ORANJESTAD – The Public Prosecutor (OM) decided not to prosecute the three suspects in the Holloway-case. The dossier does not have enough evidence for a violent crime or culpable homicide. Also the burden of proof for possible legal evidence is not sufficient, concluded the OM.The OM informed the suspects Joran van der Sloot (20) and the brothers Deepak (24) and Satish Kalpoe (21) this morning that they are no longer being prosecuted. Also the American lawyer of the parents of Natalee Holloway was informed. The fact that the body of the missing teenager was never found is for the OM ‘an important shortage’ in the possible reconstruction of what had exactly happened. “Because of that, the current dossier cannot give sufficient answer on the question which punishable facts took place in the night of Holloway’s disappearance, nor can it answer the question what the exact role of the suspects was in this”, said the OM. That the suspects continued to be silent during the recent interrogations was also a disappointment for the OM, because they have assumed that the suspects would start talking this time. The OM emphasizes though that if they find new important evidence, the prosecution will start again till the offences become barred, which is 6 years for culpable homicide and 12 years for manslaughter. The bailiff of the OM informed Lawyer Ariean de Bie of this between 11:00 and 12:00 this morning. “That definitely concludes the case”, said De Bie. “All’s well that ends well. There was just not enough evidence.” Yet, it could have just turned the other way. “The OM was constantly talking about less serious facts, for which they could have been prosecuted. But that didn’t happen. They never had any evidence, just indications. And could their indications have legalized this exercise? I wonder why they kept saying: we have evidence, we have evidence.” (Amigoe12/19/2007)
What a disgrace! I hope everyone who reads here and travels, never waste their money on that toilet of an island called Aruba!
This story is so sad and I'm glad you've posted something with substance other than bashing lauren. There are real issues in the world other than a tv show. Those boys who killed her will pay for it somehow someday.
ReplyDeleteThe lauren bashing is at the end of the day all in good fun - its a shame that someone with such a bright future went on a graduation trip and never came home.
ReplyDeleteTerrible story I wish they wouldn't be so selfish and admit what they did but of course they're not going to just like any other murderer.
ReplyDeleteThat island protected them to save tourism. Much like the movie jaws, where the small town tries to hide a horror so too did aruba, I am most sad for the parents for atleast not being able to bury natalee back in alabama.
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