9.21.2005

Ten political leaders go up against each other in University Debate
Cooperation of Government, Judiciary and Police Discussion Important for Aruba (MEP absent)
Bon Dia Aruba
9/21/2005

Glenbert Croes (OLA)
It is obvious that the Minister of Justice and the Prime Minister erred in the Holloway case, because they weren't in sync with police and judiciary. REgular consultations amongst these was lacking in this crisis situation and this is why there is such a difference of opinions in the case.He can fix Aruba's name by improving cooperation between government, police and judiciary.

Mike Eman (AVP)
One can't measure the productivity of the judicial corps based on one case. What has to be measured is the community's safety, an area where we have fallen behind in recent years.

Cornelius Wilson (Summum Bonum)
Highlights that the Holloway case illustrates how there is discrimination in Aruba. For example the arrest of the 2 security guards at the start of the case. But he also highlights the gesture towards America in the help and indemnification offered after Katrina, which shows Aruba's goodwill.

Andin Bikker (Democracia Real)
Says that the Prime Minister and the Justice Minister don't have a good understanding of Aruba's justice system. The two men in charge missed the opportunity to explain to the American people how the system works. In his opinion, Aruba lost the opportunity to defend herself.

Gregorio Wolff (PPT)
Argues that the Public Ministry let the three suspects go, and that the community doesn't understand why (editor's note: here's proof that the judicial system is confusion even to locals, since it was NOT the Public Ministry who let the three suspects go, but the Superior Court who decided that there wasn't enough proof to keep them detained)

Rudy Lampe (Red)
Says that the Holloway case was an opportunity for people to work together. The leader of Red wants a study of the investigation process conducted.

Benny Nisbet (PPA)
Says that the goal is to arrive at a relationship of respect amongst all involved, government, judiciary and police. He's in agreement with Summum Bonum, in that the two security guards' case was forgotten. The government will have to do much more, be more active so that justice works.

[translated by Getagrip]

9.20.2005

Call from Boston - possible location of Natalee Holloway
DIARIO Aruba
9/20/2005

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Monday afternoon, DIARIO received a call from a Chilean lady in Boston.

(2nd paragraph...cant translate)

The day hurricane Katrina hit theUS, the lady, who lives in Boston was talking with her sister in Chile. For one reason or another, the telephone lines crossed and all of a sudden she was listening in to an American man speaking to another.

One of the men was telling the other that he was recently in Bogota, Colombia, that he went to a brothel and a young woman working there looked very shy, and he thinks it was Natalee Holloway.

His friend asked if he was sure, and his friend then said that he was quite certain that it was Natalee Holloway.

Her hair was tinted black, and she was wearing a lot of makeup on her face.

The friend asked if he was going to tell the FBI or someone else so that something is done, but the man said he works in washington, and for fear that his family finds out the place he frequented, he won't risk saying something about the matter.

The Chilean lady tells DAIRIO that from what she could gather from the conversation, the establishment is one that highly placed men frenquent, like senators and big businessmen.

During the conversation, she also heard that one of the men thinks that perhaps the father of the Dutch youngster is involved in the Colombian prostitution business.

According to the Chilean lady, different international media published the JvdS story and that his father traveled to Colombia frequently and she asked herself why he would.

The lady also said that she has a 19 year old and feels for the family who is looking for Natalee and hopes that this information can be of help.

[translated by Getagrip]

9.19.2005

Ex-commissioner Stanley Zaandam in his new book KPA-Quo Vadis 2,3
To exculpate the son of Paul vd Sloot, the commissioner and fiscal falsely arrested two ex security guards
Police command nominations named as the reason of the mistake
Bon Dia Aruba
9/19/2005


ORANJESTAD – The police corps committed a blunder in the case of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. According to ex-commissioner Stanley Zaandam, who dedicates attention to the case here and also in his upcoming publication.

According to Zaandam, the nominations - of among others Commissioners Bernardina, Dompig, Hassel and Richardson, along with 34 high-rank 1st class inspectors - which are against the law and hierarchy of the KPA [police corps], have serious consequences for the quality and integrity of work in KPA.

Accoding to Zaandam, none of the high-ranked commissioners has the qualifications nor experience to conduct a judicial investigation.

Police at the top of political list

According to Zaandam, Commissioner Dompig is under the instruction of Minister Rudy Croes, of MEP.
He also states that 20 other policemen were ranked high on a political list. Five others (…) among them Commissioner Hassell, according to Zaandam.

He also claims this is how Commissioner vd Straten was appointed to this case. However, according to Zaandam, this should not be work for a commissioner.

BLUNDER

Zaandam continues talking about the blunder under which the 3 youngsters were questioned, which should have been a simple case, but one that resulted in KPA’s biggest blunder, due to the deceiptfulness of JvdS, Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, they remained free another 12 days.

FALSE ARREST

Zaandam keeps on saying in his book, two days after 5/29, the body of Natalee H. may have already been found and Cvp [police commissioner] looked the other way to do a favour for Paul vd Sloot (ex of chief staff of Cabinet PG [prosecutor general] J. Zwinkels). To exculpate the son of Paul, the CvP and fiscal chief prosecutor Karen Jansen made the false arrest of two ex-security guards, Jones and John , called this a ‘tactical maneuver’ , and denied them their freedom for another 10 days.

This, continues Zaandam in his book, is the issue here. However, he has much more to tell regarding the case of Natalee Holloway.

[translated by Getagrip]