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Maddie’s
parents return to Portugal for lawsuit against Goncalo Amaral |
The McCann couple requests Portuguese Justice to order the destruction
of all copies of the book and the movie that were authored by Goncalo
Amaral, the former PJ coordinator who defends the thesis of Madeleine’s
death. The parents return to Portugal this week.
Kate and Gerry McCann will be present the day after tomorrow, at the
start of the rial over the injunction that forbids the sale of “Maddie –
The Truth of the Lie”, at the Civil Court of Lisbon.
Goncalo Amaral and the editor oppose the continuation of the order that
removed the book and the documentary, that defend the thesis of the
little English girl’s death and the involvement of her parents in
concealing her cadaver, from the market.
This injunction is linked to a main lawsuit in which the McCann couple
makes several requests. The main ones include the full destruction of
all copies of the book and of the DVD documentary that still exist in
warehouses, as well as the prohibition to cede author’s rights or
divulgation rights into other countries or on the internet.
If they win the action, the parents of the child that disappeared in
Praia da Luz, Lagos, on the 3rd of May 2007, further demand the
publication of the final decision in national newspapers, on two
consecutive days, in a way to, albeit partially, reconstitute their
image.
As well as the prohibition to divulge the thesis of the little girl’s
death, the couple asks Goncalo Amaral and the other defendants in the
lawsuit to be condemned to pay 100 thousand euros for every action that
goes against the judicial decision.
1.2 million euros
In another lawsuit, Goncalo Amaral is demanded to pay a compensation of
1.2 million euros. It was under this action that the seizing of all of
the former PJ coordinator’s assets was ordered.
Goncalo Amaral has summoned PJ colleagues that took part in the
investigation as witnesses, including Luís Neves, the national director
of the heavy crime unit.
Even the Public Ministry prosecutor who archived the process, Magalhaes
Meneses, was summoned as a witness. This magistrate, together with joint
general prosecutor Melchior Gomes, have lamented the English people’s
refusal to participate in a reconstitution of the facts. In this way,
the McCanns did not manage to “prove their innocence”.
source:
Diário de Notícias, 10.01.2010 |
