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“We are going to court and file a claim for
damages against the
McCann couple, of that there are no doubts
whatsoever”, stated yesterday to DN the former Judiciary Police
Inspector
Gonçalo Amaral after the Lisbon Court of Appeals ruling
annulled the prohibition to market the book 'Maddie,
The Truth of The
Lie'.
“We haven't yet determined the losses”, added Gonçalo Amaral.
“The book is an exercise of Citizenship and of Freedom of Expression.
With this decision made by the Appeals Court, it was the Portuguese
democracy who has won, since the ban on the sale of the book was
unconstitutional”, said Gonçalo Amaral.
In the ruling, the Judges upheld that the former inspector was right.
“In that which the author differs from the prosecutors who have written
the dispatch, is in the criminal logic and investigatory interpretation
of those facts. In this case we are in the presence of the exercise of
the right to freedom of opinion, which in fact is an area of expertise
of the author, since he was a criminal investigative inspector for 26
years”, affirmed the Judges.
In addition to advancing with the court proceedings, Gonçalo Amaral
wishes to make a reprint of his book. “It will contain new facts
accurately substantiated.”
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Diário de Notícias 20.10.2010 |
