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Isabel Duarte |
The day in court has ended.
A brief update:
Isabel Duarte did not attend,
the plaintiffs were represented
by another lawyer from her
office.
Kate has also requested to be
heard as a party.
The judge will decide whether or
not it is necessary/pertinent to
hear Kate, Gerry and Gonçalo
after all the witnesses have
testified. |
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Ricardo Paiva |
Ricardo Paiva was heard via
videolink.
He was mainly questioned about
what happens to any information
that the PJ received after the
investigation was shelved. That
information is handled by the PJ
officer who is responsible for
that task. Until late 2012, that
was his task. He would then send
any relevant information to the
Public Ministry, that would
decide whether or not it was
important enough for further
investigation.
ETA he said that the book and
the files have the same
contents, as the book was based
on the investigation
Ricardo Paiva also said that
after Gonçalo's book was
published, the flux of
information did not go down. The
only changes happened around
anniversaries of the
disappearance, when it would go
up.
The judge asked what were the
revelations of the book.
Ricardo said that there were
none. |
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Tavares de Almeida |
Tavares de Almeida was also
heard via videolink.
He was asked about his
participation in the
investigation, which ended in
late September.
There were no further questions
because he said he had only read
the last two pages of the book
and had not seen the documentary |
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Luis Neves |
Luis Neves was the last witness
before lunch. He read some parts
of the book and did not see the
documentary.
He testified about the initial
investigation thesis being that
of an abduction, which was why
his unit was involved early on.
He was present during a meeting
with the parents at the British
Consulate in Portimão. That was
the first time that the
hypothesis of death was
mentioned. It was the parents
who first mentioned it.
They wanted Krugel to be brought
over with his machine.
When the British officers saw
Krugel's work and the area that
he covered, they suggested the
dogs. That was the start of a
new angle to the investigation. |
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Manuel Catarino |
After lunch, we heard Manuel
Catarino.
He followed the case as chief
editor of Correio da Manhã. He
read both the book and the
files. The contents of book and
files is the same.
He also wrote a book because the
case is of public interest.
There was no difference of any
kind in the reporting, before
and after Gonçal Amaral's book. |
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Moita Flores. |
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The last witness today was Moita
Flores.
He read the book but did not see
the documentary.
He has 18 years of experience as
an investigator for the PJ,
homicide division, and is a
teacher in criminal
investigation.
He says that all theories are
valid, except for one: an
abduction through that window is
completely impossible.
He thinks the investigation made
a fundamental mistake because it
started only with the abduction
theory. The classics teach that
first one must look at who had
access to the apartment.
Solutions to crimes are usually
the most simple ones.
He was perplexed by the shelving
of the investigation, as all of
the contradictions between the
parents and the friends had not
been thoroughly investigated. |
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Hernâni Carvalho |
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The last witness for the day,
Hernâni Carvalho, did not appear
in court. |
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Libel Trial Reports direct from the Court House,
05-November 2013
Day 08 |
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Hi from
Lisbon! Very short trial session this
morning, as Paulo Sargento excused
himself because he got married recently.
Mario Sena Lopes was questioned and
explained how many editions the
book had, how much the book was sold
for, etc. |
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So we
ended up with a 4-hour lunch break.
Paulo Sargento will appear at the trial
session of the 27th, which is now
looking like a mega-session, frankly. In
the afternoon, two witnesses for the
other defendants will be heard. |
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The
afternoon session Two witnesses for
Valentim de Carvalho. An endless
discussion over the production, sales,
watermarking of the DVD. |
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The only
situation that is worth reporting today
is that Rogério Alves made an
appearance, right before the start of
the session this morning. It was curious
because he was there to take the
opportunity to be heard by the few
journalists that were present.
The journalists tried to get a comment
from Gonçalo and his lawyer after the
end of the morning session, but received
none as both the lawyer and Gonçalo
mentioned that the criminal case is
under judicial secrecy. Confronted with
the fact that Rogério Alves had given a
comment, Gonçalo's lawyer reiterated the
respect for judicial secrecy. |
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