A Lisbon court clerk says a judge has upheld an injunction on a former Portuguese detective's book about the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann.
The clerk, speaking under departmental rules of anonymity, says the judge rejected Thursday an attempt by Goncalo Amaral to have the injunction overturned.
Amaral's book, "Maddie: The Truth of the Lie," alleges the child died when she vanished during a family vacation in southern Portugal almost three years ago, shortly before her fourth birthday.
Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, fought to keep the injunction in place. The McCanns say the book defames them by questioning their version of events and discourages the search for their daughter.
Amaral and his publishers based their challenge on freedom of speech laws.
In a statement, the McCanns hailed the judgment as a victory, saying that there's no evidence that their daughter has been harmed.
"It has also clearly shown that no police force is actively looking for Madeleine, even, shockingly, when they are presented with new information and leads," they said. "The motives of those who have tried to convince the world that Madeleine is dead, and who've disgracefully and falsely tried to implicate us in her disappearance, need to be seriously questioned."