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Tuesday January 12, 2010 |
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jondipaolo:
Good
morning, i’m
outside the
palacio da
justica in
lisbon where
the mcann
libel trial
will take
place |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 8:40 JondiPaolo |
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9:03 |
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jondipaolo:
Camera crews
and
photographers
are
gathering
outside the
court. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 9:03 jondipaolo |
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9:05 |
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jondipaolo:
The police
have put
barriers up
outside the
court
entrance -
they're
obviously
expecting
large
crowds. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 9:05 jondipaolo |
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9:52 |
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jondipaolo:
The McCanns
have arrived
at court.
Word so far
is that
Goncalo
Amaral is
still yet to
get here. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 9:52 jondipaolo |
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10:20 |
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jondipaolo:
We're in
court
awaiting the
arrival of
the judge
and legal
teams. The
McCanns are
sitting in
the front
row at the
centre.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 10:20 jondipaolo
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10:23 |
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jondipaolo:
We're
sitting two
rows behind
the McCanns.
The benches
at the back
of the
courtroom
are full of
journalists
from the UK
and
Portugal.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 10:23 jondipaolo |
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10:25 |
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jondipaolo:
The legal
teams have
arrived.
Goncalo
Amaral is
sitting on
one of the
benches at
the side of
the court,
around 15ft
away from
the McCanns.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 10:25 jondipaolo |
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10:28 |
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jondipaolo:
On the wall
above the
judge's
chair is a
large 3D
frieze
depicting
the
judgement of
Solomon -
complete
with baby
being held
up by
swordsman.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 10:28 jondipaolo |
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10:36 |
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jondipaolo:
A clerk
carrying a
large bundle
of files has
just come
in, but
we're still
waiting for
the judge. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 10:36 jondipaolo |
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10:39 |
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jondipaolo:
The judge
has arrived
- a young
woman!
Proceedings
should now
be able to
get under
way.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 10:39 jondipaolo |
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10:41 |
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jondipaolo:
One of the
policemen
set to give
evidence
will do so
by video
link
tomorrow, we
are told.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 10:41 jondipaolo |
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10:46 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr Amaral's
lawyer
addresses
the court,
speaking
very slowly
and
deliberately |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 10:46 jondipaolo |
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10:47 |
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jondipaolo:
He is
declaring
the
'principle
of
contradiction'
- the legal
basis for Mr
Amaral's
argument to
be made.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 10:47 jondipaolo |
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10:47 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr Amaral's
lawyer has
said that
the McCanns
should take
the stand in
order to
answer
questions.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 10:47 jondipaolo |
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10:51 |
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jondipaolo:
The McCanns'
lawyer
replies that
the couple
are prepared
to give
evidence but
only after
Mr Amaral
has done so. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 10:51 jondipaolo |
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10:52 |
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jondipaolo:
The McCanns
are having
proceedings
translated
by
interpreters
seated
either side
of them. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 10:52 jondipaolo |
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11:00 |
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jondipaolo:
A new
witness,
Luis Frois,
is being
called by
the McCanns'
legal team
on a date to
be scheduled
on the 14th.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:00 jondipaolo |
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11:01 |
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jondipaolo:
The mention
of 'a date
to be
scheduled on
the 14th'
indicates
proceedings
are set to
last longer
than the
three days
set for
them.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:01 jondipaolo |
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11:07 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr Amaral's
lawyers want
a CD
containing
police case
files to be
submitted as
evidence
because it
would
corroborate
the claims
in his book. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:07 jondipaolo |
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11:11
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jondipaolo:
The McCanns'
lawyer is
arguing
against
allowing the
police CD to
be submitted
to the
court. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:11 jondipaolo |
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11:20 |
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jondipaolo:
The first
witness is
being called
by
videoconference. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:20 jondipaolo |
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11:23 |
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jondipaolo:
It is the
attorney who
was in
charge of
the original
inqury into
Madeleine's
disappearance,
Jose
Magalhaes e
Menezes.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:23 jondipaolo |
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11:25 |
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jondipaolo:
His
testimony is
marred by a
high-pitched
whine of
feedback
from the
microphone -
and the fact
the screen
can't be
seen by the
public.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:25 jondipaolo |
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11:26 |
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jondipaolo:
The McCanns
can't see
the person
giving
evidence. Mr
Amaral can,
but doesn't
seem to be
looking at
him. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:26 jondipaolo |
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11:26 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr Amaral's
lawyer is
cross-examining
the witness.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:26 jondipaolo |
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11:37 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr Menezes
is saying
that English
police
sniffer dogs
were brought
to Portugal
to help in
the search
for
Madeleine.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:37 jondipaolo |
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11:38 |
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jondipaolo:
He says that
the decision
to make the
McCanns
'arguidos' -
suspects -
was taken by
the police
and then
confirmed by
the public
attorney. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:38 jondipaolo |
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11:39 |
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jondipaolo:
The decision
to designate
Kate and
Gerry as
'arguidos'
was taken
after the
sniffer dogs
carried out
their
searches. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:39 jondipaolo |
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11:40 |
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jondipaolo:
There were
several
possible
charges that
could have
been brought
against the
McCanns:
kidnapping
and selling
a child were
among them.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:40 jondipaolo |
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11:48 |
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jondipaolo:
The witness
was asked
what the
probability
was of
Madeleine
still being
alive. He
replied that
he thought
it was
50/50.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:48 jondipaolo |
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11:55 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr Menezes
said that a
claim made
by the
McCanns on
the first
day after
Madeleine's
disappearance
was not
true. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:55 jondipaolo |
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11:56 |
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jondipaolo:
The witness
said that
Kate and
Gerry's
report that
they had
been
checking on
their
daughter
every half
an hour was
inaccurate.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:56 jondipaolo |
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11:57 |
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jondipaolo:
He claimed
that
although the
parents had
been
checking on
Madeleine,
it was not
as often as
every 30
minutes.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 11:57 jondipaolo |
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12:01 |
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jondipaolo:
Police
intercepted
text
messages
sent by the
McCanns
because they
were
suspicious
of the
parents'
role in
Madeleine's
disappearance.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:01 jondipaolo |
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12:02 |
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jondipaolo:
The text
messages
sent by Kate
and Gerry
were never
admitted as
evidence
gathered as
part of the
investigation.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:02 jondipaolo |
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12:08 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr Menezes
said he has
not read the
book written
by Mr Amaral
that
triggered
this case,
Maddie: The
Truth Of The
Lie.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:08 jondipaolo |
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12:18 |
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jondipaolo:
A report
signed by
Chief
Inspector
Tavares De
Almeida said
that
Madeleine
died in the
flat in
Praia da
Luz, the
witness adds |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:18 jondipaolo |
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12:19 |
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jondipaolo:
Now it's the
turn of the
McCanns'
legal team
to
cross-question
the witness.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:19 jondipaolo |
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12:24 |
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jondipaolo:
The McCanns'
lawyer makes
the point
that
'evidence'
usually
sightings -
has
suggested
Madeleine is
still alive.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:24 jondipaolo |
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12:25 |
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jondipaolo:
He says that
the McCanns
are not
responsible
for
generating
any of this
'evidence'
that their
daughter is
not dead.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:25 jondipaolo |
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12:26 |
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jondipaolo:
Another of
the McCanns'
lawyers
moves to
quiz the
witness -
literally.
She gets out
of her seat
and walks
right up to
the video
screen. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:26 jondipaolo |
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12:33 |
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jondipaolo:
She says
that the
McCanns were
always
totally
prepared to
come back to
Portugal to
take part in
a
reconstruction
of the
disappearance. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:33 jondipaolo |
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12:34 |
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jondipaolo:
The McCanns'
lawyer asks
the witness
whether he
understands
the title of
Mr Amaral's
book to
imply some
sort of
dishonesty
by the
McCanns. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:34 jondipaolo |
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12:38 |
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jondipaolo:
Who
suggested
the checking
of the
McCanns'
text
messages, Mr
Menezes is
asked. The
police, he
replies. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:38 jondipaolo |
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12:39
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jondipaolo:
The text
messages
were never
considered
as part of
the
investigation
because the
judge did
not allow
it, the
court hears. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:39 jondipaolo |
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12:45 |
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jondipaolo:
The senior
lawyer for
the McCanns
has
approached
them on the
front bench
of the
public
gallery for
a quick
huddled
conversation.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:45 jondipaolo |
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12:48 |
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jondipaolo:
Tavares de
Almeida,
chief
inspector of
police at
the time of
Madeleine's
disapperance,
has taken
the stand to
give
evidence. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:48 jondipaolo |
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jondipaolo:
He was
involved in
the case
from the
beginning,
but taken
off it in
September
2007. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:48 jondipaolo |
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12:51 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr de
Almeida
tells the
court that
he is still
working as
member of
the
Portuguese
police. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:51 jondipaolo |
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12:52 |
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jondipaolo:
He tells the
court that
British
police took
an active
part in the
investigation.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:52 jondipaolo |
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12:53 |
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jondipaolo:
He said the
Portuguese
detectives
found the
co-operation
given by
their
British
counterparts
useful.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:53 jondipaolo |
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12:54 |
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jondipaolo:
The British
police told
the
Portuguese
officers
what the
capabilities
of the
sniffer dogs
being used
in the
investigation
were. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:54 jondipaolo |
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12:56 |
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jondipaolo:
One of the
dogs used to
search the
apartment in
Praia da Luz
identified
blood and
another
identified
the smell of
a human
body. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:56 jondipaolo |
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jondipaolo:
The dogs
detected the
traces
inside the
dining room
of the
holiday flat
and in the
car the
McCanns were
using. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 12:58 jondipaolo |
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jondipaolo:
The animals
also found a
scent on a
piece of
cloth in a
flat rented
by the
McCanns
after they
left the
apartment
where
Madeleine
vanished. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 1:02 jondipaolo |
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1:11 |
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jondipaolo:
A report by
the British
police
stated that
one of the
sniffer dogs
was in a
nervous,
excitable
state, and
wanted to
get into the
room.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 1:11 jondipaolo |
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1:34 |
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jondipaolo:
British
police would
have found
it very
difficult to
charge the
mccanns. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 1:34 jondipaolo |
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1:35 |
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jondipaolo:
De almeida:
we were
controlled
by the
british
police.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 1:35 jondipaolo |
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1:36 |
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jondipaolo:
De almeida:
british
police kept
information
about the
mcanns to
themselves |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 1:36 jondipaolo |
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1:39 |
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jondipaolo:
De almeida:
Forensic lab
technicians
from
birmingham
came to
portugal so
it is
strange
concerns
were raised
about
contamination. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 1:39 jondipaolo |
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1:53 |
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jondipaolo:
De almeida:
british
authorities
other than
police
hindered
investigation
by
withholding
information.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 1:53 jondipaolo |
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1:54 |
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jondipaolo:
De almeida:
when we
asked uk for
info on
mccanns we
got a single
side of a4.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 1:54 jondipaolo |
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2:05 |
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jondipaolo:
The mcanns'
lawyer is
getting
quite worked
up in her
cross
examination
of de
almeida.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 2:05 jondipaolo |
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2:09 |
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jondipaolo:
The mcanns'
lawyer is
rebuked for
saying de
almeida was
accused of
torturing
suspects -
he was never
charged. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 2:09 jondipaolo |
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2:10 |
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jondipaolo:
The court is
adjourning
for lunch.
Back at 3pm |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 2:10 jondipaolo |
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LUNCH |
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3:28 |
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jondipaolo:
We're back
in court.
The mcanns
are here but
mr amaral is
missing. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 3:28 jondipaolo |
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3:29 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr amaral
has just
walked in
and we're
under way.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 3:29 jondipaolo |
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3:33 |
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jondipaolo:
Inspector
ricardo
paiva, of
the
portuguese
police, has
taken the
stand. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 3:33 jondipaolo |
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3:34 |
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jondipaolo:
Insp paiva
says he was
the family
liaison
officer for
the case but
was taken
off at the
mcanns'
request. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 3:34 jondipaolo |
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3:45 |
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jondipaolo:
Paiva is
asked
whether he
ever got the
impression
from the
mccanns they
thought
maddie could
be dead. He
says yes. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 3:45 jondipaolo |
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3:47 |
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jondipaolo:
Kate
whispers
something in
gerry's ear
and gives
him a little
smile. He
stays
looking
straight in
front. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 3:47 jondipaolo |
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3:52 |
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jondipaolo:
Gerry has
put his arm
round kate
as they
listen to
paiva's
testimony. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 3:52 jondipaolo |
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4:03 |
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jondipaolo:
Paiva also
says the
mccanns were
made
suspects
after the
british
sniffer dogs
were brought
in. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 4:03 jondipaolo |
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4:04 |
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jondipaolo:
Paiva: there
was total
collaboration
between
british and
portuguese
police on
the case.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 4:04 jondipaolo |
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4:09 |
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jondipaolo:
Paiva: it
was scotland
yard who
first
thought it
could be a
murder case.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 4:09 jondipaolo |
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4:09 |
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jondipaolo:
Paiva:
amaral's
theories are
based on the
facts of the
investigation. |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 4:09 jondipaolo |
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4:12 |
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jondipaolo:
Paiva:
amaral's
thesis has
prevented
other
theories
from being
investigated |
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 4:12 jondipaolo |
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4:13 |
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jondipaolo:
Paiva:
mccanns
never
pointed me
towards any
evidence
that maddie
was still
alive.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 4:13 jondipaolo |
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4:16 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr amaral
looks like
he's dozing
off.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 4:16 jondipaolo |
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4:29 |
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jondipaolo:
Paiva: we
found the
'merchandising'
operation
with
wristbands
and so on
very
strange.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 4:29 jondipaolo |
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4:31 |
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jondipaolo:
Paiva: if
she was
being held
somewhere
publicity
would be
more likely
to hasten
her death.
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Tuesday
January 12,
2010 4:31 jondipaolo |
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4:55 |
|
jondipaolo:
The mcanns'
lawyer is
taking an
aggressive
tone as she
cross-examines
mr paiva.
|
| |
Tuesday
January 12,
2010 4:55 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
5:08 |
|
jondipaolo:
Proceedings
have ended
for today.
|
| |
Tuesday
January 12,
2010 5:08 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
5:11 |
|
jondipaolo:
Some
confusion
here- that
wasn't the
end of
proceedings,
just a break
before
today's
final
witness.
|
| |
Tuesday
January 12,
2010 5:11 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
5:29 |
|
jondipaolo:
Ok, that's
all we have
time for.
Back
tomorrow
morning.
|
| |
Tuesday
January 12,
2010 5:29 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday
January 13, 2010 |
|
|
|
10:00 |
|
jondipaolo:
Gerry mccann:
we're not
denying the
existence of
the dogs, or
anything
else. It's
evidence
we're
interested
in.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 10:00 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:02 |
|
jondipaolo:
Gerry mccann:
this is the
legal
process
we're going
through to
protect our
daughter.
We're
looking for
more
information
to help the
search.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 10:02 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:03 |
|
jondipaolo:
Gerry mccann:
anyone else
with
children
would do the
same.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 10:03 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:15 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr amaral
claimed
victory
outside
court,
saying the
witnesses
had borne
out his
argument.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 10:15 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:38 |
|
jondipaolo:
We're back
in court.
The first
witness is
moita flores,
former
senior
policeman
and noted
public
figure.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 10:38 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:41 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: this
case
involves a
question of
freedom of
speech.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 10:41 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:44 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores is an
acquaintance
of amaral's
and wrote
the preface
to the
sequel to
his book
about
madeleine.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 10:44 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:50 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: PJ
investigation
was based on
well-established
principles
of police
work adhered
to all over
the world.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 10:50 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:54 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores:
mcanns have
been trying
to convince
police since
the
beginning
that
abduction
was the only
line of
inquiry
worth
pursuing.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 10:54 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:02 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: I
have spoken
to respected
experts on
crime and
none of them
agrees it
would be
possible to
pass a child
through the
window.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:02 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:03 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: It
is not
possible to
ask an
investigator
anywhere in
the free
world to
follow the
abduction
line only.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:03 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11:03 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: We
would all
like to find
Madeleine
alive, but
that is
another
thing.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:03 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:03 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: Our
constitutional
rights
cannot be
attacked.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:03 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:05 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: The
good name of
the McCann
family is
not attacked
by Mr
Amaral's
book. The
book is
about the
investigation.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:05 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:11 |
|
jondipaolo:
As on the
first day of
the case,
the McCanns
are sitting
on the front
bench,
listening
impassively
to the
proceedings.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:11 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:12 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: No
judge should
be able to
order people
not to think
about a case
just because
the police
investigation
has ceased, |
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:12 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:17 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores:
No-one
should be
allowed to
steal our
constitutional
rights -
rights that
were very
hard to win.
That is what
this trial
is about.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:17 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:24 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Flores is
being
cross-examined
by a lawyer
from a
Portuguese
television
company that
aired a
documentary
based on Mr
Amaral's
book.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:24 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:26 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: It
is not true
to say that
the police
only pursued
the line of
inquiry that
the McCanns
were guilty.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:26 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
11:26
|
|
jondipaolo:
Flores:
Many, many
hours were
spend by
officers
checking out
every other
possible
line of
inquiry.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:26 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:27 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: A
detective
has to think
about what
went through
the head of
the victim
and the
criminal.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:27 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:30 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: It
would have
been a very
stupid
person who
tried to
pass a
sleeping
child
through the
window of
the McCanns'
holiday
flat.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:30 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:30 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: The
theory about
passing the
child
through the
window makes
it seem as
though
someone is
trying to
fool the
police.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:30 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:41 |
|
jondipaolo:
The McCanns'
lawyer,
Isabel
Duarte , is
repeating
the same
question to
Mr Flores.
Yesterday,
she became
quite
impassioned
on their
behalf.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:41 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:42 |
|
jondipaolo:
The McCanns
are both in
conversation
with their
interpreters.
Gerry
however
looks
relaxed and
smiles as he
talks.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:42 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:47 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: I
worked in a
different
part of the
police to Mr
Amaral but I
know him
from the
investigation
and I
respect him
a lot.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 11:47 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:00 |
|
jondipaolo:
Isabel
Duarte, the
McCanns' top
lawyer,
leaves the
bench and
approaches
the couple
for a quick
huddled chat
before
returning to
the fray.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 12:00 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:04 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: This
case is
pathetic. A
citizen is
being
prevented
from freely
expressing
his opinions
in a
reponsible
way |
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 12:04 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:06 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: The
McCanns have
every right
to do
everything
they can
beyond what
the
Portuguese
police did
in order to
find their
daughter.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 12:06 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:12 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: The
documentary
(based on Mr
Amaral's)
book is a
hypothesis
that
believers
take to be
the truth.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 12:12 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:13 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: The
book is
autobiographical,
it traces a
period of Mr
Amaral's
life.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 12:13 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:16 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores:
Sections of
the British
media spread
propaganda
about Mr
Amaral.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 12:16 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:20 |
|
jondipaolo:
Glamorous
judge Maria
Gabriela
Cunha
Rodrigues
halts the
cross-examination
of Mr Flores
by the
McCanns'
lawyer,
saying it is
not
relevant.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 12:20 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:22 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: It
was a
scandal to
see such
nasty
portraits
painted of
the
Portuguese
investigators
by the
British
media. |
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 12:22 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:27 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: Mr
Amaral was
the victim
of a smear
campain. He
is a good
professional
with a good
technical
background.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 12:27 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:27 |
|
jondipaolo:
Flores: Mr
Amaral was
the
co-ordinator
of the
investigation.
He was not
in the
field.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 12:27 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:40 |
|
jondipaolo:
Duarte: What
does the
title of the
book (by Mr
Amaral)
mean?
Flores: The
book is a
thesis, not
the absolute
truth.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 12:40 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:41 |
|
jondipaolo:
The
proceedings
have
adjourned
for lunch.
Back in an
hour's time.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 12:41 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
LUNCH |
|
|
|
2:42 |
|
jondipaolo:
We're
expecting to
hear from
three
witnesses
involved in
the
publishing
of the book
this
afternoon.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 2:42 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
2:57 |
|
jondipaolo:
Judge Maria
Gabriela
Cunha
Rodrigues
has arrived,
so the
afternoon's
proceedings
can begin.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 2:57 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:00 |
|
jondipaolo:
Jose Manuel
Enes, a
former
forensic
laboratory
chief in the
Portuguese
police, is
the next
witness.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:00 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:00 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes is
giving
evidence in
person,
rather than
via video
link as Mr
Flores did
this
morning.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:00 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:00 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes has
an
associateship
in chemistry
and a
doctorate in
anthropology,
but has now
retired from
the police
force.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:00 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:04 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes was
interviewed
by a
Portuguese
journalist
for a book
about
Madeleine's
disappearance.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:04 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:12 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes says
that the
immense
media
interest in
the
Madeleine
case was
unhelpful
for the
investigators
trying to
solve it. |
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:12 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:13 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes
compared the
Madeleine
McCann case
to that of
OJ Simpson,
saying that
allegations
of
contamination
of evidence
had
compromised
it.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:13 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:15 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes'
phone has
just gone
off, drawing
laughter
from the
court. The
judge is
smiling too
as the clerk
has to turn
it off for
him.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:15 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:15 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes
tells the
court he has
been called
to give
evidence in
several
courts and
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:15 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:17 |
|
jondipaolo:
Sorry, that
tweet should
have read:
Mr Enes
tells the
court he has
been called
to give
evidence in
several
other cases
as an expert
witness. |
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:17 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:17 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes says
his
conclusions
are often
relied upon
completely
by the
courts in
which he
gives
evidence.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:17 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:22 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes: I
strongly
respect the
convictions
and work of
Mr Amaral.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:22 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:22 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Amaral
has suddenly
got up and
walked out
of the
courtroom,
causing a
murmur among
the
onlookers on
the public
benches.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:22 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:37 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Amaral
has left the
court
building,
stopping to
give a few
comments in
Portuguese
before
climbing
into a
waiting car. |
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:37 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:39 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Amaral
said he was
pleased with
Mr Flores'
testimony
earlier,
adding that
for the
first time
it had been
explained
why he wrote
the book.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:39 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:39 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Amaral
added that
he wrote the
book to
protect his
honour and
set the
record
straight.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:39 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:40 |
|
jondipaolo:
The former
policeman
said what he
described as
a campaign
against him
in the
British
press is
continuing.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:40 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:40 |
|
jondipaolo:
He added
that he had
only this
morning been
described as
'incompetent'
in one
British
newspaper.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:40 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:43 |
|
jondipaolo:
Right. Back
to the
courtroom.
Mr Enes is
still giving
evidence.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:43 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:45 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes says
the
Madeleine
investigation
was the
victim of
'friendly
fire' from
the media
that
hampered its
course.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:45 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:47 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes says
that just
because
people put
forward
their own
theories, it
does not
prevent
other lines
of inquiry
being
investigated.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:47 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:49 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes:
Some parts
of the book
were put too
strongly -
it's not the
way I would
have done
it, but
that's
because I'm
from another
era...
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:49 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:49 |
|
jondipaolo:
...the
course of
justice
should not
be diverted
by books or
films, it
should be
deaf and
blind to
them.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:49 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
3:52 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Enes has
left the
witness
stand, and
has been
replaced by
Mario Sena
Lopes,
former chief
editor at
the book's
publisher,
Guerra e
Paz.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 3:52 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
4:01 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Lopes
tells the
court that
Mr Amaral's
book had
been ready
to publish
in the last
week of July
2008.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 4:01 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
4:01 |
|
jondipaolo:
The book was
published
very quickly
to take most
advantage of
marketing
opportunities,
the court
hears.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 4:01 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
4:05 |
|
jondipaolo:
The
marketing
plan for the
book was
much smaller
than normal,
because we
are a small
publisher,
Mr Lopes
tells the
court.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 4:05 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
4:46 |
|
jondipaolo:
Sorry about
the pause -
we had a
brief
intermission
during which
Gerry McCann
left the
court.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 4:46 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
4:47 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr McCann
held an
impromptu
press
conference
outside the
front of the
court where
he was
beseiged by
journalists'
questions.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 4:47 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
4:50 |
|
jondipaolo:
He explained
that he was
leaving the
court case
as he had
unavoidable
work
commitments
in the UK,
but that
Kate would
stay on
until the
end.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 4:50 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
4:50 |
|
jondipaolo:
Despite the
avalanche of
testimony
favouring Mr
Amaral over
the past two
days, Mr
McCann
seemed to be
quite
upbeat.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 4:50 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
4:50 |
|
jondipaolo:
"I think
it's
important
that things
have been
debated in a
court of
law," he
told
reporters.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 4:50 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
4:50 |
|
jondipaolo:
"From our
point of
view, what
happened
here in the
past few
days is to
be
expected."
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 4:50 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
4:58 |
|
jondipaolo:
"I think
it's
particularly
disappointing
that the
police
officers who
considered
us
responsible
for
Madeleine's
disappearance...
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 4:58 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
4:59 |
|
jondipaolo:
"...are the
same
officers
that we are
depending on
to carry on
the search
for
Madeleine."
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 4:59 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
4:59 |
|
jondipaolo:
"The search
for
Madeleine is
ongoing. We
don't have
any leads
and we need
to keep
searching."
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 4:59 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
5:01 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr McCann
added that
mistakes
were made
during the
investigation
that now
cannot be
righted -
but that was
not the
point of the
court case.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 5:01 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
5:04 |
|
jondipaolo:
"We made a
mistake by
leaving
Madeleine
alone in the
apartment,
and we have
to live with
that. We
can't change
it," Mr
McCann said.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 5:04 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
5:04 |
|
jondipaolo:
He also
rejected the
testimony
yesterday
that Kate
had had a
dream about
Madeleine
lying buried
somewhere,
saying "that
never
happened"..
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 5:04 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
5:07 |
|
jondipaolo:
"I hope that
everyone
remembers
that there
is a little
girl missing
that still
has to be
found," Mr
McCann
continued.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 5:07 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
5:07 |
|
jondipaolo:
"That's why
we carry on.
We have
other
children who
miss
Madeleine
dearly." |
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 5:07 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
5:09 |
|
jondipaolo:
He added
that
although the
testimony
had favoured
Mr Amaral's
version of
events, it
still had
not produced
any evidence
Madeleine
was dead.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 5:09 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
5:10 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr McCann
also
rejected the
charge that
the trial
was a bid to
restrict
freedom of
speech, as
has been
claimed by
Mr Amaral's
supporters. |
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 5:10 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
5:41 |
|
jondipaolo:
That's the
last update
from court
for today.
Back
tomorrow
morning.
|
| |
Wednesday
January 13,
2010 5:41 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
Thursday
January
14, 2010 |
|
|
|
9:23 |
|
jondipaolo:
Good
morning.
We're
outside the
courthouse
for the
third day of
the mccann
libel trial.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 9:23 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
9:26 |
|
jondipaolo:
We've had
rain every
day so far -
but this
morning the
sun has come
up and cast
a rainbow
over the
court
building. A
good omen
for someone?
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 9:26 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
9:35 |
|
jondipaolo:
Cameras are
out in force
again
outside the
court today
- interest
in the trial
shows no
sign of
waning.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 9:35 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
9:53 |
|
jondipaolo:
Kate mcann
has arrived
at court.
She stopped
briefly
outside to
speak to the
waiting
press pack.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 9:53 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
9:53 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mrs mcann
said she was
still
confident of
winning the
case. |
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 9:53 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
9:56 |
|
jondipaolo:
Kate mccann:
there were
mistakes
made in the
investigation
but we need
to look
forward
really. |
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 9:56 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
9:58 |
|
jondipaolo:
Kate mccann:
i believe
this was the
right course
of action. i
have
confidence
in the
portuguese
justice
system.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 9:58 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
9:59 |
|
jondipaolo:
Kate mccann:
we need to
find
madeleine.
That's why
we're here. |
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 9:59 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:18 |
|
jondipaolo:
We're back
in court and
proceedings
are under
way. Kate
McCann is
here, but
Gerry has
flown back
to the UK.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:18 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:20 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mrs McCann
is sitting
on the front
bench of the
public
seating with
Fiona Payne,
a close
friend and
member of
the
so-called
'Tapas
Seven'.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:20 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:21 |
|
jondipaolo:
There are
far fewer
people in
the court
today.
Journalists,
campaigners
and members
of the
public
packed the
benches for
the past two
days.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:21 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:24 |
|
jondipaolo:
There are
only eight
or so people
other than
Mrs McCann,
Mrs Payne
and the
McCanns'
translators.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:24 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:24 |
|
jondipaolo:
Another
notable
absentee is
Goncalo
Amaral, the
former
policeman
whose
controversial
book sparked
the libel
action.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:24 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:32 |
|
jondipaolo:
The first
witness is
being called
- Antonio
Paulo
Santos.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:32 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:36 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos is
a lawyer and
general
manager for
the video
production
association,
a nationwide
industry
body,
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:36 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:38 |
|
jondipaolo:
He is also
an
ex-investigator
for
Portuguese
police,
making him a
colleague of
Mr Amaral's,
although
they worked
in different
departments.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:38 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:38 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Amaral
has arrived
in court and
has taken a
seat in
between two
lawyers.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:38 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:39 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos
tells the
court he
considers
himself an
acquaintance
of Mr
Amaral's.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:39 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:42 |
|
jondipaolo:
The judge
has stressed
that this
hearing is
separate to
the action
being
brought by
the McCanns
for £1m in
damages.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:42 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:44 |
|
jondipaolo:
She stresses
that this
trial is
solely about
the
publication
and
distribution
of the book
and the
documentary
upon which
it was
based.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:44 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:51 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos is
discussing
the details
of the
contract
between Mr
Amaral and
the makers
of the
documentary.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:51 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:52 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos: I
read Mr
Amaral's
book and
watched the
documentary
on
television.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:52 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:53 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
Mr Amaral
never
accused the
McCanns of
guilt,
either in
the book or
the
documentary..
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:53 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:57 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
As a former
policeman, I
think Mr
Amaral's
conclusions
are based on
the evidence
gathered
during the
official
investigation.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:57 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
10:58 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
Mr Amaral's
personal
honour
prevented
him from
publishing
the book
before his
retirement
from the
police
force.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 10:58 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:00 |
|
jondipaolo:
The contract
between the
documentary
maker, VC
Films, and
Mr Amaral
was signed
in March
2008. |
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:00 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:02 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
While Mr
Amaral was
in charge of
the
investigation
he came
under attack
from
sections of
the British
media.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:02 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:03 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos is
becoming
quite
impassioned
and raising
his voice as
he gives his
testimony.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:03 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:04 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
Sections of
the British
media
portrayed Mr
Amaral as an
alcoholic.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:04 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:04 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
Mr Amaral
was given no
support by
his
superiors in
the
Portuguese
police.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:04 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:05 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
Mr Amaral
was pursuing
the truth,
and only the
truth, no
matter what
conclusions
it led to.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:05 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:06 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
Mr Amaral
decided to
publish the
book to
clear his
professional
reputation.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:06 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:08 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos: I
am a father
too. God
prevent that
I ever lose
any of my
children. I
understand
the pain
felt by the
McCanns.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:08 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:08 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos: I
don't think
the book or
the
documentary
increased
the pain
felt by
Madeleine's
parents.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:08 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:09 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
There is no
greater pain
than losing
a child.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:09 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:10 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
If there is
evidence
that
Madeleine
has been
seen, then
the
investigation
will be
re-opened.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:10 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:11 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
But up to
now, none of
the
information
published by
the media
has been
strong
enough to
make the
police
re-open the
case.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:11 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:14 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
The facts of
the
investigation
can be found
on the
internet and
are
available to
everyone.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:14 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:17 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos:
Pirate
copies of
the
documentary
based on Mr
Amaral's
book were
put on the
internet and
a copyright
complaint
was made to
police.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:17 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:25 |
|
jondipaolo:
The McCanns'
lawyer,
Isabel
Duarte, asks
Mr Santos if
he remembers
the colour
of the first
page of the
police
investigation
file.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:25 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:25 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Santos
says he
doesn't
remember. Ms
Duarte says
she finds
this
strange. |
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:25 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:30 |
|
jondipaolo:
The judge is
sitting
slumped in
her chair,
her chin
resting on
one hand as
she listens
to the
exchanges
between Ms
Duarte and
Mr Santos.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:30 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:37 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Amaral
has got up
and left the
courtroom
without any
explanation.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:37 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
11:45
|
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Amaral
has left the
court
building
through the
back
entrance.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:45 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:47 |
|
jondipaolo:
Carlos
Coelho da
Silva, TV
director at
VC Films,
the
production
company
behind the
film based
on the
Amaral book,
has taken
the stand. |
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:47 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:48 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr da Silva
says he has
a
professional
relationship
with Mr
Amaral.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:48 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:49 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr da Silva:
We
reconstructed
some scenes
in order to
facilitate
the
understanding
of the
events
surrounding
Madeleine's
disappearance.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:49 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:54 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr da Silva:
It was
crucial that
Mr Amaral
was involved
in the
production
of the
documentary.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:54 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:56 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr da Silva:
Mr Amaral's
theory is
that the
McCanns hid
Madeleine's
body.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:56 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:57 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr da Silva
appears
uncomfortable
under the
line of
questioning
he is
facing.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:57 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
11:59 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr da Silva:
The
documentary
is based on
the book. I
didn't add
anything
else.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 11:59 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:02 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr da Silva:
When we
consider
making a new
film we
think in
terms of
profits, as
we are a
commercial
company.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 12:02 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:07 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr da Silva:
When we
carried out
a
reconstruction
I realised
Mr Amaral's
frustration
at the
McCanns'
account of
Madeleine's
disappearance.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 12:07 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:17 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr da Silva:
In my
opinion, the
documentary
does not
provide the
last word on
the case.
Its
conclusion
calls for
further
investigation.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 12:17 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:23 |
|
jondipaolo:
Isabel
Duarte asks
Mr da Silva
whether he
has seen the
official
case files.
He says no.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 12:23 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:23 |
|
jondipaolo:
Ms Duarte,
the McCanns'
top lawyer,
then asks
how Mr da
Silva can
say Mr
Amaral's
book was
based on the
case, if he
hasn't read
the file.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 12:23 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
12:29
|
|
jondipaolo:
Isabel
Duarte: Why
didn't you
include the
public
attorney's
verdict that
the
conclusions
arrived at
by the
investigators
were
incorrect?
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 12:29 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
12:29
|
|
jondipaolo:
Mr da Sliva:
Because I
was telling
a story.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 12:29 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:31 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr da Silva:
Because I
was telling
a story.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 12:31 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:32 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr da Silva
has finished
giving
evidence and
left the
courtroom. |
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 12:32 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
12:35 |
|
jondipaolo:
Proceedings
are breaking
up for
lunch.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 12:35 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
LUNCH |
|
|
|
1:33 |
|
jondipaolo:
Kate mcann
outside
court: it
has been
shown again
that there
is no
evidence to
support
amaral's
claims.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 1:33 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
1:34 |
|
jondipaolo:
Kate mccann
says having
her friend
fiona payne
here has
been a big
support.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 1:34 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
1:36 |
|
jondipaolo:
Isabel
duarte: we
knew we
would open a
pandora's
box and that
we had to
face the
enemy.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 1:36 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
1:37 |
|
jondipaolo:
Isabel
duarte: the
amaral side
is trying to
do in civil
court what
it could not
do in
criminal
court.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 1:37 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
1:39 |
|
jondipaolo:
There will
be a further
hearing in
this case on
february 10
when two
more
witnesses
are being
called. |
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 1:39 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
1:43 |
|
jondipaolo:
Amaral says
that if he
loses this
case he will
appeal to
the supreme
court and
the european
court of
human
rights.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 1:43 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
1:49 |
|
jondipaolo:
Amaral has
denied a
report that
he swore
when
speaking
about the
mccanns
yesterday.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 1:49 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
2:54 |
|
jondipaolo:
The court
has
re-started
for the
afternoon
session -
but Goncalo
Amaral, Kate
McCann and
Fiona Payne
are all
absent. |
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 2:54 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
2:58 |
|
jondipaolo:
The McCanns'
senior
lawyer,
Isabel
Duarte, said
during the
lunchtime
break that
this is only
the first
part of the
injunction
process.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 2:58 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
2:58 |
|
jondipaolo:
This week's
hearings are
only to
decide
whether the
temporary
injunction
should be
sustained,
ahead of a
main trial
for the full
injunction.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 2:58 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
2:59 |
|
jondipaolo:
The judge
may make a
decision
after
hearing the
two extra
witnesses on
February 10,
or she may
take more
time to
consider her
verdict. |
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 2:59 jondipaolo |
|
|
|
|
2:59 |
|
jondipaolo:
The final
verdict in
this
preliminary
hearing will
be released
to the
lawyers on
each side
but will not
be made
public.
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Thursday
January 14,
2010 2:59 jondipaolo |
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3:01 |
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jondipaolo:
However, it
should be
easy to tell
who has won
- by seeing
whether Mr
Amaral's
book goes
back on
sale.
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| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:01 jondipaolo |
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3:01 |
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jondipaolo:
Ms Duarte
also said
she has made
a an
official
complaint to
the police
about Mr
Amaral,
alleging
that he has
abused the
legal aid
system.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:01 jondipaolo |
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3:17 |
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jondipaolo:
Kate McCann
and Fiona
Payne have
returned to
the
courtroom
and resumed
their
positions on
the bench at
the front of
the public
seating.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:17 jondipaolo |
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3:23 |
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jondipaolo:
Luis Cunha
Velho, from
Portugal's
biggest TV
channel, TVI,
has taken
the witness
stand.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:23 jondipaolo |
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3:24 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr Velho:
The amount
of people
who saw the
documentary
based on the
book was far
smaller than
the audience
for the
McCanns'
Oprah
interview.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:24 jondipaolo |
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3:26 |
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jondipaolo:
Isabel
Duarte
(McCann
lawyer): How
many people
in Portugal
saw the
Oprah
interview
with the
McCanns?
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:26 jondipaolo |
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3:29 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr Velho:
Not very
many people
saw the
Oprah
interview
because it
was
broadcast on
cable
television.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:29 jondipaolo |
|
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3:29 |
|
jondipaolo:
Duarte: Did
you know
that the
documentary
was
broadcast on
Madeleine's
birthday?
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:29 jondipaolo |
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3:29 |
|
jondipaolo:
Mr Velho:
No, I didn't
know that.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:29 jondipaolo |
|
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3:31 |
|
jondipaolo:
Duarte: Did
you kow the
content of
the
documentary
before it
was
broadcast?
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:31 jondipaolo |
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3:34 |
|
jondipaolo:
Velho: No.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:34 jondipaolo |
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3:34 |
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jondipaolo:
Duarte: Why
was your
channel
interested
in the
documentary?
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:34 jondipaolo |
|
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|
3:34 |
|
jondipaolo:
Velho:
Because we
wanted a
documentary
about the
case.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:34 jondipaolo |
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3:36 |
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jondipaolo:
Mr Velho's
testimony
has ended
and he has
left the
court.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:36 jondipaolo |
|
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|
3:36 |
|
jondipaolo:
The next
witness to
take the
stand is
Paulo Soares,
another
executive
from TVI.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:36 jondipaolo |
|
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|
3:39 |
|
jondipaolo:
Soares: We
tried to buy
the
documentary
produced by
(British)
Channel 4
but were
unable to.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:39 jondipaolo |
|
|
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|
3:42 |
|
jondipaolo:
Soares: I
received an
email from a
British
production
company
advising me
that they
were going
to produce
another
documentary
on
Madeleine.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:42 jondipaolo |
|
|
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|
3:44 |
|
jondipaolo:
Soares: I
took the
email in to
the usual
weekly
executive
meeting in
order to
decide
whether or
not to buy
it.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:44 jondipaolo |
|
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|
3:45 |
|
jondipaolo:
Soares: I
did not know
what
material the
British
documentary
contained.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:45 jondipaolo |
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|
3:47 |
|
jondipaolo:
Soares: I
heard the
McCanns were
involved in
the
production
of the
documentary. |
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:47 jondipaolo |
|
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|
3:48 |
|
jondipaolo:
Soares:
Though there
were lots of
cameras in
the Algarve
there was no
in-depth
analysis of
the case.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:48 jondipaolo |
|
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|
3:56 |
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jondipaolo:
Soares:
Suddenly,
the
production
firm lost
interest in
selling the
documentary,
because the
McCanns
didn't want
it broadcast
on our
channel.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:56 jondipaolo |
|
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|
3:59 |
|
jondipaolo:
Soares:
Channel 4
bought the
rights to
the
documentary,
which
covered its
broadcast in
Portugal.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 3:59 jondipaolo |
|
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|
4:01 |
|
jondipaolo:
Soares: The
deal with
Channel 4
would have
restricted
the amount
of time
available
for us to
broadcast
the
documentary.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 4:01 jondipaolo |
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|
4:01 |
|
jondipaolo:
Soares:
That's why
we chose the
Portuguese
documentary
instead.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 4:01 jondipaolo |
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|
4:03 |
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jondipaolo:
Soares: We
had
allocated a
specific
time slot to
broadcast a
documentary
about
Madeleine -
whether it
was the
British or
Portuguese
version.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 4:03 jondipaolo |
|
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|
4:05 |
|
jondipaolo:
Soares: The
marketing
and
communication
plan was
unaffected
by the
version
chosen.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 4:05 jondipaolo |
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4:26 |
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jondipaolo:
The McCanns'
lawyer,
Isabel
Duarte, is
cross-examining
Mr Soares on
the subject
of the
channel's
decision-making.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 4:26 jondipaolo |
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|
4:47 |
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jondipaolo:
Proceedings
have been
put on hold
for a short
break.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 4:47 jondipaolo |
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|
4:58 |
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jondipaolo:
Kate mccann
has left
court. She
said she
believes in
portuguese
justice and
these
proceedings
will go a
long way to
help find
madeleine.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 4:58 jondipaolo |
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|
5:21 |
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jondipaolo:
We're back
in court and
Ana Teixera,
international
programming
director for
TVI, is the
next witness
to take the
stand.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 5:21 jondipaolo |
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|
5:23 |
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jondipaolo:
She tells
the court
that the
channel's
general
programme
director had
wanted to
buy the
Channel 4
documentary
on the
mccanns.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 5:23 jondipaolo |
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|
5:26 |
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jondipaolo:
Teixera:
They signed
the deal to
screen the
Channel 4
documentary,
but a time
slot was not
assigned. It
was
pencilled in
for 9.15pm.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 5:26 jondipaolo |
|
|
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|
6:00 |
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jondipaolo:
Teixera: A
few days
later we
received a
call from
Channel 4
saying the
documentary
was not to
be sold to
TVI because
the McCanns
opposed it.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 6:00 jondipaolo |
|
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|
6:04 |
|
jondipaolo:
Teixera: We
requested
via their
lawyer that
the McCanns
take into
consideration
the fact
that TVI is
Portugal's
biggest
broadcaster.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 6:04 jondipaolo |
|
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|
6:06 |
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jondipaolo:
Teixera: We
then
acknowledged
that another
Portuguese
channel,
SIC, was
going to
broadcast
the
documentary.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 6:06 jondipaolo |
|
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|
6:06 |
|
jondipaolo:
TVI tried to
stop the
broadcast by
SIC but
their
attempt was
rebuffed by
a court.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 6:06 jondipaolo |
|
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|
6:08 |
|
jondipaolo:
Teixera: All
this means
that TVI did
everything
it could to
broadcast
the
documentary.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 6:08 jondipaolo |
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|
6:10 |
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jondipaolo:
Teixera:
There are
three main
reasons to
broadcast
both
documentaries.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 6:10 jondipaolo |
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|
6:11 |
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jondipaolo:
TeFirstly,
audiences;
secondly,
two versions
of the case;
thirdly, to
prevent
rival
channel SIC
getting the
audience
share. |
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 6:11 jondipaolo |
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|
6:13 |
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jondipaolo:
Teixera:
Firstly,
audiences;
secondly, to
get two
versions of
the case;
thirdly, to
prevent
rival
channel SIC
getting the
audience
share.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 6:13 jondipaolo |
|
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|
6:13 |
|
jondipaolo:
Proceedings
are finished
and will
start again
on the 10th
of February.
|
| |
Thursday
January 14,
2010 6:13 jondipaolo |
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