According to attorney Lotter-Homan
Geoffrey van Cromvoirt is not getting preferential treatment
DIARIO Aruba
4/20/2006

ORANJESTAD(AAN): As it’s well known, a new suspect has been detained in the case of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.

Saturday, Geoffrey van Cromvoirt was detained as the new suspect in the case of Natalee Holloway and had to appear in front of a judge commissioner Tuesday.

Normally the suspect is brought to court and there he is presented in front of a judge commissioner, for the latter to determine if the detention of the suspect is legal.

However, the press waited in vain for long hours in front of the court on Tuesday, because the suspect did not show up.

Afterwards, it came to light that the judge commissioner, who came from Curaçao for this case, went to the Noord police station, in order to determine if the suspect’s detention was legal.

This led to much speculation and questions on the street, where many people questioned the way the Public Prosecutor procedure.

It has to be said that because van Cromvoirt is Dutch, he is getting preferential treatment.

Van Cromvoirt’s attorney, mr. Lotter-Homan, told DIARIO that it’s not so that her client is getting preferential treatment.

According to the lawyer, the judge commissioner went to the Noord police station because his flight was delayed from Curaçao.

At the time when he was able to meet with van Cromvoirt and his lawyer, the court was closed.

At that time, the Public Prosecutor took the decision for the judge commissioner to go to the Noord police station where the suspect is being detained, to determine if his detention was legal.

So the attorney emphasized that it is not true that Geoffrey van Cromvoirt is obtaining preferential treatment.

[translated by Getagrip]