the Courthouse , just not taken place by order of Judge Maria Emilia Melo e Castro, after a request from the attorney Gonçalo Amaral

The trial today 's case brought by the family of Madeleine McCann against former Inspector of Judicial Police ( PJ ) Gonçalo Amaral was canceled , so the child's father , who disappeared in the Algarve in 2007 , not testified .

The session in 1 . Civil Court of Lisbon , in the Courthouse , just not taken place by order of Judge Maria Emilia Melo e Castro, after a request from the attorney Gonçalo Amaral , accused of defamation by Madeleine's parents , Gerry and Kate McCann .

According to judicial sources , the lawyer asked the court to continue the trial to October 2 , morning and afternoon , because "the surgical operation of the child ."

The cancellation of today's session that prevented Gerry McCann could testify in court , under the new Civil Procedure Code , in force since September 1 this year .

Also prevented the sister of the father of Madeleine McCann , who traveled this morning to Lisbon in the company of Gerry , was questioned as a witness for the prosecution .

In this civil action , the McCann couple seeks compensation of 1.2 million for alleged defamation of former PJ inspector who investigated the disappearance of Madeleine , to May 3, 2007 .

The McCann family also appealed to court on the grounds that were violated rights , freedoms and guarantees .

In the book " Maddie : The Truth of the Lie " , written by Goncalo Amaral , the former PJ inspector defends the thesis involvement of Kate and Gerry in their daughter's disappearance , with concealment of a body .

In related case , the McCanns had an injunction to ban the book and the movie with the same title , based on a documentary aired on TVI .

In January 2010, 7 . Civil Court of Lisbon decided to keep the book of Gonçalo Amaral and the video remained excluded from the market .

On appeal, the Court of Appeal overturned the verdict in Lisbon October 19, 2010 , after which Kate and Gerry McCann appealed to the Supreme Court , which upheld the decision of the March 18, 2011 .

Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday apartment in a tourist resort in Praia da Luz in the Algarve , where he was on holiday with her parents and twin brothers .

Kate and Gerry , who always claimed that the child was abducted , were made ​​defendants in September 2007 .

The case was dropped for lack of evidence , in July 2008 , although prosecutors admit reopening if new data emerge about the child's disappearance , reports Lusa .

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also from O Público / The Public PT newspaper:

http://www.publico.pt/sociedade/noticia/caso-maddie-julgamento-de-exinspector-iniciase-com-inquiricao-de-testemunhas-dos-mccann-1605668

Maddie case : trial of former inspector begins with examination of witnesses for the McCanns

McCann want compensation for alleged defamation .

Three witnesses indicated by the McCanns were heard on Thursday at the start of trial in civil proceedings for defamation , the former Judiciary Police inspector Gonçalo Amaral , after action brought by the parents of missing British child in the Algarve in 2007.

The information was Lusa by Isabel Duarte , lawyer of the parents of Madeleine McCann , the first day of trial in which the judge Maria Emilia Castro Melo and determined that there was no reason for the hearing to be in camera , as claimed by Gonçalo Amaral , who was present as a defendant in the Civil Court of Lisbon.

After previously , the parties have not reached an out of court settlement in the civil action , in which the parents of Madeleine McCann demanded a compensation of EUR 1.2 million for alleged defamation of former PJ inspector ( who investigated the disappearance of the child ) , the trial began with the examination of three witnesses - a Canadian and two British - " friends " of the McCanns .

In this first session , the judge had to adapt the trial rules of the new Code of Civil Procedure , legislative reform that entered into force on September 1 .

The trial continues on Friday with the examination of five witnesses named by the parents of Madeleine , three of which are familiar to the McCanns .

Speaking to Lusa , Isabel Duarte said that since the beginning, the McCanns have always been open to a court settlement with Gonçalo Amaral , but it was not possible to reach an agreement with the defendant .

He stressed , however, that the main objective of the McCanns was that the investigation into the disappearance of the child was resumed , which , he said, has now taken place , without any further details or other clues .

In related case , 7 . Th Civil Court of Lisbon decided in January 2010 to keep the ban on the marketing of the book Maddie : The Truth of the Lie , written by Goncalo Amaral , and video with the same title , based a documentary aired on TVI .

The banning of the book and the video, which presents the thesis of Gonçalo Amaral involvement of Kate and Gerry McCann in the disappearance of her daughter with the concealment of the corpse had been provisionally enacted September 9, 2009 .

On 19 October 2010, the Lisbon Court of Appeal annulled the decision of 7 . Civil Court , after which the McCanns appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice ( STJ ) . In its judgment of 18 March 2011 , the Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the decision .

Madeleine McCann disappeared on May 3, 2007 , in an apartment of a tourist resort in Praia da Luz in the Algarve , where he was on holiday with her parents and twin brothers .

At the time of the disappearance , Goncalo Amaral was the coordinator of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Judicial Police of Portimão .

Kate and Gerry McCann , who always claimed that the child was abducted , were made ​​defendants in September 2007 .
The case was dropped for lack of evidence , in July 2008 , although prosecutors admit reopening if new data emerge about the child's disappearance .

the judge Maria Emilia Castro Melo and determined that there was no reason for the hearing to be in camera , as claimed by Gonçalo Amaral , who was present as a defendant in the Civil Court of Lisbon.

Amaral really is scared, isn't he? Doesn't want the media at the trial, doesn't want Kate McCann to testify against him, pulled that stupid stunt yesterday.

It'll be interesting to see if Gonc tries to stop Gerry McCann giving evidence.

The sum of money that has been sequestered, does anyone know the figure please?

I know it's round about €1,000,000, Lily, but exactly, or what it is now, with interest - no idea, sorry.

Thank you Bonny. That brings to my thoughts on that, does the interest go to Gonc, the McCanns or who?

I have absolutely no idea, Lily. It's all rather academic with Gonc, anyway, as he's over his head in debt to the Portuguese taxman, his brother, the court in Faro, etc.

And his lawyer can't have much faith in him, or he wouldn't be needing to scrounge money from his adoring Goncalettes - all those exclusives to O Crime should take care of his lawyer's bill, or would if he had a hope of winning?

Remember, we are NOT getting full, accurate transcripts from Guedes...

I was just wondering that if he were to keep the interest, which would be quite sizeable on that sum, he or whomever had to pay it out might want to keep it in the banking institution? Which in turn could be a reason to delay a trial ending date........

I could be totally wrong here. Just thinking out loud.......

According to a hounder:

If he does give evidence it will be before Mr. A's witnesses, then, thanks to Anne's wonderful reporting the" internet warriors" will have a field day IMO, going over every
word uttered.

That just about sums the Gonc fan club up, doesn't it?

An internet lynch mob picking over NOT 'every word uttered', but what a chum of the bloke in the dock has seen fit to post on what is turning into a hate site. Said post having been 'edited' by hate site Admin who is a convicted fraudster.