11.30.2007

Today Judge will decide if Deepak and Satish Kalpoe can have the same attorney
DIARIO Aruba
11-30-2007

ORANJESTAD(AAN): On Thursday, DIARIO interviewed attorney David Kock, related to the case of Natalee Holloway. According to attorney Kock, last week the Public Ministry ordered that the suspects Deepak and Satish Kalpoe to have their own attorney.

Thursday was the appeal of this decision that the attorney requested, for his office to continue to represent both suspects.

A judge from Curacao came to hear the case and attorney Kock said that he is very happy with how the hearing went.

Today the same judge will give his decision on this matter and the lawyer will find out about the decision via fax. DIARIO asked the attorney if the investigative team has spoken to his client during the past few days.

According to Mr. Kock, they did speak to them, but one could not even count on two hands to count the amount of hours they spoke with him. So they have to say what was so important to detain the suspect/

The press also asked attorney Figaroa, who represents Deepak Kalpoe, how his client is.

According to Figaroa, he is in good spirits and is very sure of himself. DIARIO asked Figaroa how his client’s interrogation is going and he said that his client has already been interrogated.

DIARIO also asked the lawyer how he sees the supposed new evidence. He said that he is also of the opinion that the evidence is not new.

They are looking at it from a new angle, but it is not new . DIARIO asked the lawyer if he went through all the case documents.

Figaroa said the old dossier has more than 2,000 pages and he has not received it still. He has received the new documents.

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