Kate and Gerry McCann to tell court of heartbreak caused by Gonzo's smears

My friends, this was taken from The Guardian newspaper:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/16/kate-gerry-mccann-police-hunt-libel-portuguese-lawyer-madeleine?CMP=twt_gu

Kate and Gerry McCann criticise former police chief who led hunt for Madeleine
Gonçalo Amaral is causing us more pain, say parents of missing girl after he delays Portuguese libel action by sacking lawyers

Kate and Gerry McCann have criticised the former police officer who led the hunt for their missing daughter after he delayed their libel action against him again.

Kate McCann said every delay caused by Gonçalo Amaral, who sacked his legal team at the last minute, "causes us more pain and distress".

They are suing for libel over claims he made in his book The Truth of the Lie, and they travelled to Portugal to deliver personal statements on how accusations in the book were affecting them.

The McCanns were originally told they could not make statements to the long-running trial at Lisbon's Palace of Justice, but the decision was overturned after an appeal by their lawyer.

Outside the court in Lisbon, Gerry McCann said: "We're exasperated that the hearing has been cancelled once again at Mr Amaral's request. This is the fourth time this has happened and we've travelled to Portugal. The legal case has been running now for over five years and we want to get justice for Madeleine."

He added: "Today is a blatant and cynical attempt to wear us down and it's Madeleine who is suffering. We're not going to give up – we're going to keep going."

Kate McCann said: "We need to make it clear to people: we took on this case because of the pain and distress that Mr Amaral has brought to us and our children. And every time he postpones the case like this it brings us more pain and distress. Every time we come here we have to make arrangements for our children to be looked after, we have to book flights, we have to book hotels, we have to take time off work to come here.

"Mr Amaral handed that letter in at apparently around nine o'clock this morning. That letter could have been handed in before we left the country. And this has happened about four times. As Gerry said, this can't be seen as anything but blatant and cynical. We just want justice. This is not fair."

Gerry McCann said they would return, with the next hearing set for 8 July.

Madeleine, who was then nearly four, disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in the Algarve on 3 May 2007 as her parents dined at a nearby restaurant with friends.

Her parents say that claims in Amaral's 2008 book, including suggestions that they hid Madeleine's body after she died in an accident and they faked an abduction, damaged the hunt for their daughter and exacerbated their anguish. If successful, the family stands to gain around £1m in damages.

Last week the McCanns said the fact that police had found no evidence relating to their missing daughter during recent searches in Praia da Luz had reinforced their belief that she could still be alive.

Thanks, Pedro. I hope the tabloids rip that cowardly PoS a new one for this.

How does he think he looks to other people in the world?

His actions are those of a person who knows he is losing badly and wants to prolong the agony of having to face the music. He can't keep running or hiding from the law.

Karma has his name on a load of sh*te heading his way together with his enablers. So many people will rejoice when that happens as it inevitably will.

Nothing honorable about him at all and he's showing his country up as being weak and foolish.