Where Is Amaral's Ace He Promised

[TrueSardine]

«The trial, which has been postponed twice, was suspended upon the request of the English couple's lawyer in an attempt to reach an out of court settlement between the parties. Something which never happened.»

original http://www.dn.pt/inicio/portugal/interior.aspx?content_id=3417080
translation http://www.mccannfiles.com/id451.html

[TrueSardine]

That s indeed the view of a journalist.

Do you have a real cite.

Portuguese Journalists popularised the Body in a Fridge.

  And do you have a "Real Cite", any cite at all for saying that the McCanns didn't ask for the settlement. Stop being silly!

[Benice]

«The trial, which has been postponed twice, was suspended upon the request of the English couple's lawyer in an attempt to reach an out of court settlement between the parties. Something which never happened.»

original http://www.dn.pt/inicio/portugal/interior.aspx?content_id=3417080
translation http://www.mccannfiles.com/id451.html

IIRC only the plaintiff can request the court for a suspension regardless of who made the first move to attempt to settle out of court.     There is no legal provision for the Defendant to make that request..      That being the case, the fact that the McCanns made the request tells us nothing about who instigated an out of court settlement attempt, only that both parties agreed to try.