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Parents of Madeleine McCann face substantial legal costs after losing libel battle

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daughter disappeared from the resort of Praia da Luz in May 2007, appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) arguing that Portuguese authorities had breached their right to a private and family life and also their right to be presumed innocent.

But in a ruling handed down on Tuesday the court in Strasbourg rejected the couple's arguments, finding that there was extensive publicity around the claims before Mr Amaral published them in his book.

Judgment McCann and Healy v. Portugal - Book by a former police inspector about Madeleine McCann's parentshttps://t. co/NgR8BgK6cN#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress pic.

twitter. com/PTR9nAu3okThe ECHR found that Mr Amaral's claims had not had a negative effect on the McCann's "social relations" or their campaign to find their daughter.

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