The beating and conviction of Leonor Cipriano

[DCI]

She had minor bruising only when she first arrived at prison from her attempt to throw herself over the balcony and either sustained more a more serious beating while there or alternatively the photographs of her injuries could have been tampered with. We may truly never know.

What balcony?

The photo's were proved authentic, and the govenor of the prison backed them up. I wonder why they fetched Leonor to Faro, while the govenor was on her holidays.

[faithlilly]

What balcony?

The photo's were proved authentic, and the govenor of the prison backed them up. I wonder why they fetched Leonor to Faro, while the govenor was on her holidays.

It was not riven that the photographs were authentic. In fact a photographic expert who testified at Amaral's trial had grave concerns over their provenance.

As to the governor, one of her prison warders testified in court that she had been asked by Calado to change a report in which she had described minimal bruising to Cipriano to describe more serious injuries.

[DCI]

It was not riven that the photographs were authentic. In fact a photographic expert who testified at Amaral's trial had grave concerns over their provenance.

As to the governor, one of her prison warders testified in court that she had been asked by Calado to change a report in which she had described minimal bruising to Cipriano to describe more serious injuries.

I presume you have a cite for that?

[faithlilly]

I presume you have a cite for that?

You will find the details in the following link :

http://www.mccannfiles.com/id177.html

If you want me to narrow it down for you you will have to wait until tomorrow.

[Mrs. B]

Appeal Court Verdict

The Court of Appeal in Évora rejected all appeals concerning aggression against Leonor Cipriano, Joana's mother, who disappeared in 2004 in the Algarve, confirming the full end of First Instance judgment in this case.

The Relation of Evora thus confirmed the application of suspended sentences inspectors Goncalo Amaral, for lying to the court system, and António Cardoso, for forgery.

http://www.tsf.pt/PaginaInicial/Portugal/Interior.aspx?content_id=1809637&tag=Leonor%20Cipriano

[stephen25000]

So is Amaral, he was convicted for it! END OF!

How pathetic.

Cipriano is a convicted murderer.

Amaral tried to solve MADELEINE'S disappearance and ALLEGEDLY colluded in the beating up of Cipriano, who is a proven liar.

Says everything about you.

[Benice]

Appeal Court Verdict

The Court of Appeal in Évora rejected all appeals concerning aggression against Leonor Cipriano, Joana's mother, who disappeared in 2004 in the Algarve, confirming the full end of First Instance judgment in this case.

The Relation of Evora thus confirmed the application of suspended sentences inspectors Goncalo Amaral, for lying to the court system, and António Cardoso, for forgery.

http://www.tsf.pt/PaginaInicial/Portugal/Interior.aspx?content_id=1809637&tag=Leonor%20Cipriano

What could be more clear or unamibiguous than that?  Amaral was, and remains, a convicted liar, and has a criminal record to show for his part in the attempted cover up of the torture of a defenceless woman.
 
Interesting that the court uses the word 'disappeared' and not  'murdered'.

[stephen25000]

What could be more clear or unamibiguous than that?  Amaral was, and remains, a convicted liar, and has a criminal record to show for his part in the attempted cover up of the torture of a defenceless woman.
 
Interesting that the court uses the word 'disappeared' and not  'murdered'.

Can you clearly state the FACTS that Amaral covered up the 'torture' of Cipriano.

No hearsay please, just facts.

[Angelo222]

Portuguese justice has really come under the spotlight in the Cipriano case.  Here we have a confession obtained under duress and torture and a prosecution which is without doubt suspect yet this woman remains in prison because the Portuguese justiciary cannot bring themselves to admit that they messed up.  An appalling injustice by a European State which considers itself to be part of the civilised world.

[Mrs. B]

1. The Appeal Court of Evora thus confirmed the application of suspended sentences inspectors Goncalo Amaral, for lying to the court system, and António Cardoso, for forgery.


http://pesquisa.sapo.pt/common/htm/pubnavigator.htm?q=jn&host=jn%2Esapo%2Ept&ptr=1

2. Two chief inspectors of the PJ, [José Diamantino Santos e Vitor Tavares de Almeida] were today sentenced to two years in prison, on probation for torture against the official CP Virgolino Borges, the victim's lawyer told Lusa.

http://sol.sapo.pt/inicio/Sociedade/Interior.aspx?content_id=67051

3. "The prosecutors formally charged on 14 December, the former vice president of Sporting, Paulo Pereira Cristovao, seven crimes, including aggravated fraud, money laundering, embezzlement, slanderous denunciation ....."

http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/detalhe/noticias/sport/sporting/paulo-pereira-cristovao-acusado

4. Ricardo Paiva (no need to repeat that embarrassing, though not illegal, episode)

All members of the PJ team investigating the disappearance of Madeleine.

[Benice]

Can you clearly state the FACTS that Amaral covered up the 'torture' of Cipriano.

No hearsay please, just facts.

The evidence was produced in a Portuguese Court of Law to prove that he lied.   As a result of that evidence (i.e. the facts) Amaral was convicted of lying to the court about what happened to Leonor Cipriano.     His later appeal against that conviction for perjury was thrown out of court.

Are you saying his conviction was unrelated to the the attempted cover up of the torture of Leonor Cipriano?
If so, then what in your opinion was he found guilty of?

     

[stephen25000]

Portuguese justice has really come under the spotlight in the Cipriano case.  Here we have a confession obtained under duress and torture and a prosecution which is without doubt suspect yet this woman remains in prison because the Portuguese justiciary cannot bring themselves to admit that they messed up.  An appalling injustice by a European State which considers itself to be part of the civilised world.

NO.

This woman whom you defend is a convicted murderer.

Never forget that.

[Benice]

NO.

This woman whom you defend is a convicted murderer.

Never forget that.

You seem to have forgotten that she was convicted on the evidence of a convicted liar.

[AnneGuedes]

An appalling injustice by a European State which considers itself to be part of the civilised world.

Angelo, if you're deeply convinced of such a serious injustice :
Applications to the Court must be sent by post to the following address
The Registrar
European Court of Human Rights
Council of Europe
F-67075 Strasbourg cedex
Fax: +33 (0)3 88 41 27 30
Mrs Cipriano's lawyer should be able to provide the documents required for the application to be accepted.

[Mrs. B]

Same court system that convicted Cipriano ALSO convicted Amaral. To state the fact that Amaral WAS convicted of the crime of giving false testimony to the court is not actually defending Cipriano. In this case it was proven in a court of law that torture had taken place, it was then re-confirmed by an appeal court. Defending the human right not to be TORTURED by authorities is a personal choice.