Yeah that has a different slant on it, I agree. But... I still would like to hear "from the horse's mouth" as it were. I have to disagree with GA's lawyer. It would have been far better for the McCanns to appear personally and speak.
this is just a wild guess, maybe when Duarte made her application to the judge to have him appear and make his statement she had to submit paperwork detailing what it was going to be about and the defence lawyers got a copy? And its somethng off the wall? probably not just an idea though, I too cant understand why Amarals lawyer would say something so categorical and somewhat unfathmable
oh and Ferryman, extraordinary lengths? To stop Gerry Mccann? Which ones? What I find extraordinary, is that at the 11th hour his lawyer makes an application to have him heard, (presumably, a last mnute change of mind for some reason otherwise the application would have been made weeks before seeing as the law had changed on september 1st that would allow him to appear) ie the day before the 27th September, he flies in and expects to be heard just like that? There are rules and procedures and the court cant drop everything! i am very surprised Duarte went along with this, she must have known he wouldnt be heard, wonder if he will bill her for his pointless trips.
Reappraise yourself with some of the details about the law on substitutng witnesses
http://joana-morais.blogspot.com/2013/09/why-was-gerry-mccann-in-portugal.htmlAnd scroll down here to the end, entitled Note on Law, seems GM will be questioned by the judge if and when he gives his statement
http://joana-morais.blogspot.com/2013/10/gerry-mccann-unable-to-testify-for.html