Madeleine McCann case: Portuguese police admit failings

Speaking at the launch of his book, Goncalo Amaral said: "Yes, there were failings, but there will be no apology - I was just doing my job."

He recognised that the publication of the book would be upsetting for the McCanns but felt it was something he had to write.

"Of course I am worried about their feelings, they lost their child and I have sympathy with all parents who have lost a child in such circumstances," he said at a department store in the capital Lisbon.

"This is not about revenge or persecution of the McCanns and we can discuss the case in court if they want," he said referring to reports that the couple were planning legal action over allegations made in the 214 page tome..

His motivation to write the book was to record the "facts" of the investigation and for readers to make up their own mind, he said.

Publishers revealed they were currently negotiating foreign rights for the book and they expected it to be translated into English.

The former chief inspector, who was sacked from the case after publicly criticising the British police, also said his removal at such a critical time had jeopardised the case.

"If I had stayed on I would have got further with the case," he claimed.

Several hundred people queued up to collect copies of "Maddie The truth of the Lie" and many congratulated Mr Amaral for his courage to speak out.

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"Of course I am worried about their feelings, they lost their child and I have sympathy with all parents who have lost a child in such circumstances,"

Is he for real? Why would he worry about their feelings when he thinks that they killed her? Why would he have sympathy for them if he thinks they killled her?

Everytime he opens his mouth it's LIES that come out, never seen anyone contradict themselves more! What a big hole he's digging for himself. Does he not stop and think what he's saying before putting his mouth into gear?

yep........you picked up on it too

i think he should study a book on walt disney pinocchio would be good.He will have plenty of time to write his next novel "my appology to the mccanns,the book on no evidance but i crusified these people"

i really hope he enjoys his next home,along with the inmates which indeed he fitted up,i hope they torture him and abuse him.He deserves no better............

lets see him squirm,and lets see how he enjoys being a victim...................the only problem no justice will not be done because he has commited crimes,many off his victims are innocent people.

i now rest my case,and pray for justice for the innocent people which this geek has chose,to make victims and the reason why we will never ever know.

how sad and how disgracefull.................................

He is a disgrace, an absolute disgrace and it doesn't bear thinking about how many people he has caused suffering to in his career.

I read something a while ago from the Mail I beleive

"A local crime reporter, who knows the Portuguese police intimately, said that Amaral remains very well-respected among his former brethren, several of whom appeared in Lisbon to support him.

'He was a copper's copper. The only criticism or doubt I have heard about him is that he may not be an open-minded policeman.

'One policeman told me that when he thinks something has happened, he excludes all other lines of inquiry.

'And that can sometimes be a dangerous trait.' "

The ONLY critisism is he may not be an open minded policeman? I would have thought that was the MAIN thing that a policeman needs to be!!

Like you, I hope he soon has so much time on his hands so that he can get onto writing fairy stories, seems he's had a lot of practice at that...

+yes i also read the article,indeed it was from the dm.

i cant think of any reason why he would be respected.......................only that i feel people are afraid of of him,u know i can see why.

i hope he is not as bad as a parent or someones husband as he is as a respected copper imo.

respected i prefer to use the word loathe.

I think he was a respected husband as much as a respected copper

His wife left him whilst he was working on the case

Can't imagine why ....

exactly hunn,lol i so hoped someone was going to reply that hahahahahahaha made my night now hehehe

i can imagine why she left him..................ill keep it to my self for now.

sian

I think I'll keep my thoughts to myself too sian, after only a few posts I'd not like to be banned for being too abusive

hay dreaming good idea,just a quick thought mind 1 bag and 1 personality transplant and off course 1 gonc but would it ever be enough(i dont think so)lol

heheheheheheh

i forgot to mention the gastric band