I agree, he was indeed very balanced. I wonder who 'the friend' was who managed to get hold of Christian B's letter despite the problems he allegedly faced in getting it out of prison.
I think even the Germans have more sense than to suggest a miscarriage of justice in Portugal.
I've been virtually bashed over the head so many times for even suggesting that perhaps the Cipriano case was potentially a miscarriage of justice. TBF, in a sense it wasn't, as I have doubts as to the legal advice potentially given and accepted.... and which ended the case, despite the fact that, IMO, there was nothing of substance to the case.
Taken from elsewhere re the Cipriano case:
Supreme Court of Justice - 'Joana case' ruling - Part I
"xxII. FUNDAMENTATION
9. Matter of fact according to the appealed court
9. 1. Facts considered to be proved:
(...)
aa) minor CC returned home from “Pastelaria…”, where she had bought the aforementioned food products;
But the legal reasoning was based on this:
Witness AA3, at around 8.30/8.40 p.m., saw CC [Joana Cipriano] walking up the stairs near the market, into the direction of her home, with a bag, a sign that she was returning from shopping (and we know that she did the shopping, from the deposition of witness NN). This witness, who was smoking at the window, stayed at the window for some time and verified that there was no movement on location, nor did she see any cars, or heard any screams. This means that, according to the rules of experience, and given the fact that the route is short, what is normal is that the minor returned home. And there is no doubt that CC arrived at home and that it was then that the arguidos hit her. Such is clear from the reconstitution file that has been appended to the process at pages 273 and following, namely from the photographs on pages 282, 284, 285, 286 , 287, 291 and 292, with the contents of said reconstitution file being confirmed by inspectors CC3 and CC4, who were present during the event and described the actions that were practised by arguido AA [João Cipriano] during said reconstitution.Supreme Court of Justice - ruling SJ200604200003635, 20.04.2006 | translated by astro
https://themaddiecasefiles.com/supreme-court-of-justice-joana-case-ruling-t24336.html