According to Chief Prosecutor Mos
Regrettably the suspects kept their mouths shut for 2 weeks despite the fact that some of them had promised they would talk
DIARIO Aruba
12/08/2007

ORANJESTAD(AAN): After the decision came down on Friday that one of the 3 suspects in the case of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, Joran van der Sloot, went free, the press interviewed Chief Prosecutor Hans Mos and asked him about his thoughts now that all 3 suspects have regained their freedom.

Prosecutor Mos said that the Public Ministry expected this. He said that after the Hof took the decision to let the Kalpoe brothers go, he felt that J.S. would also be set free. The press asked mr. Mos if the O.M. will appeal and he said no.

He explained that the Hof was very clear in its last verdicts in regards to the detention of the Kalpoes and van der Sloot. Another appeal would not accomplish anything. The press asked the prosecutor if the renewed detention of the 3 suspects was a last attempt to be able to abide by the deadline at the end of December to be able to bring a case against them.

According to Mos, it was the Public Ministry which set itself the December 31 deadline, because the suspects also have to know where they stand.

The detentions came down again, because they noted that the suspects were free and there was much investigative material that they had not confronted with. If they would have been invited, perhaps they would not have come to give a statement [voluntarily].

The Public Ministry found that the evidence material was so important that they had to confront them with this. What was salient, according to Mos, was that the 3 suspects kept their mouths shut during 2 weeks, despite the fact that some of them had said that they would relate exactly what happened.

Given that they didn’t talk, the judge got to the point where he had doubts that their detention was still relevant. Mos is 'fastioso' [annoyed?] on behalf of Natalee’s parents because they want to know what happened to their daughter and is also 'fastioso' [annoyed?] on behalf of the Public Ministry who wants to solve the case.

But the suspects made use of their right to remain silent. Mos continued to say that the Hof’s decisions are important for this case, because now they will evaluate what they will do, whether it be to prosecute the suspects or stop the case against them.

The press indicated that there is a big chance that the case will be stopped and Mos said that this is true, because they cannot prosecute people if there is not enough basis to do so. He said, however, that he will evaluate if there are other accusations upon which the suspects can be brought forth in a case.

[translated by Getagrip]