What is the lie in Amarals book. The truth of the lie.

[Erngath]

The reason supporters don't want to read the book isn't it ? Afraid they might see something that contradicts their belief that those parents and their friends  couldn't possibly   be involved , despite they were not there  on that holiday .
Seems to me these grown ups are protecting themselves and the child,whichever way you   look at it had no one to protect her . All my opinion .

That is a ridiculous theory.
If there is any conclusive proof that Madeleine's parents had any part to play in her disappearance, then I for one would want justice to be done.
To suggest that supporters are afraid of reading the book is absolute nonsense!

[Snowgirl]

That is a ridiculous theory.
If there is any conclusive proof that Madeleine's parents had any part to play in her disappearance, then I for one would want justice to be done.
To suggest that supporters are afraid of reading the book is absolute nonsense!

It's not actually a theory ,it's a conclusion I came to . So do you want to counter it by telling just why you don't want to read it ,study the investigation as it progressed .

[Erngath]

It's not actually a theory ,it's a conclusion I came to . So do you want to counter it by telling just why you don't want to read it ,study the investigation as it progressed .

I started to read it.
Got to the second chapter, found it utterly boring and gave up!
Which chapters convinced you that the parents of Madeleine are complicit in her disappearance?

I'll find them and read them.

[Venturi Swirl]

For davel and VS who obviously don't understand the written word.

Bolded bit his opinion backed by the courts in allowing his opinion.

To be fair your sentence is virtually impossible to understand from start to finish.

[Venturi Swirl]

It's not actually a theory ,it's a conclusion I came to . So do you want to counter it by telling just why you don't want to read it ,study the investigation as it progressed .

I’ve read it.  What amazed me most about it is how short most of the chapters are.

[misty]

It's not actually a theory ,it's a conclusion I came to . So do you want to counter it by telling just why you don't want to read it ,study the investigation as it progressed .

Are you able to explain why you concur with the conclusion in Amaral's book? E.g. what made the Smith sighting credible but the Tanner sighting dubious?
I have read the full book btw.

[misty]

I’ve read it.  What amazed me most about it is how short most of the chapters are.

Have you read this online translation?
http://www.checktheevidence.com/pdf/Goncalo%20Amaral%20-%20Truth%20of%20the%20Lie%20-%20Madeleine%20McCann.pdf

[Alice Purjorick]

Are you able to explain why you concur with the conclusion in Amaral's book? E.g. what made the Smith sighting credible but the Tanner sighting dubious?
I have read the full book btw.

In the early days of the libel trial [ca Q1 2014] we had this:
"another witness sits in a foreign court spits his dummy out, slags off the local judiciary then says he didn’t read the book because he knew it was lies without reading it".
My paraphrasing of I believe Michael Wrights performance.

The books, Sr Amaral's and Dr K McCann's that is, are for my money like Catch 22, The Source and Dr Zhivago; loads of people bang on about them but few have made it to the last page...ho hum!

[misty]

In the early days of the libel trial [ca Q1 2014] we had this:
"another witness sits in a foreign court spits his dummy out, slags off the local judiciary then says he didn’t read the book because he knew it was lies without reading it".
My paraphrasing of I believe Michael Wrights performance.

The books, Sr Amaral's and Dr K McCann's that is, are for my money like Catch 22, The Source and Dr Zhivago; loads of people bang on about them but few have made it to the last page...ho hum!

Anyone who hasn't read the last page of Amaral's book would be unaware of the libel.

[Alice Purjorick]

Anyone who hasn't read the last page of Amaral's book would be unaware of the libel.

One presumes the Portuguese courts didn't several times. Or their opinion was at variance to others, based on them having had plenty of law college.

[Snowgirl]

I started to read it.
Got to the second chapter, found it utterly boring and gave up!
Which chapters convinced you that the parents of Madeleine are complicit in her disappearance?

I'll find them and read them.

Ah you're bored by the written word and want some juicy bits .Sorry there aren't any .
Either read it or not  as I said previously I'm not here to spoon feed anyone who can't be bothered .

[Erngath]

Anyone who hasn't read the last page of Amaral's book would be unaware of the libel.

Thank you for the link.
Yes the last page does seem libellous.

[Erngath]

I’ve read it.  What amazed me most about it is how short most of the chapters are.

I have had a quick scan of the chapters, thanks to Misty's link.
I believe most of his thoughts have been posted on various threads here by sceptics using his book as a source.
There doesn't appear to be anything which I haven't read before.

[misty]

One presumes the Portuguese courts didn't several times. Or their opinion was at variance to others, based on them having had plenty of law college.

Their opinions seemed to vary depending on which judges were sitting. Based on Portuguese legal precedent of similar cases, the McCanns should have been successful in the SC. The mere fact the SC had to use a 2017 ECHR ruling against one of their highest judicial professiionals (Fernandes e Fernandes v Portugal https://swarb.co.uk/tavares-de-almeida-fernandes-and-almeida-fernandes-v-portugal-echr-17-jan-2017/ ) to rule against the McCanns suggests to me that their SC really leaned in favour of the defamed. Perhaps the legal system may even quietly breathe a sigh of relief if the McCanns win in the ECHR so normal service can be resumed. As I said last year, it was a cop-out. All IMO.

[John]

"The sun is going down over this  beautiful countryside. Children are playing under the watchful gaze of their parents. I think about  the enthusiasm that was characteristic of him  when I met Tavares in November 1981, at  the judiciary police school, and which still fires him. The past seems distant, but  it's not forgotten. We gave the best of ourselves to resolve  this case. Our  conclusions  rest on the proven facts  and the evidence interpreted within the principles of  the law. Our work was done in the cause of  justice, based on the material truth, the  only thing that must prevail in  a universe where the lie is raised up as truth. END "

Gonçalo Amaral