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A bit of history. A lot of
friendship.
Founded as a quest for
justice and backed by
supporters from all over the
globe, in solidarity,
friendship and above all, in
the interest of furthering
the investigation of the
case into the disappearance
of Madeleine McCann. Within
this scope, with the
relentless support of those
who will not let this case
pass into obscurity, who do
not tolerate the leaving of
unanswered questions, there
are many who follow Amaral’s
dissatisfaction, and whom,
like him, urge for the day
the truth, or some more of
it will emerge.
During the last months of
2009, a group of Gonçalo
Amaral friends realised that
it would be impossible for
him to face the costs of his
defence in the civil suit
that was filed against him
personally – as well as
against others – brought by
the McCann couple and their
children, in response to his
book “Maddie, A Verdade Da
Mentira”.
Lawsuits in Portugal are
expensive, like anywhere
else in the world, and the
Portuguese State will only
help funding legal costs if
one is completely destitute.
With part of his pension and
the total of his assets
frozen, Gonçalo Amaral would
not be able to cover the
legal expenses; what was
left of his pension was
barely enough to meet
everyday living costs, but
it was more than enough for
the State to refuse
financial support.
Therefore, his friends
decided to open a private
bank account, where funds
would be kept to pay,
whenever necessary and
whenever possible, expenses
that were presented by Mr
Amaral’s lawyer. Projecto
Justiça Gonçalo Amaral was
born out of solidarity and
friendship.
The trial is ongoing, since
2009, nothing has changed,
pending final judgment. We
continue to accept your
donations only into this one
bank account and we continue
to meet only legal expenses
out of that very same
account.
If any funds are left
unused, they will be donated
to a Portuguese children’s
charity, according to
Gonçalo Amaral’s wishes.
There are many ways to
contribute to this Project.
You can help by spreading
information about the
disappearance of Madeleine
McCann by highlighting the
Case File information. You
can help by voicing your
support for freedom of
expression and freedom of
opinion. You can help by
supporting Gonçalo Amaral’s
defence account.
We trust that Justice will
be served.
Thank you. |
