Can we be clear that Amaral published his book slating and allegedly libelling the Mccanns in July 2008 AFTER Correia took on Leonors case in April 8th 2008.
So no way were the Mccanns getting back at Amaral on the basis of his book, cos it wasn't available at the time Marcos Correia took on the Joana case, 3 months BEFORE Amarals book was published.
Shortly after the two searches of the Arade Dam, Marcos Correia became the lawyer for Leonor Cipriano.
We now know that he did so at a pre-arranged meeting with her at Odemira Women’s Prison on 8 April 2008.
One has to ask the question why a smalltime lawyer from a tiny Atlantic island would suddenly turn up in Faro to act for free for someone he had never even heard of previously.
To answer your second point Sadie, the book wasn't the catalyst, it was the arguido interviews. Método 3 was engaged in September 2007, just weeks after the McCanns returned home to Rothley. Método 3 knew of the Cipriano case and approached Leonor's lawyer João Grade to put the screws on the PJ coordinator common to both cases. Grade is on record as stating that he rebuked Método3's offer since the main agenda was to get Amaral. Next thing Grade gets an e-mail from Marcos Correia telling him that he no longer represents Leonor Cipriano. Obviously M3 made the same offer to Correia and he couldn't refuse.
M3 are Spanish, they had no business in Portugal let alone getting involved in a small town murder case. We know the only possible reason that M3 did anything was for money and they received lots and lots of that from the Fund. Thus I state again we have a direct connection between the McCanns and the Cipriano case through Método 3 and Marcos Correia.
November 2008 - Correia admits to a proposed deal to ‘crucify Gonçalo Amaral’, He tells the lawyer representing the four detectives accused together with Gonçalo Amaral that his detectives will only get suspended sentences for a more minor offence if they give evidence against Gonçalo Amaral and state that it was he who ordered the torture and that he was there when it happened.
November 2008 - Calls defence lawyer for Gonçalo Amaral, Mr Cabrita, a ‘goat’ in the court room [‘cabrita’ is also the Portuguese word for goat].
21 January 2009 - Suspended as a lawyer/barrister by the Madeira Bar Association [Madeira Lawyers’ Order] and thrown out of court by the trial judge in the case against Mr Amaral based on Ms Cipriano’s allegations. He was later allowed to continue representing Ms Cipriano.
22 May 2009 - Wins the case against Gonçalo Amaral, at which Mr Amaral gets an 18-month suspended jail sentence for allegedly filing a false report. Says triumphantly: “Gonçalo Amaral has been convicted. The target has been hit”.
8 June 2009 - Brings new proceedings against Gonçalo Amaral on behalf of Leonor Cipriano, claiming once more that Amaral’s men had tortured her.
July 2009 - Brings further new proceedings against Gonçalo Amaral, this time on behalf of Leonor Cipriano’s former partner, António Leandro David da Silva, who also alleged that he had been assaulted by Amaral’s men.
3 October 2009 - Tries to sabotageGonçalo Amaral’s birthday partyby driving up outside the restaurant where the party was being held, making a provocative obscene gesture, and then fabricating to the Public Ministry Police claiming that he had been assaulted.
