The important thing is that the judge asked to open the case of Joran
DIARIO Aruba
02/05/2008

ORANJESTAD(AAN): Monday, the Public Ministry held a press conference related to the latest developments in the case of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. Chief prosecutor Mos directed himself to the American press first, after which he turned to Dutch for the local and Dutch press.

Mos started by saying that it is not true that the investigation into this case has stopped, as various American programs have insinuated, including the Oprah Show.

According to Mos, the judicial aspect is closed, but the investigation continues because the O.M. wants to solve the case. Mos also said that it is regrettable that the judge denied the request to detain Joran for the 3rd time, but the O.M. will appeal the judge’s decision.

According to the chief prosecutor, they have two cases that are related to Joran in Holland, but still cannot give the results of these in order not to disturb the investigation. The press asked Mos if they got in touch with Daury, who according to Joran was his friend who helped dispose of Natalee’s body.

Mos explained that they are in the process of looking for this person. The press asked Mos how important this recording is to this case.

According to the chief prosecutor, the reality of television is not the reality of the court, because it is not certain how far the recording can go in convicting Joran, but the Public Ministry finds that the recording is very essential. Despite the fact that the judge denied the request to detain Joran, the judge was of the opinion that the recording was so important that the case has been re-opened.

Mos continued to say that a lot of investigation has to be conducted in order to bring this case to court. The press also asked Mos if they checked the public phone on which Joran said he called his friend to come.

The chief prosecutor said that that is also being investigated. There are new elements in the investigation of Joran that also have to be investigated in order to verify everything.

The press also asked Mos if it is true that the Public Ministry advised the van der Sloot family to hide out, to avoid possible threats. According to Mos, he spoke with the van der Sloot family, as a precautionary measure, for what could be a possible reaction that could come in their direction, after everyone saw the SBS6 program.

The press asked Mos if the recording could be used in Court and Mos said that the considers that this could be used, given that it was private individuals, like Peter de Vries, who made the recording while the O.M. had nothing to do with it.

The press asked Mos also if the van der Sloot family home and the house where Joran was living in Holland were going to be protected by authorities against threats. Mos said that if this was the case, he would not say so.

What was very important in this case, according to Mos, is that Joran said that they threw the girl at sea, without being certain if the girl was truly already dead. Legally, this means that Joran could be accused of murder and all variants related to this.

Aside from this, Joran chose not to call police or an ambulance. The press brought forth that the supposed public phone that Joran would have used is one that uses credit cards and Mos said that they are investigating this.

[translated by Getagrip]