This has been covered in some depth previously. Two lawyers both of whom seperately acted for Leonor Cipriano have accused Método 3 of attempting to coerce them into finding dirt against Gonçalo Amaral.
Extract from SIC magazine
15 February 2009
Leonor Cipriano was defended during the entire PJ torture investigation by the lawyer João Grade dos Santos but, "on the eve of the start of trial, the client waived the services of the lawyer,"
Acting on behalf of the McCanns, Método 3, tried to recruit Leonor Cipriano's lawyer, João Grade dos Santos, explaining that his help would be very helpful to their investigations, given the similarities between the two cases. Método 3 stated that "spending money was no problem" and pulled the fore the theme "Gonçalo Amaral". Only months later, having already refused to work for the Spanish agency, Grade realized that Método 3 had their own "agenda". This "agenda" was, according to SIC, to get a lawyer to put Gonçalo Amaral "out of operation", since, in both cases, the detective seemed to want the same: the culpability of the parents.
Faced with the refusal of João Grade dos Santos, Método 3 approached another lawyer - the young Marcos Aragão Correia, who came to participate in searches of Madeleine as a medium and subsequently became involved in investigations related to the Joana case, eventually being engaged to defend Leonor Cipriano in the trial against the five inspectors from Faro.
Read it for yourself here.
www.miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?topic=3500.msg133640#msg133640
Probably way off topic but interesting all round; I would have thought that Marcos Aragão Correia would have welcomed the opportunity to dig some dirt, particularly as Dr Amaral was quite keen to have him committed to an asylum.
Dr Amaral sued Marcos Aragão Correia for defamation and lost the case; I believe Dr Amaral had to pay compensation and costs which were substantial and contributed to Dr Amaral's parlous financial situation.
I must say I have never heard of a police chief suing a lawyer for acting on behalf of his client in court.
Also, prior to giving up representing Leonor Cipriano Joao Grade was arrested for carrying a bag with amphetamines and ecstasy tablets into Beja prison; subsequently his plea that he did not know the drugs were in his possession was accepted by a court. As I say, interesting.
Original Source: Correio_da_Manha: 06_Oct 2010
[Paper addition only] 06 October 2010
The Public Ministry accuses lawyer Marcos Aragao Correia of defamation against Goncalo Amaral, a former PJ coordinator, due to a document in which he recounts supposed torture acts against Leonor Cipriano, who in 2005 was condemned to a 16-year prison sentence over the death of her daughter, Joana, and the concealment of the child's cadaver.
The lawyer - who represents Leonor Cipriano - has sent the aforementioned document to the Association against Exclusion for Development (ACED), and its head, Antonio Dores, also stands accused of the crime of defamation.
After filing the complaint against the lawyer, Goncalo Amaral requested for Aragao Correia to be considered unimputable, even suggesting his commitment to a psychiatric hospital.
Within the case of alleged aggressions against Leonor, Goncalo Amaral was condemned to a one-and-a-half-year suspended sentence over false deposition.
The former PJ coordinator is represented by Joao Grade, Cipriano's former lawyer
http://www.gerrymccannsblogs.co.uk/press/42oct10/Correio_da_Manha_06_10_10.htm
