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Translated by Joana Morais |
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Maddie's parents want to wipe-out Goncalo Amaral |
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Maddie's parents want to wipe-out Goncalo Amaral
A letter sent by the English couple's lawyers said they will sue anyone
who publishes on the Internet the totality or excerpts from the former
PJ inspector's book
Kate and Gerry McCann want to delete from the Internet all the traces of
Goncalo Amaral's book on the disappearance of their daughter Maddie. As
ascertained by 24 horas, the couple has instructed its lawyers to
subpoena all the bloggers who have published excerpts or the entire work
of the former inspector to remove such content from the Internet under
the penalty of being prosecuted in the courts.
The notice was sent to the
authors of the blogs that are
more focused on the "Maddie case" by the British law firm
Carter-Ruck, a letter which gives
an account of the
court order
prohibiting the sale of the book
'Maddie,
The Truth of Lie'. In the letter that the 24 horas had access, the
McCann lawyers attached a copy of the decision made by the Civil Court
of Lisbon.
"The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the material that you
are publishing is grossly defamatory to our clients and to alert you
that you are on the verge of receiving a lawsuit" it can be read while,
they demand for the immediate withdrawal of all the content related to
Gonçalo Amaral's book.
No Warnings for Portuguese Bloggers
Contacted by 24 horas, Isabel Duarte, the lawyer for the McCanns in
Portugal, has assured that no notice of this kind was sent to any
Portuguese bloggers. [it's a lie:
Gazeta Digital
a blog by a
Portuguese freelance journalist received a letter from Carter-Ruck]
This is not the first time that the parents of British girl, who
disappeared in Praia da Luz in May 2007, try to silence the theories
that contradict the version of the abduction on the Internet. In
September, Kate and Gerry McCann ordered their lawyers to advance with
legal proceedings against the authors of sites and blogs that defend
that Maddie is likely dead.
in 24 Horas, 07.01.10, paper edition |
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Bellow is the letter* of the McCann lawyers, Carter Ruck, which
was sent to the US host of one of the sites without the author of that
site ever receiving any previous warning. The temporary injunction order
imposed by the Lisbon Civil Court has jurisdiction only in Portugal and
only in relation to Dr. Goncalo Amaral, to the book publishers Guerra e
Paz and to the producer of the documentary based on the book 'Maddie,
The Truth of the Lie', Valentim de Carvalho. The same type of letter
with the injunction attached was sent, allegedly to Amazon France and
Germany, who pulled from their sites any mention of the book by Dr.
Goncalo Amaral in these versions: 'Maddie, L'lenquête Interdite' and 'Maddie,
Die Wahrheit über Lüge'. The
French channel W9 which was
supposed to have broadcast the documentary based on the book of Goncalo
Amaral, as well as the McCanns one in October 2009 in a program called
'Enquêtes criminelles'
at the
last minute, and allegedly after receiving a letter from Carter Ruck
gave up the broadcast. |
Carter Ruck Mccann
*file taken from
wikileaks |
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http://www.scribd.com/doc/24896033/Carter-Ruck-Mccann |
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