54 MESSAGES OF SUPPORT (SO FAR) FOR DR GONCALO AMARAL (UP TO 9am, 10th SEPT)

Please use this thread ONLY for posting messages of support for Dr Goncalo Amaral at his trial, starting 13 September.

I've cut-and-pasted the messages of support posted on the 'FORCA GONCALO' thread, and I have now added my own.

I have never had a postal address for Dr Amaral, but do have his e-mail address. However, rather then burden him with lots of e-mails, I also have a wholly reliable contact in Portugal who will quietly be able to print off all the messages here and make sure he knows of them, in time for the hearing.

I have just tweeted a link to this thread in the hope that many will visit here and add their messages of support - Tony

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1 Christobell

In support of Goncalo and the forthcoming trial:

I was saddened to see the recent images of Goncalo Amaral, the former Portuguese Police inspector, who had the misfortune to pick up the poisoned chalice that was the case of the missing child, Madeleine McCann. I can only hope that his drastic weight loss is the result of dieting and healthy living, rather than the living nightmare he has endured in his quest to find justice for a tiny, vulnerable child who mysteriously vanished from a small, tranquil resort in the beautiful Algarve.

Within moments of the child disappearing, a media campaign, the like of which we have never seen before, began in earnest. With a Sky news channel dedicated to the hastily assembled Team McCann, we were continually fed daily, and sometimes hourly, updates, on the plight of the grieving parents, and the incompetence of the sardine munchers, who were doing nothing to help them.

None were attacked so viciously as the Inspector in charge of the case, who bore the brunt of News International's powerful and sinister, unique brand of interpreting news to the satisfaction of its proprietor.

In September 2007, Goncalo resigned, his career and reputation in tatters. He had no option but to set the record straight, and rightly so. When we leave this world, all that's left is a few trinkets and our reputation, and in the end our reputation is the only thing that really matters.

In his book 'The Truth of Lie' he gives an honest account of the events, as they occurred, in the summer of 2007. An account that tallies, almost verbatim, with the police files that were released following the shelving of the investigation. An investigation that had been seriously hampered by the overwhelming media attention and the scurrilous slurs of a newspaper industry that has since been found corrupt.

Goncalo Amaral was not a police chief with an immaculate uniform and shiny buttons, he worked overlong hours, he jeopardised his marriage, he is human. However, he has never stopped caring about the plight of a lost little girl and his humanity shines through. In his book he is gracious, and compassionate to the parents, he understood their loss, despite the viciousness of their campaign against him.

On 13th September the trial begins. The McCanns are demanding £1.2m in damages from the man whose life they have virtually destroyed. May justice prevail, Forca, strength to you Goncalo.

2 tiny

Great message, Chrstobell. Mr Amaral deserves every bit of support after what he has been through at the hands of the McCanns and English newspapers

3 Woofer

Oh, that`s so well written Christobell - you have put into words the thoughts of so many of us.

I wish this write-up could be published in the media - its about time people started putting in writing their praise for Goncalo in media articles. In fact, I wish Goncalo could have billionaire benefactors like TM, but it seems most of the billionaires only support dodgey people, but they probably only got to be billionaires through being dodgy in the first place! Your write-up should be tweeted far and wide - can anyone do this?

4 pennylane

I feel Dr Goncal Amaral will appreciate such a touching and beautifully written piece in his honour, Christobell. I agree with everything you have written. Thank you!

5 ShuBob

Good luck Snr Amaral. May truth win the day

6 pauline

Does anyone have contact details for Sr Amaral? it would be nice to send him a good luck card. Would be great to see a pic of him with a sack of post from well wishers...

7 Newintown

What a splendid post Cristobell. You have summed everything up that we all wanted to say.

8 candyfloss

Excellent post Cristobell

9 tigger

Can’t wait to send a message of support for Dr Amaral; what a brilliant idea, Christobell! I can get some friends from here to send cards as well. A Portuguese friend of mine will translate the message. I can vouch for up to twenty by getting friends and relatives to send one, I'll do that by getting the cards and stamps myself and shoving them under their noses to sign and address...

10 Nina

I’ll gladly donate towards some red carnations for Dr Amaral. I just want him to know that he is supported

11 Jean

I’m going to send him a message of support via Facebook

12 winjoy

I would like to leave him a message if possible

13 Tony Bennett

You have fought the good fight for what you believe to be the truth, and have suffered defeats as well as victories. In this case, you scored two notable victories when in October the Portuguese Court of Appeal unbanned your book, and said that you had every right to publish it, due to the provisions of Article 10 [the right to freedom of expression] of the European Convention on Human Rights. Then, 5 months later, the Supreme Court of Portugal dismissed the McCanns' appeal against the Appeal Court decision. Both courts awarded your legal costs to be reimbursed to you by the McCanns. We are all wishing you similar success in this final phase of this three-year long court case. Good luck from all your supporters in Britain.

Best wishes for your upcoming trial, Mr. Amaral. You are a hero of mine!

joyce1938, i endorse everything others have allready said ,on this thread,my heart felt hope for your situation will be you are completely set free of this terrible conflict ,you and yours have had to cope with and you will be vinicated of all and any charges regards joyce1938

Dr Amaral, you have my very best wishes for your forthcoming libel trial and I join all the others in sending you masses of good luck. We all admire you.

Very good luck to you Gonçalo in your upcoming trial. When you have won this case then surely it must be your turn to take the McCanns to court for every evil thing they have done to you and your family simply because you tried to find out the truth of what really happened to their three year old daughter. It is shocking that they have used donations which were given to their fund in good faith to 'search' for Madeleine to pay lawyers to try to destroy you and Tony.

Maddie deserves justice from a criminal court, not libel court cases, and I hope you have the strength to keep going until that happens. Maddie has shamelessly been used by the UK media, the UK government and her own parents for every other reason than to actually 'search' for her.

Surely you, like Maddie, will never be able to be at peace until those who know what really happened to her receive their punishment.

Many of us have been here for 5 years already following this case and, primarily because of Eddie and Keela and the release of the official police files into the public domain which led the British and Portuguese police to conclude that Maddie had not really been abducted but had died in the apartment and her corpse concealed, many of us will still be here supporting you and, of course, Tony in whatever way we can.

The shameless and obscene exploitation and marketing of the death of three year old Maddie McCann by her own parents for money must stop and the only person now who really has that power, surely, is yourself. It's simply no good for us to rely on New Scotland Yard, or our gagged 'investigative' journalists, or even our past and present governments, who have proven to us how corrupt they are by taking orders from the arrested and charged former newspaper CEO, Rebekah Brooks, whilst at the same time denying justice for a three year old British girl.

Madeleine Beth McCann: a three year old British girl who, unfortunately, is now surrounded by corrupt / lazy / gagged journalists; corrupt police; corrupt governments; private investigators who are in jail for fraud; a double glazing magnate who intimidated witnesses; suspected paedophiles; a government-appointed spokesman who tells downright lies for money; the most feared libel lawyers who give out wrong information; and many other unsavoury characters too numerous to mention.

If anyone recognises themselves from the above listed descriptions then ask yourself if your conscience is really clear about what you have done for Madeleine Beth McCann as opposed to what Gonçalo Amaral has done, and continues to do, for her.

God bless you Gonçalo xx

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”

Dr Amaral, God bless you and good luck.

Dearest Sir, Facing evil is never easy. I pray you find the strength to carry the fight for truth to it's conclusion. You are often in my thoughts. You have faced things that most of us could not imagine. Lies, slander, loss. You are a GOOD man, Goncalo. Your Christian humility and the inner peace that comes with real faith will help you.
I only wish I could afford to come in person to support you in September . There are many thousands of us who are with you in spirit. I hope you know this. You are not alone.
Forca!
Much love and admiration from Ann-Kristine Westwood.
x

Dr Amaral, you shouldn't have had to endure what you have endured over the past five years. You have many English sympathisers. I wish you all the best in what lies ahead.

Dear Sr Amaral

I wish I could write to you in your own language, but I send you all the best wishes in the world for your forthcoming ordeal against the forces of evil. You are a most remarkable man.

I know you have a deep faith, and these words of Our Lord from the Gospel of St Matthew seem highly appropriate right now:

"Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

God bless you always.

Dear Sr Amaral,

In the coming days please know that each time you take a breath you are inhaling courage and fortitude. Each time you exhale know that you are only dealing in truth which is the simplest path when dark things try to cause chaos. Be proud you are a person of principle. Fight with every bone in your body to make sure the truth is the only thing that matters. Refuse to be intimidated. Take comfort in your support. Take comfort and strength in the prayers for you. If someone in a courtroom tries to assassinate your character tell yourself that no-one has permission to be perfect. Perfection belongs to a higher power. Know that your efforts and your struggle are about to come to a conclusion. Know that no-one can take anything from you when you tell the truth. I wish you triumph but above all I wish you peace.

aquila

5 years on and STILL fighting for the Truth of the Lie!!

Bless You Sr Amaral for fighting for Truth and Justice xx

Dr. Amaral, None of the above I could have said better. I join them all with my best wishes for strength, wisdom, courage and confidence in TRUTH. May your God be with you. Châtelaine.

Keep strong Goncalo, you have more support in the UK than you probably realise - One day the truth will be heard

Although a regular follower of this brilliant "site",this is the very first time I have posted anything,but ,Mr Amaral ,like Tony Bennet,are victims of two despicable "humans" Kate and Gerry MaCaan,the very thought of them winning a £/euro from either one of these men,makes me so,so angry,not just with them but even more so with the mindblowing "cover up", and the times we,ve watched so called celeberaties say,"but we,ve all done it",in regard to leaving 3 babies babysitting themselves,oh really!!!! well not in my world. Anyway,I digress,my sincere good luck wishes go to you Mr Amaral in the coming weeks!!!

my sincere good wishes for you Mr Amaral,hope the truth wins over evil.

God Bless you and good luck, I am only one voice from Ireland far away from you , but I am trusting that the truth will out in this case , you are a gentleman and I am proud to send this message to you .......

Message received earlier today from Dr B____ S______ from the U.S. [full name withheld]:


Dear Tony,

Would you be so kind as to forward my best wishes to Dr Amaral. I wish him every success in his upcoming case with the Mccanns.

He is a bright light that has consistently shone on a dark episode in the British and Portuguese legal systems.

Sincerely,

B_____ S______

Tony Bennett wrote:Message received earlier today from Dr B____ S______ from the U.S. [full name withheld]:


Dear Tony,

Would you be so kind as to forward my best wishes to Dr Amaral. I wish him every success in his upcoming case with the Mccanns.

He is a bright light that has consistently shone on a dark episode in the British and Portuguese legal systems.

Sincerely,

B_____ S______

Little steps , Tony Little steps soon grow ...........

Dear Dr. Amaral

I wish the very best for you in the trial. I hope and pray, that justice will be done, so that you become a once again free man, with every right to speak freely.

With best regards
Aniandr

I have not been on for a while due to lack of time and a few personal issues, but I want to take the time and give my support to Snr Amaral.

Dear Snr Amaral

It has been a long 5 years for most people on this forum, but I don't think anyone on here can imagine how long this 5 years have been for you.
They will never be able to get away from the truth as you know it, sad as it is though, honesty has become an ideal that has no place in their lives.
I wish you the very best in this trial. I trust that justice will prevail. Strength to you.

"But everything exposed by the light becomes visible."

Shine on, Sr. Amaral and expose their darkness. Strength and blessings to you for the forthcoming trial.

Sam.

Snr Amaral, I made up my mind about you from watching you on video, hearing you speak and reading your book online. My instincts told me you are a good man and I trust my instincts completely. Those same instincts told me just as strongly that the McCanns are not good people at all.

I wish you luck in your defence of your right to voice the conclusions that you, of all people, are entitled to arrive at from the factual evidence at your disposal.

You must at times have thought you were going mad. I hope it helps to know that people like us are behind you and have faith in your intelligence and decency.

Best of luck to you, Dr Amaral. May Justice prevail

You said once, Dr Amaral, that you had much more to say about this case. I hope you get a decent and fair chance in court to say whatever you need to, to not only successfully defend yourself, but to bring to light whatever is necessary to change the course of this case for the better. Thousands have read the PJ files, but millions have not. Let this be an opportunity to turn the tide, for the media to run with your case and bring to the publics attention the TRUTH.

Dr Goncalo Amaral,

I would like to wish you the very best in the forthcoming Trial. You are a very courageous man and should never have had to endure what has befallen you whilst doing your utmost for a missing child.

You have carried on where others have failed. You have my deepest respect.

I hope you have all the support you deserve and that the outcome is as it should be, about the truth and nothing but the truth.

Good Luck!

Helen W

You will win your case Dr. Amaral. You're looking great on the last video, your family and friends love you and the Portuguese people are intelligent enough - and hopefully well informed enough - to see through the childish lies that took you to court.
It is their own greed and revenge that will destroy them. It is the saddest thing to see that these two people who should have been so happy and content with their lives, have come to this through greed and vanity.

When the great earthquake struck Lisbon in the 17th century, Europe suffered because Portugal was immensely important for Europe. Portugal is important still and we expect their judges to apply their intellect and not to take note of anything but the law that rules Portugal.

The British press tried to smear you, tell the world you had sworn at the McCanns - it hasn't really worked. Your dignity and that of your wife Sophia (I thought her letter to Kate was brilliant and the work of a highly educated and literate woman) is beyond doubt.