Holloway case in “OPSPORING VERZOCHT” program in Holland
DIARIO Aruba
3/30/2006

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Recently, the Public Prosecutor sent out a press release that says that the Public Prosecutor and the Police Forec will make use of a Dutch TV program, “Opsporing Verzocht”, to give momentum to the investigation into the disappearance of Miss Natalee Holloway. The program will be transmitted in Aruba and Holland on April 11, 2006.

HELP WITH USE OF A REENACTMENT

In the television program, help will be asked of viewers to try to take the investigation further along.

During the program, they will air a reenactment of the days before the disappearance and the night/early morning hours in which Miss Natalee Holloway disappeared.

Step by step they will retrace the places she possibly could have gone.
People who were in Aruba during the time of the disappearance and days after and have some knowledge of her disappearance, will be asked to come forward with information.

EXPECTATIONS

The investigative team is of the opinion that there are people who have important information about the case, but that have still not come forward with their information.

The press release continues to say that people who have information can call Holland anonymously and paying local rates.

All persons can be attended to in Papiamento, Dutch or English. It could be only one crucial tip that can give the investigation a jump-start.

OPSPORING VERZOCHT PROGRAM

The Opsporing Verzocht program has been in existence for 22 years in Holland and has solved 30% of the cases that they have transmitted.

The Public Prosecutor of Aruba, Police Force of Aruba, Korps Landelijke Politiediensten di Hulanda, Polis di Utrecth and the AVRO public channel are working together on the program.

The Wereldomroep channel will transmit the program on April 11, 2006 in Aruba on the BVN channel, which is channel 54. This will start in Aruba a few minutes after 15:30 in the afternoon [3:30 pm].

This is due to a delay in the sending of the signal to Aruba, after the live transmission starts in Holland at 21:30 at night [9:30 pm].

Related to the time difference, the transmission will be repeated at night, on BVN, channel 54.

They will also try to air the program on local channels. The program will have Papiamento subtitles.