Judicial corruption controversy: President of Court of Appeal stands down

[Mr Gray]

I would add that the case you mention has been concluded and will not be reopened. The Supreme Court made their decision and ruled against the McCanns. They even conducted a legal review of that decision which remained unchanged but with the qualification that the MCCANNS HAD NOT BEEN CLEARED.

the ECHR may well rule the SC is wrong....the SC do have  a very poor record at the ECHR

[Angelo222]

the ECHR may well rule the SC is wrong....the SC do have  a very poor record at the ECHR

The decision was a matter for Portugal, it cannot be overturned by the ECHR.

[Mr Gray]

The decision was a matter for Portugal, it cannot be overturned by the ECHR.

It can be corrected and amaral stopped going forward

[barrier]

It can be corrected and amaral stopped going forward

Has there been another book and its author stopped following a ECHR judgement?

[Mr Gray]

Has there been another book and its author stopped following a ECHR judgement?

I don't know of a previous ECHR action against a book .....do you

[barrier]

I don't know of a previous ECHR action against a book .....do you

So you agree there'll be no book banning,so what of the author? we'd best continue in the echr thread.

[barrier]

https://algarvedailynews.com/news/17733-judicial-corruption-controversy-president-of-court-of-appeal-stands-down

   The algarve Daily News. 03 March 2020

Judicial corruption controversy: President of Court of Appeal stands down

Following allegations of rigging in the system of allocating judges, president of Lisbon’s Court of Appeal Orlando Nascimento has resigned with immediate effect.

A letter tendering his resignation was requested last week and reportedly received on Monday. Meantime, public prosecutors are deciding whether Judge Nascimento is to be added to the charge sheet of corruption investigation Operation Lex which has already cited his predecessor Luís Vaz Neves (click here).

Article by kind permission of The Portugal Resident

Still enjoys the presumption of innocence though.

[Miss Taken Identity]

 

Still enjoys the presumption of innocence though.

 

[Brietta]

Still enjoys the presumption of innocence though.

Absolutely!

That will no doubt be why he was asked to resign.

[Mr Gray]

the presumption of innocence is a little more complex than some posters think...hence suspects can be held on remand....and Barry George cant claim compensation even thogh hes entitled to the POI