They certainly pushed their theory to the exclusion of all others, didn't they? They pushed it so relentlessly that some people think it's fact, not a theory.
Amaral has to be dragged into the debate even though he wasn't in charge and didn't decide the direction the investigation took. That decision was taken by others, and according to Neves no one line of inquiry was exclusively investigated.
SO – Have you any knowledge about how the "death" theory came about?
LN says there was no such theory in the beginning; he even remembers that Guilhermino Encarnação talked of abduction. But with time this idea had to be contemplated.......
LN Independently of the main theory, all lines of inquiry kept on being investigated.
http://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?topic=2600.0
Bearing in mind that LN had been called as a witness in his friend's trial for libel and attested he had skimmed the book and had not watched the resultant documentary of the book both of which were the subject of the trial one wonders if your quote is in the spirit of the topic of this thread.
Snip
The Judge – Have you read the book?
LN says he didn't read it completely. Somebody showed the book to him and he read a few sections, just before the injunction trial.
The Judge - Have you watched the documentary?
LN says "no".
http://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?topic=2600.0In my opinion it is fine to use quotes in support of an argument, but I can't see why you chose the one you did as it bears no relation to the Paxman interview with Gerry or the McCanns and the press.
However it also seems Goncalo Amaral does not share Neves resistance to the death theory propounded in his (Amaral's) book.
SnipCorreio da Manhã – As the case investigator, what is your thesis?
Gonçalo Amaral – The little girl died in the apartment.
Taken from: Interview with Gonçalo Amaral