Gonzo being done again.

At stake are alleged aggressions against Leandro Silva, former partner of Leonor Cipriano

The Public Ministry of Faro accuses the former PJ inspector, Gonçalo Amaral, over a crime of torture in a case of alleged aggressions against Leandro Silva, a former partner of the mother of Joana, the little girl from the village of Figueira that went missing in 2004.

The information is communicated by lawyer Marcos Aragão Correia, who represents Leonor Cipriano in the case of aggressions that she was the victim of, by PJ officers.

In the accusation, which that lawyer made available to the media, it can be read that at the time of the facts, the 13th of October 2004, Gonçalo Amaral was the coordinator of the PJ’s serious crime and drug trafficking Regional Section in Faro.

On the afternoon of that very same day, two agents, who could not be identified, went to pick up António Leandro Silva at home and drove him to the PJ in Faro.

There, he was questioned by an inspector to whom he stated that Leonor Cipriano had confessed to him that she had abandoned Joana’s body in a ruin, near Figueira.

When the questioning was over and he was leaving, upon reaching the stairs, two agents, who could not be identified, grabbed him “each by one arm”, preventing him from moving, and “at the same time the arguido came from behind and grabbed his neck with both hands” and placed himself in front of him.

Immediately after that, Gonçalo Amaral, according to the accusation, “punched him several times in the abdomen and slapped his face while he told him to indicate where Joana was”.

The aggressions resulted in a “contusion of the dorsal grid” and 15 days of sick leave, five of which he was incapacitated for work.

The arguido acted in conjunction with the non identified other inspectors, with the intent of “provoking the aforementioned lesions and to disturb his capacity for determination”, leading him to give different statements concerning the little girl’s whereabouts.

According to penal law, the crime of torture is punished with a prison sentence between 1 and 5 years, unless another legal disposition provides for a heavier sentence.

Marcos Aragão Correia explains to tvi24.pt the time lapse of almost five years between the alleged crime and the accusation, with the fact that the Public Ministry only came to know about the case in October last year.

“In 2004, Leandro tried to press charges but a PJ agent deceived him, saying that he could only do so when the Joana process would stop being under judicial secrecy”.

When he took over Leonor’s defence, the lawyer counselled Leandro not to give up. “It was at that time the he complained to the PJ. This is a public crime, therefore the right to complain doesn’t prescribe within six months”, the lawyer sustains.

On the other hand, Gonçalo Amaral’s lawyer confirms that he received the accusation and finds it strange that Leandro only filed a complaint four years after the alleged crime. “He never mentioned that, not even at Leonor Cipriano’s trial, and now he decides to press charges”, he mentions.

Concerning the contents of the accusation, António Cabrita considers that it “is worth what it is worth”, adding that the Public Ministry preferred to “brush the subject away by accusing, thus forcing the decision on the judge”.

António Cabrita has not spoken with his client about this accusation yet, but considers that the opening of the instruction phase should be requested, and all questions that may shake the Public Ministry’s thesis should be prompted.


source: TVI24, 01.07.2009

well well well........why am I not surprised. Any more lurking out there I wonder???

Hmmmmm,

Someone should maybe punch him in the gut and slap him around the face to find out why he refused to investigate a child abduction properly...Im sure the answer would be lost somewhere between the 3 hour boozy lunch breaks he often took.

Its not unusual for a person to withhold such a complaint and only mention it at a later date.It happens all the time.Which is why we have lawyers who are willing to take a case on for accidents 3 years after you have suffered injuries!!

The mccann done a very similar thing....you see they knew back months and months ago that the police were not doing a proper job looking for madeleine.....there was talk many months before they become arguidos that they felt the pj were out to get them and were not following leads properly.But they continued to be compliant with the pj....they continued to stay in contact with them and work with them in order to try and get the best for Madeleine.

But you canT win when your up against bully's until you finally confront them and stop them.

Thats why they are now suing him....in order to put right the wrongs he has so cruelly accused them of.

I urge everyone out there who as ever ever been on the receiving hands of the pj's hands to come forward and say why.Put a stop to the old fashioned cruel way they have of torturing suspects into speaking of a crime they no nothing of.

You cannot truly get to the bottom of a puzzle by beating the living daylights of someone to help you.If you do your not likely to get the full picture....you only likely to get the answer they feel you want to hear.

If you asked me what colour a black door was and i said black then you beat me and said its red i would bloody well say....''ok, ok, its red just stop battering me....its red for god sake if you want it to be red its red!!!

you cant honestly say you would believe me then???surly he knows these people he as hit are only giving him the answers they are giving him because they are frightened to contradict him or say something he doesn't want to hear???

IMO he wants a quick end to any crime he investigates and early lunch break, no matter what the truth is.

He just wont let anything get in the way of them mince beef pies and chips ..........all swilled down with a nice San Miguel!!!mmm

P.S...can anyone please tell me about this guy though....i believe it was reported his sperm was found in Joana underwear.Was that true?What become of that?

"P.S...can anyone please tell me about this guy though....i believe it was reported his sperm was found in Joana underwear.Was that true?What become of that?"

Something the PJ claimed in court, but without, strangely, any corroborating evidence.

vee8 wrote:"P.S...can anyone please tell me about this guy though....i believe it was reported his sperm was found in Joana underwear.Was that true?What become of that?"

Something the PJ claimed in court, but without, strangely, any corroborating evidence.

That's the sort of evidence they like, Vee

No corraborating evidence for any of the following in the Joana case:

1) Joana came upon her Mother and Uncle having sex together
2) Leonor and Jaoa killed Joana and then cut her body up
3) They stored her body in the fridge and fed her to the pigs


No corraborating evidence for any of the following in the Madeleine case, as far as I am aware:

1) The McCanns are swingers
2) Bundleman went in a Westerly direction
3) Kate McCann killed Madeleine (accidentally)
4) Gerry McCann took Madeleine to the beach and buried her there
5) The McCanns hid Madeleines body behind the sofa
6) The body was taken in the car (hired 5 weeks after the event) to be buried in ?Spain
7) Madeleine died inside the apartment

........and so it goes on......



And that's without the Michael Cook/ Rachel Charles case.

I really would like to know if Amaral was involved in that? How can we find out about that Alex?

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There, he was questioned by an inspector to whom he stated that Leonor Cipriano had confessed to him that she had abandoned Joana’s body in a ruin, near Figueira.

When the questioning was over and he was leaving, upon reaching the stairs, two agents, who could not be identified, grabbed him “each by one arm”, preventing him from moving, and “at the same time the arguido came from behind and grabbed his neck with both hands” and placed himself in front of him.

Is this a translation problem? Why would he tell them that Leonor had disposed of the body, and then be beaten up. Surely if he told them what they wanted to know he would not be beaten up, or he was beaten up first, and then said where Leonor disposed of the body?

My Portuguse friends, can one of you clarify this for us please?

Thanks in advance.

Just got a maddie google alert...its about this story....from the sun


Maddie cop torture rap
Published: Today

THE disgraced ex-boss of the Madeleine McCann probe has been charged with
torturing a witness in another missing child case.

Goncalo Amaral, 49, is accused of punching and slapping Leandro Silva - who
wants £430,000 compensation - during the 2004 hunt for Joana Cipriano, eight.
Mum Leonor, 36, girlfriend of Leandro, was jailed for killing the girl in
Figueira, Portugal, just miles from Praia da Luz where Maddie disappeared.


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/maddie/2512208/Maddie-cop-torture-rap.html

How did Amaral ever make the jump from the drug cases to missing persons? He's clearly not cut out for it.

Of course....he's not cut out for any kind of police work. :duh:

bluj1515 wrote:How did Amaral ever make the jump from the drug cases to missing persons? He's clearly not cut out for it.

no...........your right..............but hes HALF CUT out for it

bluj1515 wrote:How did Amaral ever make the jump from the drug cases to missing persons? He's clearly not cut out for it.

Of course....he's not cut out for any kind of police work. :duh:

Personally I woulsn't trust him to sit the right way round on a toilet seat!

An additional little claim against Amaral; just a cool second claim of an extra 500,000 euros for the insults and slander against Marcos himself:



From Joana morais blogspot:

According to today's Diário de Notícias article, written by José Manuel Oliveira, Marcos Aragão Corrreia, The Seer: Leonor Cipriano's psychic lawyer, assumed Pro-McCann, and acolyte of Metodo 3 Agency will now request 1.000.000 Euros - 858074.4809 GBP.

The lawyer will 'demand' 500.000 Euros as compensation to Gonçalo Amaral for "offenses" after the former inspector has asked the Court of Faro for his internment.

The other request for compensation is of the same value and will serve to compensate Joana's stepfather, Leandro da Silva [yes, the same one who is a suspect of raping her] by "torture", "defamation" and "false statements" during the investigation into the disappearance of his stepdaughter.
m Joana morais blog:

So now Amaral has to find a cool 1,000,000euros if found guilty.

Go for it Marcos! Atta boy!

Joana Morais needs to get her story straight. Either the little girl walked in on her mother and her uncle, or her stepfather was raping her. Just keep throwing out smears, Joana. Maybe one will stick.