Lawyer confirms money from 'Find Madeleine' fund will be used to fight
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Lawyer confirms money from 'Find Madeleine' fund will be used to fight
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/madeleine-mccann-missing-abduction-parents-legal-battle-goncalo-amaral-police-claims-portugal-a7588281.html
Madeleine McCann's parents launch fresh legal battle over police claims they faked daughter's abduction
Lawyer confirms money from 'Find Madeleine' fund will be used to fight ruling that failed to clear couple of involvement in child's disappearance
Lucy Pasha-Robinson @lucypasha an hour ago
Madeleine McCann’s parents have launched a fresh legal battle to overturn a Portuguese court ruling that failed to clear them of involvement in their daughter’s disappearance.
Kate and Gerry McCann’s lawyer confirmed they would use money from the “Find Madeleine” fund in a bid to overturn the ruling, and challenge claims by former police chief Goncalo Amaral that they had faked their daughter's abduction.
Portugal’s Supreme Court rejected their libel appeal last month relating to Mr Amaral’s 2008 book, “The Truth of the Lie”, that alleged their three-year-old daughter had died in their holiday flat and they had faked her kidnapping to cover up the tragedy.
The couple were successful in their 2015 libel action against the former police chief on the case, however a lower court overturned the decision in April 2016, opening them up to huge legal costs and the possibility of being sued by Mr Amaral.
The McCanns, both 48, reportedly decided to launch the new challenge based on comments made by the judges in the 76-page ruling, which stated the decision “was determined by the fact that public prosecutors hadn't managed to obtain sufficient evidence of the crimes by the appellants.”
The McCanns were considered official suspects at one stage, however their “arguido” status was lifted on the same day it was issued in July 2008.
Judges said the archiving of the criminal case did not equate to the McCanns being cleared of criminal responsibility.
"In truth, that ruling was not made in virtue of Portugal's Public Prosecution Service having acquired the conviction that the appellants hadn't committed a crime," they wrote.
“Even the archive ruling raises serious concerns relating to the truth of the allegation that Madeleine was kidnapped."
They also found Mr Amaral had not acted "illicitly" ruling the content of his book had no "defamatory intention" behind it.
"Our opinion is that rather than an injurious animus, the intention was informative and defensive,” they wrote.
The McCanns said in a statement after the ruling: "What we have been told by our lawyers is obviously extremely disappointing.
"We will of course be discussing the implications of the Supreme Court ruling with our lawyers in due course."
Madeleine McCann's parents launch fresh legal battle over police claims they faked daughter's abduction
Lawyer confirms money from 'Find Madeleine' fund will be used to fight ruling that failed to clear couple of involvement in child's disappearance
Lucy Pasha-Robinson @lucypasha an hour ago
Madeleine McCann’s parents have launched a fresh legal battle to overturn a Portuguese court ruling that failed to clear them of involvement in their daughter’s disappearance.
Kate and Gerry McCann’s lawyer confirmed they would use money from the “Find Madeleine” fund in a bid to overturn the ruling, and challenge claims by former police chief Goncalo Amaral that they had faked their daughter's abduction.
Portugal’s Supreme Court rejected their libel appeal last month relating to Mr Amaral’s 2008 book, “The Truth of the Lie”, that alleged their three-year-old daughter had died in their holiday flat and they had faked her kidnapping to cover up the tragedy.
The couple were successful in their 2015 libel action against the former police chief on the case, however a lower court overturned the decision in April 2016, opening them up to huge legal costs and the possibility of being sued by Mr Amaral.
The McCanns, both 48, reportedly decided to launch the new challenge based on comments made by the judges in the 76-page ruling, which stated the decision “was determined by the fact that public prosecutors hadn't managed to obtain sufficient evidence of the crimes by the appellants.”
The McCanns were considered official suspects at one stage, however their “arguido” status was lifted on the same day it was issued in July 2008.
Judges said the archiving of the criminal case did not equate to the McCanns being cleared of criminal responsibility.
"In truth, that ruling was not made in virtue of Portugal's Public Prosecution Service having acquired the conviction that the appellants hadn't committed a crime," they wrote.
“Even the archive ruling raises serious concerns relating to the truth of the allegation that Madeleine was kidnapped."
They also found Mr Amaral had not acted "illicitly" ruling the content of his book had no "defamatory intention" behind it.
"Our opinion is that rather than an injurious animus, the intention was informative and defensive,” they wrote.
The McCanns said in a statement after the ruling: "What we have been told by our lawyers is obviously extremely disappointing.
"We will of course be discussing the implications of the Supreme Court ruling with our lawyers in due course."
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Re: Lawyer confirms money from 'Find Madeleine' fund will be used to fight
So which lawyers Duarte or Carter Ruck?
Since when was this ruling about clearing their name, what "evidence" did they put forward to do so?
Are they now saying they will provide this and assist the Portuguese authorities and Scotland YRd and answer ALL questions pertinent to Madeleine's disappearance, including take part in a reconstruction.
"It's Never too late, eh Gerry?
Since when was this ruling about clearing their name, what "evidence" did they put forward to do so?
Are they now saying they will provide this and assist the Portuguese authorities and Scotland YRd and answer ALL questions pertinent to Madeleine's disappearance, including take part in a reconstruction.
"It's Never too late, eh Gerry?
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