Gerry McCann Hits Out At Book Claims

ill bet there are a lot of people in Haiti now who would just wish a dog would find their relatives

tanszi wrote:ill bet there are a lot of people in Haiti now who would just wish a dog would find their relatives

Excellent point.

How I wish you could say that to their faces...

finally

no i don't fel under trial

I feel exonerated

there is no evidence it's simple

what will you do if the judge decides to let the book be sold again

we would take legal advice

Jesus you can smell him can't you.................he is bricking it, to come out and give such a long press conference!!

Wonder if Issy as said get out there and TRYand get them on side!!

tabs wrote:finally

no i don't fel under trial

I feel exonerated

there is no evidence it's simple

what will you do if the judge decides to let the book be sold again

we would take legal advice

But presumably not from Isabel Duarte?

loads more that I couldn't type

I would imagine it is available on the red button well worth a look

wonder if they're dropping the action which is why Amaral is gone??

But, McCann, you are in court-just like Amaral promised!!

Gerry says "our motivation is to find Madeleine"..............bollocks Gerry your motivation is saving your sorry neck, you tw4t!!!

Roasted Arizona wrote:wonder if they're dropping the action which is why Amaral is gone??

But wouldn't they then have to pay the Court Costs?

The Famous Grouse wrote:

Roasted Arizona wrote:wonder if they're dropping the action which is why Amaral is gone??

But wouldn't they then have to pay the Court Costs?

Not with their own money though./...

tabs wrote:they are intelligence not evidence

good Doggies.

Gerry is a

[quote="The Famous Grouse"]

tabs wrote:finally

no i don't fel under trial

I feel exonerated

there is no evidence it's simple

what will you do if the judge decides to let the book be sold again

we would take legal advice

But presumably not from Isabel Duarte? [/quote

That is a terrible thing to say Laffin. What harm has that ever done to you?

Fancy Gerry leaving Katie behind to face the music, is he doing a runner !!!!

buildersbum wrote:Fancy Gerry leaving Katie behind to face the music, is he doing a runner !!!!

oh don't worry - she'll be right behind him.

4:58pm UK, Wednesday January 13, 2010
Gerry McCann Hits Out At Book Claims

Hannah Thomas-Peter, Sky News Online
Gerry McCann has hit out at the Portuguese detective who wrote a book claiming his daughter Madeleine was dead, saying it damaged the search for her.

Speaking outside a libel trial to permanently ban the book written by former police officer Goncalo Amaral, Mr McCann said: "I'd like to remind everyone that it's the book that's on trial and not Kate and I.

"Over the last two days you've heard a lot about Mr Amaral's thesis. There is absolutely no evidence to support that thesis. A thesis without evidence is meaningless.

"There is a little girl missing who needs to be found and we will keep going until Madeleine is found."

Former detective Goncalo Amaral is trying to overturn the ban on his book Maddie: The Truth Of The Lie.

He initially led the Madeleine investigation but was taken off the case in October 2007 after criticising the British police in a newspaper interview.

He abruptly left the court this afternoon, stopping to tell journalists that he wrote the book to protect his honour and set the record straight.

A former senior Portuguese police officer also questioned Kate and Gerry McCann's claim about how Madeleine disappeared from their holiday apartment.

Speaking in court as a witness for Mr Amaral, criminologist Moita Flores said: "I have spoken to respected experts on crime and none of them agrees it would be possible to pass a child through the window.

"It would have been a very stupid person who tried to pass a sleeping child through the window of the McCanns' holiday flat."

On the second day of a three day trial, Mr Flores attacked the proceedings, which have been brought by the McCanns.

He said: "This case is pathetic. A citizen is being prevented from freely expressing his opinions in a responsible way."

Former Portuguese police forensic laboratory chief Jose Manuel Enes also gave evidence today.

He told the court that the immense media interest in the case was unhelpful for the investigators trying to solve it.

Mr Amaral's book publisher Mario Sena Lopes was next to give evidence. He said that the book was published very quickly to make the most of marketing opportunities.

Former Madeleine case detective Goncalo Amaral

Goncalo Amaral

Yesterday a senior detective called as a witness by Mr Amaral told the court he believed Madeleine died in her family's apartment.

Chief Inspector Tavares de Almeida claimed the main evidence for this was the findings of British police sniffer dogs sent to Portugal to examine the flat.

He said the animals detected traces of blood inside the dining room of the holiday flat and in the car the McCann's were using.

The McCann's lawyer Isabel Duarte challenged the claim, saying the sniffer dog results did not constitute proof.

Local public prosecutor Jose Cunha de Magalhaes e Meneses was also called as a witness. When asked if he believed Madeleine was dead, he said it was "50-50".

Madeleine McCann

Madeleine McCann

Madeleine was nearly four when she disappeared from a holiday apartment in the resort of Praia da Luz in May 2007.

Kate and Gerry McCann were made "arguidos" or formal suspects four months in to the investigation, but this status was lifted when the case was shelved the following summer.

In seperate legal proceedings in Portugal, the couple are seeking over £1m in compensation from Mr Amaral for defamation.

The McCanns have always strenuously denied allegations they were involved in their daughter's disappearance, and say they will never stop looking for her.

The trial continues.
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So which villa had the freezer that broke down?

Gosh Annabel there is always so much more to events that what has been spun. Thanks for posting, is this appearing in any news media?

The Famous Grouse wrote:So which villa had the freezer that broke down?

There was definitely a fridge somewhere with gerrys prints on it.

Oh he has got his knickers in a twist.

Just seen the whole of this statement/question taking on Sky now I'm home, and it's very obvious he was sent out to do some damage limitation after losing his temper this morning.

gerry says in the video 'a thesis without evidence is meaningless'..so if i had been in their shoes and 'innocent' i would have asked for the case to be re-opened and ignored any 'meaningless thesis' ..
why did they bother to get upset over something 'so meaningless'? ...he just digs himself deeper in it....

The Famous Grouse wrote:

Roasted Arizona wrote:wonder if they're dropping the action which is why Amaral is gone??

But wouldn't they then have to pay the Court Costs?

No...the general public, british newspapers etc will be paying the costs!