goncalo amaral had been on trial over claims he made in a book and a documentary that the couple were involved in their daughter madeleine 's disappearance .
in a written verdict , a lisbon court agreed that amaral should pay mr and mrs mccann € 250,000 -lrb- £ 179,000 -rrb- each in damages and banned further sales of his book the truth of the lie .
the couple 's lawyer isabel duarte also revealed that amaral had been told to pay interest which she said stood at € 106,000 -lrb- £ 76,000 -rrb- .
amaral 's lawyers have leave to appeal the ruling .