Former Portuguese detective Gonçalo Amaral wins appeal in damages trial.

[Eleanor]

As a reminder Eleanor, the mccanns failed to prove many of the claims they made.

Have you forgotten ?

So, No Opinion, then.

[jassi]

I'm afraid you have completely misunderstood, just as people did when giving their opinions on the appeal. Montclair seems to have had the most accurate view on that.

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Re: Gonçalo Amaral confirms he will appeal the damages decision to higher Court.

OxfordBloo;  I cannot see what his grounds for appeal could possibly be.

Montclair;    I have read the judge's decision, thank you very much. Her decision is her decision and there is no reason why it cannot be overturned. Her arguments are more or less the same as the ones used by the judge in February 2010 and that ruling was overturned by the Tribunal de Relação.

I'd forgotten about that short-lived 'expert' on Portuguese law.   

[stephen25000]

Amaral seeking damages 'his good name has been called into question'    he was an 'arguido' at the time he was co-ordinator.    I think his 'good name' had already been called into question.

Anyway,    the same goes for him doesn't it,   it was no one else's fault but his own that he messed up the case and got thrown off it.

He was the case coordinator.

He did not mess up the case.

He was removed from the case after he complained of interference.

Try sticking to the facts.

[Lace]

Actions speak louder than words.

"Police said they had also investigated more than 60 persons of interest.
A total of 650 sex offenders have also been considered as well as reports of 8,685 potential sightings of Madeleine around the world.

Operation Grange, which was launched in 2011, will continue but will have the number of full time officers working on the case reduced from 29 to just four.
Detectives have taken 1,338 statements and collected 1,027 exhibits, but a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: “While there remain lines of inquiry to follow, the vast majority of the work by Operation Grange has been completed.”

Obviously they are going to reduce the officers working on the case if the bulk of the investigation has been completed,  such as going through the files and following up statements etc.

They are now down to a dedicated four who are following their main lines of investigation.

[stephen25000]

So, No Opinion, then.

You could not be more wrong.

[jassi]

Obviously they are going to reduce the officers working on the case if the bulk of the investigation has been completed,  such as going through the files and following up statements etc.

They are now down to a dedicated four who are following their main lines of investigation.

Yeah, yeah, if you say so.

[stephen25000]

I'd forgotten about that short-lived 'expert' on Portuguese law.   

He was always de-bunking off, one way or the other.

[Lace]

He was the case coordinator.

He did not mess up the case.

He was removed from the case after he complained of interference.

Try sticking to the facts.

He didn't have 5a secured as a crime scene,   he didn't immediately get road blocks,  he didn't understand the forensic results  and then didn't like it when people told him to investigate other lines,   he got very annoyed about that,  as he couldn't have anyone telling him he could be wrong.

[stephen25000]

Yes,  SY are searching thank god,  no thanks to Amaral.

Really ?

So which members of the team of 4 are in Portugal searching ?

After all, kate mccann says she thinks that's where Madeleine is, and who are we to doubt her word.

[Lace]

Yeah, yeah, if you say so.

I don't say so,  SY do.

[stephen25000]

He didn't have 5a secured as a crime scene,   he didn't immediately get road blocks,  he didn't understand the forensic results  and then didn't like it when people told him to investigate other lines,   he got very annoyed about that,  as he couldn't have anyone telling him he could be wrong.

So 1 man has all that power, amazing.

[pathfinder73]

He didn't have 5a secured as a crime scene,   he didn't immediately get road blocks,  he didn't understand the forensic results  and then didn't like it when people told him to investigate other lines,   he got very annoyed about that,  as he couldn't have anyone telling him he could be wrong.

That crime scene was tampered with before the the GNR arrived nevermind the PJ. And who took ages to call the police?

[G-Unit]

He was always de-bunking off, one way or the other.

He joined another forum after he stamped out of here, but he lasted no time at all on there. I did wonder when the appeal verdict came out if he was going to return and give us his expert opinions once again.

[Lace]

So 1 man has all that power, amazing.

No,  that's why he was thrown off the case.

[carlymichelle]

So 1 man has all that power, amazing.

it would have helped  too if the mcanns had looked after their  kids