Ex-PJ detective Paulo Pereira Cristóvão guilty and sentenced to 4½ years.

[Jean-Pierre]

I think it is possible that Paolo Cristovao had a great deal of influence on the public perception of Madeleine's parents.  I think it equally possible on the other hand that he didn't. His book equally possibly had no relevance to the "five dead bodies" story or indeed any other story you care to think of. There is no way of measuring this so you pays yer money yer takes yer pick.

I doubt his inglorious departure was overlooked rather unremarked by most.
So we have another bent cop story together with imaginary causal links.
It may be right it may be wrong. Don't lay your purse on it either way.

Thank you for your words of wisdom on the subject.   

[Mr Gray]

I find it odd if other policemen working closely with christoveo didnt know what he was up to

[Alice Purjorick]

Thank you for your words of wisdom on the subject.   

Well I don't know either way J-P. but I am prepared to be convinced by anyone who has pukkah gen than does not incorporate too much in the way of "I fink" "I fought" "imo" "well it must be" and "anyone with any intelligence".
Just the facts on which I can base an opinion.
It's yer actual trinity man Wackford Squeers, Joe Friday and Alice Purjorick

[Angelo222]

I have asked for the relevance of this thread , and I still have not received an answer.

By the same token you could ask what is the relevance of the Cipriano thread given the girl was murdered?

[Angelo222]

I find it odd if other policemen working closely with christoveo didnt know what he was up to

What makes you think that?  Cristovao is a particularly nasty piece of work by all accounts, I hope the Portuguese do the right thing and lock him up permanently.  In the meantime he has got off lightly with his 4½ year home detention, his leg tag should keep him out of trouble at least for the foreseeable future.

[Jean-Pierre]

Well I don't know either way J-P. but I am prepared to be convinced by anyone who has pukkah gen than does not incorporate too much in the way of "I fink" "I fought" "imo" "well it must be" and "anyone with any intelligence".
Just the facts on which I can base an opinion.
It's yer actual trinity man Wackford Squeers, Joe Friday and Alice Purjorick

Ah well its pukkah gen that is a bit elusive. 

But it does appear that, as regards the subject of this thread, we "know"

He was employed by the P.J.

He wrote a book about Madeleine's disappearance.

He has been convicted by a court of some wrongdoing,

He has three other cases coming up this week.

So "I fink" he is a worthy (sic) subject for discussion. 

I do wonder why it is that many of the sceptics on this forum are convinced of the criminality of the McCanns and their friends, whilst it seems the sceptics heros are those who have fallen foul of the law - Amaral, Cristóvão, Tavares, even Bennett.  Bad luck I suppose.   

PS Your trinity man unaccountable leaves out Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
 

[Angelo222]

The Portuguese must really be proud of their senior police officers in the Algarve, such fine upstanding characters.   

[Brietta]

I think it is possible that Paolo Cristovao had a great deal of influence on the public perception of Madeleine's parents.  I think it equally possible on the other hand that he didn't. His book equally possibly had no relevance to the "five dead bodies" story or indeed any other story you care to think of. There is no way of measuring this so you pays yer money yer takes yer pick.

I doubt his inglorious departure was overlooked rather unremarked by most.
So we have another bent cop story together with imaginary causal links.
It may be right it may be wrong. Don't lay your purse on it either way.

There is little doubt that Paulo Cristovao is a corrupt man who got his marching orders from the PJ as a result. 

His exit in disgrace certainly did not interfere with his future careers whether as a businessman, in public life, as a media personality, as a prolific author on crime especially crimes involving missing children.
There can be fewer more prestigious occupations than as vice-president of Sporting Lisbon.

He made it his business to set a seal on the conduct of Madeleine McCann's case while it was ongoing.  Is it any wonder that a man of his proven criminal tendencies (and that is excluding the charges for which he is now under trial) left a powerful legacy which threw so much distrust and suspicion in exactly the direction he chose.

We have seen his methods laid bare in relation to the case involving Sporting ... quite a frightening man.

[Brietta]

The Portuguese must really be proud of their senior police officers in the Algarve, such fine upstanding characters.   

I think they can, Angelo, they have worked these corruption cases excellently which could not have been easy for them particularly if colleagues are involved, and which I think may even have presented an element of danger as well.

There is a lot of money and prestige for the criminals involved.

You will never get rid of all the bad apples ... but they at least have been trying and I think doing very well.

[Brietta]

What makes you think that?  Cristovao is a particularly nasty piece of work by all accounts, I hope the Portuguese do the right thing and lock him up permanently.  In the meantime he has got off lightly with his 4½ year home detention, his leg tag should keep him out of trouble at least for the foreseeable future.

I have seen it said that he is quite a charismatic personality.  Probably by someone who had never been allowed to see his dark side.

[Angelo222]

I think they can, Angelo, they have worked these corruption cases excellently which could not have been easy for them particularly if colleagues are involved, and which I think may even have presented an element of danger as well.

There is a lot of money and prestige for the criminals involved.

You will never get rid of all the bad apples ... but they at least have been trying and I think doing very well.

I think you will find that officers were brought in from Lisbon and other regions to weed out these criminals.  Former colleagues are not permitted to investigate each other.

[Alice Purjorick]

Ah well its pukkah gen that is a bit elusive. 

But it does appear that, as regards the subject of this thread, we "know"

He was employed by the P.J.

He wrote a book about Madeleine's disappearance.

He has been convicted by a court of some wrongdoing,

He has three other cases coming up this week.

So "I fink" he is a worthy (sic) subject for discussion. 

I do wonder why it is that many of the sceptics on this forum are convinced of the criminality of the McCanns and their friends, whilst it seems the sceptics heros are those who have fallen foul of the law - Amaral, Cristóvão, Tavares, even Bennett. Bad luck I suppose.   

PS Your trinity man unaccountable leaves out Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
 

1. I didn't say he wasn't. We need to steer well clear of quantum leaps at causal relationships though.
2. Not bad luck; it was because they were bent (ish) caught out tried and sentenced. See qualifier above.
3. My mate Tom told me they are dead. Do you mean he lied and they are alive and kicking ?.
Maybe they are those two nice little old ladies down the road who grow roses, Ms Rosa Krantz and Ms Gilda Stern.

[Brietta]

I think you will find that officers were brought in from Lisbon and other regions to weed out these criminals.  Former colleagues are not permitted to investigate each other.

Still a 'brotherhood' there though.  I take my hat off to the officers tasked with weeding out the criminal element within their ranks other news about their successes against corruption is evidence that there is a real determination in Portugal at the moment to get rid of the old order.

It is interesting that you say teams were brought in from outside.  Bearing in mind that a team was imported from Porto to review Madeleine's case prior to it's Portuguese reopening.

[mercury]

Ah well its pukkah gen that is a bit elusive. 

But it does appear that, as regards the subject of this thread, we "know"

He was employed by the P.J.

He wrote a book about Madeleine's disappearance.

He has been convicted by a court of some wrongdoing,

He has three other cases coming up this week.

So "I fink" he is a worthy (sic) subject for discussion. 

I do wonder why it is that many of the sceptics on this forum are convinced of the criminality of the McCanns and their friends, whilst it seems the sceptics heros are those who have fallen foul of the law - Amaral, Cristóvão, Tavares, even Bennett.  Bad luck I suppose.   

PS Your trinity man unaccountable leaves out Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
 

Who are these "many" that are "convinced" and who has your four people as "heros" steady on JP you may be suggesting people support criminal actions there...tut tut, mind you you post was marginally better than those in the recent past that tried to make a connection of minds between peter sutcliffee and " sceptics"

[Brietta]

Ex Madeleine McCann cop who wrote controversial book claiming toddler's body was dumped at sea goes on trial over violent robberies
Paulo Pereira Cristovao made headlines after writing a book calling for the McCanns to be arrested and claiming the toddler was dead

A FORMER Portuguese cop who claimed Madeleine McCann is dead and her body had been dumped at sea has gone on trial over a string of violent robberies allegedly carried out by criminals posing as police officers.

Paulo Pereira Cristovao, a pal of disgraced ex PJ detective Goncalo Amaral, was accused by a co-defendant of helping to mastermind two of the home raids on the opening day of the trial yesterday.

Nuno Vieira Mendes said he and Pereira Cristovao waited outside both properties while alleged accomplices with false search warrants went in posing as police officers and stole thousands of pounds.

The ex-cop made headlines after writing a book calling for the McCanns to be arrested and claiming the toddler was dead and her body had been dumped at sea.

Pereira Cristovao, who left the PJ after a torture trial Amaral was also implicated in, was arrested last year and accused of marking out wealthy victims for accomplices who tricked their way into homes in police uniform.

Eighteen suspects are now on trial for a string of crimes including membership of a criminal gang, robbery, kidnap, possession of a prohibited weapon and abuse of power, include three police officers and a drugs trafficker.

The 48-year-old has been a constant critic of Kate and Gerry McCann and called for them to be arrested for leaving their children alone in their Algarve holiday apartment after Madeleine vanished in May 3 2007.

He claimed in a 2008 book called The Star of Madeleine that the toddler was dead and her body had been dumped at sea.

His novel - based on the real police investigation which he claimed was hampered by interference from British authorities - ended with two fictional officers gazing out at the Atlantic Ocean following a huge land search.

He mysteriously claimed two of the McCanns’ holiday pals - the so-called Tapas Seven - were “fundamental” to discovering the truth about Madeleine.

The couple’s spokesman Clarence Mitchell called his comments "hurtful and distressing" and accused him of trying to profit from the McCanns’ misfortune.

The ex-cop admitted at the novel’s launch in Portugal: “I am sure Madeleine’s parents will not like the book.”

In a thinly-veiled criticism of Britain’s political involvement in the case, he added: “In their shoes, I’d behave in exactly the same way as they did during the investigation.

“I would defend myself with all the weapons I could use. The difference is that some have more weapons than others.”

Pereira Cristovao wrote his book ahead of his 2009 trial for torturing the mum and uncle of a missing girl into making a false confession while he was still a PJ inspector.

He went on to head Portugal’s association for missing children after being acquitted.

Pal Goncalo Amaral, who recently overturned a libel damages ruling over his best-selling book The Truth of The Lie which the McCanns are appealing, was found guilty of falsifying evidence in the same case.

Joana Cipriano vanished aged eight from Figueira, seven miles from Praia da Luz where Madeleine was staying, in September 2004.

Her mum Leonor and uncle Joao were sentenced to 16 years for murdering her despite their claims they had been tortured into falsely admitting blame.

Judges ruled Leonor had been injured at the PJ station in Faro - where Portuguese police are now helping Scotland Yard detectives probing Madeleine’s disappearance - but could not say how she sustained her wounds.

Pereira Cristovao’s lawyer said after his arrest over the home raids in March 2015 that client confidentiality prevented him from speaking out against many of the “false claims made against him.”

He declined to give evidence at the opening of the high-profile trial yesterday/on Wednesday which is scheduled to resume on June 22.

Last week Pereira Cristovao received a suspended four-and-a-half year prison sentence after being convicted of crimes including embezzlement while he was the vice-president of leading Portuguese football club Sporting.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/7188989/Ex-Madeleine-McCann-cop-who-wrote-controversial-book-claiming-toddlers-body-was-dumped-at-sea-goes-on-trial-over-violent-robberies.html