By Leanne Baulch:
PJGA was 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.
Any money donated to this account, will be directly transferred to the PJGA account. Please help Goncalo.
http://www.gofundme.com/Legal-DefencePJGA
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