If that was the case, one would hope that it was noted, but who knows, what will be taken notice of, when the judge is only ruling on the allegations of the McCann family.
Different country, different rules and different ideas of what is right and what is wrong.
It was the case Anna.
Amaral seeks legal aid support and states he has no assets Jornal de Notíciasby Alexandra Serôdio
01 December 2009 - 00h30m
Thanks to Joana Morais for translation
Gonçalo Amaral asked for the help of the State in order to be able to defend himself against the case brought by the McCanns.
Citing economic insufficiency to pay the court costs, the former PJ coordinator saw the Civil Court of Lisbon preventively seize the earnings made from the sale of the book and of the documentary through a sole-proprietorship company in his name, as a way to ensure that there will be money to pay any compensation, whose pertinence can only be examined through the main action.
In the aid application document, dated 24 September, Amaral declared an annual net income of 39 thousand Euros, with a household of four people: himself, his wife and two little girls, of 11 and five-years-old. He also states that he does not own any real estate property.
According to a document from the Land Registry Office of Olhão, dated 21 September, to which the JN had access, Amaral, 'owns' a single-family house consisting of two floors, two terraces and a swimming pool, which is valued at more than 200 thousand euros.
The sole-proprietorship company in Amaral's name, created for the marketing of the book, has a car registered, of the Jaguar brand. The registration of that property was made in May, this year.
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