This is the problem with this case, from the perspective of the English speaker there appears to be little evidence but this is false. There is an abundance and when I get an opportunity I tend to compile it.
But the so called evidence cant be trusted, John. It is useless.
It comes from a man who is a criminal. A man who has twice been found guilty as a perjurer in Court, which confirms he is a liar .... and ....
It comes from 3 tortured people who will say what they are told to say, because they are frightened of more pain
In fact they were advised not to speak in Court. There could be two or three reasons for that.
Their solicitor, Joao Grade was "found" with drugs on him visiting a jail wasn't he ?. He never got prosecuted as far as we are aware and he was at Amarals birthday bash when some of Amarals group attacked Marcos Aragao Correira in his car and tried to pull him thru the window.
So one has to wonder if the "dont speak in Court" thingy is to make sure that the accused dont expose some rum goings on before hand. Leonor was very quick to change Lawyers after the case. It also seems that "they" are trying to keep her in jail as long as possible. Has she "got some beans to spill " ? Some beans that they dont want spilled?
Other witnesses too could have been threatened/beaten, as Leandro was
I want to make it clear that these are not accusations but there are strange things about this case that keep nagging at me, and this drug thing of Leonors Lawyer at a prison !!, followed by a close friendship between the Prosecution and the Defense worries me. It seems too cozy.
As far as I am aware, neither Amaral or Grade manhandled Marcos.