Was Gonçalo Amaral fair game given the content of his book?

[Mr Gray]

So ?

have you read the title to the thread

[stephen25000]

You appear to be blinded by your prejudice...amaral has accused an innocent couple of an awful crime...he quite rightly faces a libel trial which I hope he loses...he is a convicted criminal...he was found guilty of fraud against his brother...he sounds like a nasty piece of work to me

Of course he does.

he dared the question the story of the mccanns whom you adore so much.

[jassi]

have you read the title to the thread

Of course, and your previous answer went no way to answering anything, other than expressing your dislike for the man.

[Mr Gray]

Of course he does.

he dared the question the story of the mccanns whom you adore so much.

he didnt question...again you don't understand the facts..he accused..

[Mr Gray]

Of course, and your previous answer went no way to answering anything, other than expressing your dislike for the man.

Cant you read..it gave the reasons why he is fair game ...

[stephen25000]

he didnt question...again you don't understand the facts..he accused..perhaps if you understood the facts you wo0uoldnt make such stupid comments

Yet again you personify that well known phrase 'that ignorance is bliss'

[Mr Gray]

Why is it that a poster cannot simply answer the question posed by a thread..thats all I did...gave my reasons...
it seems you cannot stand the truth being told about amaral..that speaks absolute volumes

[stephen25000]

Why is it that a poster cannot simply answer the question posed by a thread..thats all I did...gave my reasons...
it seems you cannot stand the truth being told about amaral..that speaks absolute volumes

We have you and others who will not accept it the mccanns who are responsible for Madeleine's predicament.

NOT AMARAL, EVER.

[Benice]

That is all he is capable of.

Hilarious - coming from a poster who does little else except abuse and insult other posters.   

[Montclair]

Writing books is not part of a police officer's job. He may have used a great deal of material from his work and from the PJ report. But not every police chief writes about his cases.

And he certainly didn't earn millions in police work - only a basic salary in British terms.

Gonçalo Amaral was no longer working for the PJ when he wrote his book, he had already retired. Other ex-policemen have written books about cases, why can't he? He also wrote the book not only to defend his honour but that of the PJ and judicial system which had been maligned systematically in the British press.

If the British press can bring out retired police officers and other so-called experts to analyse the case, I don't see why someone who was actually involved in it can't give his view, especially when his views are based on the police files.

[stephen25000]

Hilarious - coming from a poster who does little else except abuse and insult other posters.   

Not quite benice.

Only though  who try it on with me.

[Mr Gray]

We have you and others who will not accept it the mccanns who are responsible for Madeleine's predicament.

NOT AMARAL, EVER.

That's because they are not..simple

[Estuarine]

Gonçalo Amaral was no longer working for the PJ when he wrote his book, he had already retired. Other ex-policemen have written books about cases, why can't he? He also wrote the book not only to defend his honour but that of the PJ and judicial system which had been maligned systematically in the British press.

If the British press can bring out retired police officers and other so-called experts to analyse the case, I don't see why someone who was actually involved in it can't give his view, especially when his views are based on the police files.

Well said Montclair.

[Mr Gray]

Gonçalo Amaral was no longer working for the PJ when he wrote his book, he had already retired. Other ex-policemen have written books about cases, why can't he? He also wrote the book not only to defend his honour but that of the PJ and judicial system which had been maligned systematically in the British press.

If the British press can bring out retired police officers and other so-called experts to analyse the case, I don't see why someone who was actually involved in it can't give his view, especially when his views are based on the police files.

Amaral had every right to write the book and the mccanns have every right to sue him and the courts have every right to take every penny he earned from the book and give it to the mccanns

[jassi]

Why is it that a poster cannot simply answer the question posed by a thread..thats all I did...gave my reasons...
it seems you cannot stand the truth being told about amaral..that speaks absolute volumes

Actually, I'm not really interested in Amaral, I'm interested in why you seem to so dislike him.