Madeleine McCann's parents lose libel case with the European Court of Human Rights

[barrier]

According to this there will be no appeal.

Contacted by Expresso, Ricardo Correia Afonso said that the couple's defense will not appeal the decision of the European court.

https://expresso.pt/sociedade/2022-09-20-Casal-McCann-naturalmente-desapontado-com-a-decisao-do-Tribunal-dos-Direitos-do-Homem-9ff3de47

[The General]

According to this there will be no appeal.

Contacted by Expresso, Ricardo Correia Afonso said that the couple's defense will not appeal the decision of the European court.

https://expresso.pt/sociedade/2022-09-20-Casal-McCann-naturalmente-desapontado-com-a-decisao-do-Tribunal-dos-Direitos-do-Homem-9ff3de47

Having had their applications denied so unequivocally, they are right to slink off exit stage right. At least they've decided to pour all of their efforts in to finding Maddie now, which perhaps they should have stuck to to begin with. Hindsight, I suppose.

[barrier]

From the closed thread posted by John.

The judgement by the ECHR is pretty comprehensive imo and leaves very little manoeuvring room for any appeal but it is their right should they choose to go down that road. Talking of roads, I still believe the Smith's sighting the night Madeleine disappeared will remain a crucial element of this case.

Yep the only person seen with a child matching a description close to that of Madeleine.(Redwood 2013)

[Brietta]

Fine by me. So long as you remember that Amaral and the state of Portugal breached none of the McCann's human rights, much as some have tried to convince people that they did.

Did not the ECHR just deliver a ruling on the primacy of the Freedom of speech.  Or do you think that is for those and such as those.

[jassi]

According to this there will be no appeal.

Contacted by Expresso, Ricardo Correia Afonso said that the couple's defense will not appeal the decision of the European court.

https://expresso.pt/sociedade/2022-09-20-Casal-McCann-naturalmente-desapontado-com-a-decisao-do-Tribunal-dos-Direitos-do-Homem-9ff3de47

Well  that's a relief. Goodness knows how much longer it would have dragged on through an appeal process.
Though with a 7 - nil decision, I can't see how it would have succeeded .

Time to settle any money owing to anyone.

[The General]

From the closed thread posted by John.

Yep the only person seen with a child matching a description close to that of Madeleine.(Redwood 2013)

The closed, reopened, then closed again thread?
I agree. The dismissal of literally the only credible eye witness borders on criminal.

[Vertigo Swirl]

According to this there will be no appeal.

Contacted by Expresso, Ricardo Correia Afonso said that the couple's defense will not appeal the decision of the European court.

https://expresso.pt/sociedade/2022-09-20-Casal-McCann-naturalmente-desapontado-com-a-decisao-do-Tribunal-dos-Direitos-do-Homem-9ff3de47

Thank god!

[The General]

We are here to breed and only that.  And the larger the gene pool of idiots then the more idiots will be born. The rest of us will have to try to keep a sense of proportion in the light of the ruling today.  But things ain't looking good.

Far be it for me to be the spanner in the ointment, but that's not technically correct.

[Brietta]

It seems pretty straightforward to me.  Amaral's book didn't in the estimation of the court) ruin their reputation anymore than it was already ruined when the PJ (under Amaral's coordinatorship) decide to make them arguidos, whilst simultaneously feeding a load of rubbish stories to the PT media.

Uh-huh.  Thanks for the confirmation I'm not going doolally.  That is exactly as I read it.  WOW!!

[The General]

Well  that's a relief. Goodness knows how much longer it would have dragged on through an appeal process.
Though with a 7 - nil decision, I can't see how it would have succeeded .

Time to settle any money owing to anyone.

I think they should go for it. They've lost their shirt and their dignity - there's nothing left to lose (apart from the much-extended mansion).
They may have to jump back on the ching ching train; interviews, Oprah, Dr. Phil, another book, T shirts, mugs. A podcast?

[jassi]

Uh-huh.  Thanks for the confirmation I'm not going doolally.  That is exactly as I read it.  WOW!!

Frankly it doesn't matter how you read it. Its over and done with - subject to an appeal that apparently isn't going to happen.

[jassi]

I think they should go for it. They've lost their shirt and their dignity - there's nothing left to lose (apart from the much-extended mansion).
They may have to jump back on the ching ching train; interviews, Oprah, Dr. Phil, another book, T shirts, mugs. A podcast?

Mugs ? Plenty of them around to eagerly buy up the merchandise.

[Wonderfulspam]

Mugs ? Plenty of them around to eagerly buy up the merchandise.

Excellent.

[Eleanor]

Far be it for me to be the spanner in the ointment, but that's not technically correct.

Says you and whose Army?

[John]

I guess as soon as HCW is sacked he can write a bestselling book claiming CB dunnit even if the investigation  into the latter is dropped.  That’s his pension fund sorted anyway.

Nah... he hasn't got it in him.