Why is Goncalo Amaral stalling?

[Mr Gray]

And if they lose? Or win and are awarded 1 Euro damages?

You know that I like to base my opinions on evidence...I think the damages could be substantial...

First amaral has tried to strike out maddie from the writ to reduce the damages...he wouldn't di this if damages were 1 Eeuro.

Second...the  court have frozen substantial assets...they must envisage substantial damages...

what do you base your 1 Euro on...

[Eleanor]

You know that I like to base my opinions on evidence...I think the damages could be substantial...

First amaral has tried to strike out maddie from the writ to reduce the damages...he wouldn't di this if damages were 1 Eeuro.

Second...the  court have frozen substantial assets...they must envisage substantial damages...

what do you base your 1 Euro on...

And The Court seized one of his houses to make  up any shortfall.

[Mr Gray]

Goncalo Amaral is perfectly entitled to 'sack' his legal representatives at ANY STAGE during proceedings, as in any other person !

Morons will continue to bleat on about this perfectly acceptable course as "stalling", the fact of the matter is that he has done absolutely  nothing illegal or immoral, he is merely using legal devices available to him to secure the best possible defence against the case levelled against him !
Simple as...... Next ?

I totally agree...like the mccanns perfectly acceptable childcare arrangement

[Mr Gray]

like kates perfectly legal decision not to answer the stupid questions...their decision to leave Portugal...the ta[as decision not to return

[icabodcrane]

What I don't understand is why the McCanns were furious yesterday  ...   they were both fuming !  ( especially Kate, it appeared to me  )

I mean, if you are all right and the reason Amaral pulled that stunt is because he is  'running scared'  then you'd expect Kate and Gerry to have appeared  relaxed and quietly pleased, wouldn't you  ?

A three week postponement is nothing, afterall,  and the inconvenience of getting to Portugal pales into insignificance when measured against the  (  according to some here  )  capitulation of their nemesis as indicated by his  'no-show'

So why were they so enraged   ?

[stephen25000]

What I don't understand is why the McCanns were furious yesterday  ...   they were both fuming !  ( especially Kate, it appeared to me  )

I mean, if you are all right and the reason Amaral pulled that stunt is because he is  'running scared'  then you'd expect Kate and Gerry to have appeared  relaxed and quietly pleased, wouldn't you  ?

A three week postponement is nothing, afterall,  and the inconvenience of getting to Portugal pales into insignificance when measured against the  (  according to some here  )  capitulation of their nemesis as indicated by his  'no-show'

So why were they so enraged   ?

That's the nature of their personalities.

When they couldn't get their way, like little children they had tantrums.

[Mr Gray]

What I don't understand is why the McCanns were furious yesterday  ...   they were both fuming !  ( especially Kate, it appeared to me  )

I mean, if you are all right and the reason Amaral pulled that stunt is because he is  'running scared'  then you'd expect Kate and Gerry to have appeared  relaxed and quietly pleased, wouldn't you  ?

A three week postponement is nothing, afterall,  and the inconvenience of getting to Portugal pales into insignificance when measured against the  (  according to some here  )  capitulation of their nemesis as indicated by his  'no-show'

So why were they so enraged   ?

the answer is obvious

[icabodcrane]

That's the nature of their personalities.

When they couldn't get their way, like little children they had tantrums.

But their lawyer would have told them that this action by Amaral was a clear indication that he was desperate and merely trying to avoid the inevitable  (   losing the case ) 

That would have pleased  the McCanns surely ?  ...  being told that their  arch enemy was  running scared  and that in a mere three weeks he was finally going to get what he deserved

Yet they were  fuming

I don't get it

[stephen25000]

But their lawyer would have told them that this action by Amaral was a clear indication that he was desperate and merely trying to avoid the inevitable  (   losing the case ) 

That would have pleased  the McCanns surely ?  ...  being told that their  arch enemy was  running scared  and that in a mere three weeks he was finally going to get what he deserved

Yet they were  fuming

I don't get it

Exactly. >@@(*&) >@@(*&)

[jassi]

But their lawyer would have told them that this action by Amaral was a clear indication that he was desperate and merely trying to avoid the inevitable  (   losing the case ) 

That would have pleased  the McCanns surely ?  ...  being told that their  arch enemy was  running scared  and that in a mere three weeks he was finally going to get what he deserved

Yet they were  fuming

I don't get it

It's because they had been made fools of.

[Alfred R Jones]

But their lawyer would have told them that this action by Amaral was a clear indication that he was desperate and merely trying to avoid the inevitable  (   losing the case ) 

That would have pleased  the McCanns surely ?  ...  being told that their  arch enemy was  running scared  and that in a mere three weeks he was finally going to get what he deserved

Yet they were  fuming

I don't get it

So you'd be pleased if you had flown to another country to have your day in court,  at considerable expense and inconvenience, only to be told (once again - remember it's happened before) that you had had a wasted trip and would have to do it all again in a few weeks time?  Even if you believed the reason for the delay was the cowardice of your opponent surely this would not be pleasing to you?  I'm sure the McCanns are under no illusions that Portuguese justice will certainly  find in their favour anyway.

[Brietta]

It's because they had been made fools of.

I disagree with that ... yes they were abused in the most cynical and calculated fashion ... but there was only one fool made on Monday, and that was Dr Amaral.

IMO he scored an enormous own goal and by his behaviour lost the remnants of any credibility he might have had.

[faithlilly]

I disagree with that ... yes they were abused in the most cynical and calculated fashion ... but there was only one fool made on Monday, and that was Dr Amaral.

IMO he scored an enormous own goal and by his behaviour lost the remnants of any credibility he might have had.

In your opinion.

Good to see how well and stress-free Amaral looks in this video from yesterday AFAIAAW.

http://www.rtp.pt/noticias/index.php?article=745785&tm=8&layout=122&visual=61

[gilet]

What I don't understand is why the McCanns were furious yesterday  ...   they were both fuming !  ( especially Kate, it appeared to me  )

I mean, if you are all right and the reason Amaral pulled that stunt is because he is  'running scared'  then you'd expect Kate and Gerry to have appeared  relaxed and quietly pleased, wouldn't you  ?

A three week postponement is nothing, afterall,  and the inconvenience of getting to Portugal pales into insignificance when measured against the  (  according to some here  )  capitulation of their nemesis as indicated by his  'no-show'

So why were they so enraged   ?

No, I would not expect them to feel relaxed. I know how precious time is when you have a family, when you have a career. I would be livid if this disgraceful specimen of Portuguese manhood deliberately played this game with my time.

You don't understand why somebody gets annoyed when somebody [...edit...] completely and deliberately wastes two or more days of your time and cannot be bothered to give a reason for that deliberate wasting of your time. Not to mention the court's time, the lawyer's time, the other defendants' time etc.

I really do feel sorry for you if you are not even able to empathise in a situation as blindingly obvious as that one from yesterday morning.

[gilet]

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Amaral simply played a very deliberate and very cynical move to delay the [...removed speculation...]. Nobody has managed to come up with any other motive for his disgusting action which wasted so many peoples' time yesterday.

And nobody has managed to explain yet why the lawyer who claims to have been sacked without reason on Friday was in fact working on behalf of Amaral yesterday morning.

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