According to attorney Schipper and Commissioner Richardson in regards to the case of Natalee Holloway
American Congressman Spencer Bachus is willing to help Aruba
DIARIO Aruba
12/20/2005

ORANJESTAD(AAN): As it is known, a delegation from Aruba travelled to Washington to meet with American member of Congress Spencer Bachus and two prosecutors from Alabama to explain to the American Congress, how the investigation of the case of Natalee Holloway has gone so far and what the intention is for the continuation of the investigation in order to arrive at a solution to this case.

Commissioner Dolfi Richardson, who said that the trip was very fruitful, where on behalf of Aruba, he and attorney Schipper succeeded in raising various important points.

According to Richardson, the American member of Congress said that if Aruba needs any help with this investigation, he can request and get it.

DIARIO also conversed with attorney Arlene Schipper, who said that when they arrived in America at around 8 pm Thursday, they met with the consultants they are working with, to prepare for the meeting with Congress, this meeting ending at around 2 am.

Thursday morning at 9, they met with the Congressman Spencer Bachus, along with two prosecutors from Alabama, one of whom is from the same part of Alabama as Beth Twitty. This happened in the well known Capitol Hill in Washington.

The delegation from Aruba explained in detail the manner in which the police force and other investigators in Aruba worked on this case and are working still, to demonstrate that they have not and are not doing a bad job.

According to Schipper the meeting was to last one hour, but it went well and Mr. Bachus and others in the American delegation had so many questions that the meeting lasted 2 hours.

In what has come out in the American press, the Congressman said that he knows how the press works and that there are many things that have come out in the press that he doesn’t believe.

Congressman Bachus also said to the representatives of Aruba that he is willing to help with anything in this case.

The Aruban delegation took the opportunity to speak about the fact that Aruba handed over some time ago a request for ‘Rechtshulp’ (legal advice) from America, and never heard about it again.

This is very important, for example, for the interrogation of Natalee Holloway’s classmates.

Bachus told the Aruban delegation that will procure that the process is undertaken so that the investigative team can find the opportunity to get information out of the students, which may be relevant to this case.

According to Mrs. Schipper, the whole meeting progressed in a pleasant manner and after the meeting, one of the prosecutors gave a press conference, where he expressed that he is convinced that the manner in which the investigation is going in Aruba is very professional.

One of the most important things to come out of the meeting, according to attorney Schipper, is that Aruba and the Twitty/Holloway family have to reconcile, because both parties will benefit from solving this case.