The news wires from Portugal are hissing and humming this morning as they transmit the latest saga from Faro.

The Faro court was hearing the case of the alleged assaults by five PJ inspectors of Leonor Cipriano who alleges torture during her interrogation.

Three inspectors stand accused of the crime of torture, one stands accused of the crime of false testimony and failure to denounce and a fifth one stands accused of the crime of document forgery.

The court room was in disarray when Marcos Aragão Correia, the lawyer of Leonor Cipriano was forced by the judge to leave the court room after it was revealed that he had been suspended by the Portuguese Bar.

Correia was notified this morning by a member of the Algarve District Council of his suspension, Hélder de Sousa, who did not specify the precise reason for the disciplinary action by the ethics committee. RTM, the Portuguese radio station is reporting that this is a six month suspension and originates from complaints laid by clients of Correia based in Madeira.

Correia’s suspension from this high profile Faro court case follows his admission to Portuguese newspapers that he ‘collaborated with Metodo 3,the McCann’s private detectives’ and received money ‘for expenses’ and intreiguingly hot on the heels of Gerry McCann’s mysterious visit to Faro.

Leonora Cipriano has not had a great deal of success with her legal representation, her first lawyer was allegedly involved in the drug trade, now his replacement has been suspended for unethical behaviour. The case continues and she is now represented by a ‘duty solicitor’.

Coco
January 23, 2009 at 08:20

Doo be doo be dooo …….. be doo be doo be …… dooby doo be doo la la la la la
……….. (To be hummed in a Frank Sintraesque kind of way.) ……….

Coco
January 23, 2009 at 08:00

Errrrrrr ………… And who might the new duty solicitor be then?

‘Ello! ‘Ello! And who might the new duty solicitor be then?’
Ello!
‘Ello! And who might the new duty solicitor be then?

Any body we know ………. yet?
Anybody that might be trying to make a name
for theirself ……… could they be persuaded ………… by anybody ……….. about anything
…………. to do with anything ………. about anything or anybody.

How far are the diplomatically defunct Embassies prepared to go precisely
…………..?

How sure are we that the Judiciary in Portugal is not taking advice from
the Embassies ………. both in Portugal and the UK?

We are sure? OK then! Just making sure ………..

Gosh! I do hope everything turns out OK in the end for this woman who seems
to spontaneously bruise at will …………

Ch January 22, 2009 at 23:12

A loose psychic ..?

Anna Raccoon
January 22, 2009 at 18:02

This lawyer does appear to be something of a loose cannon, and I think both
the McCann’s and Cipriano would have been better off staying well away from
him.
This evening he is trying to get the day’s hearing annulled on the
grounds that the judge was biased….for banning him! He’s suspended for
heaven’s sake, how could the judge possibly do anything else?

Lawener January 22, 2009 at 17:31

And might have been tempted to lend a helping hand.

Lawener January 22, 2009 at 17:30

Although fairness compels me to say that if I were them I would be happy to
see him discredited.

Lawener January 22, 2009 at 17:26

Oh Dear, the McCanns should have kept their little fingers OFF the Cipriano
case. It doesn’t look good.

Ch January 22, 2009 at 15:25

Waw!