Editorial: Natalee: Details are coming out!
Jossy Mansur - DIARIO Aruba
10/05/2005

During the last two airings of Nancy Grace on Headline News, Beth and Jug Twitty revealed some details that I was not aware of, in relation to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba. Additionally, I was also able to watch an interview with Joran in Holland, in which he throws all the blame of what happened on Natalee.

As the great liar that he is, he wanted to escape blame by accusing the missing girl of all sorts of weaknesses and flaws and paints himself as a gallant movie star. Joran, according from what I could conclude from the interview, did not break (…), and did not do anything, he tried rejecting Natalee’s advances, left her on the beach, and went home. Abandoning her on the beach was, for Joran, very normal!

From a habitual liar, I didn’t expect anything else. Together with his last statement and every other statement he made, which severely contradict each other, I don’t know.

What I do know is that he hasn’t spoken one word of truth during his interview with A Current Affair. All of a sudden, he forgets his own declaration that he left Natalee at the Holiday Inn, where she tripped and then was helped by two security guards; in his other declaration where he goes with Natalee on the beach North of the Marriott, and went to sleep with her on the sand.

Now, Natalee fell asleep, he left and thought that Deepak returned near where Natalee was, raped and killed her. All the statements he made earlier, he forgot in his voluntary amnesia. Now that he is in Holland, he became a saint!
In the shows of Nancy Grace yesterday and the day before, Beth and Jug made revelations which demonstrate uncategorically that the three suspects committed sexual assault against Natalee. This is also confirmed by their own admissions during the interrogations which took place in June. How then can Joran describe Natalee’s underwear in detail, and also her most intimate parts?

With his statement in Holland, Joran has reopened the wound. People can understand if he spoke the truth, but he preferred to continue with his many lies.

At DIARIO, we always thought that Joran, Deepak and Satish never went with Natalee from Carlos and Charlies to the beach North of the Marriott, but that they went to Joran’s apartment, where the above-mentioned took place. That they went to the beach to get rid of her after is possible and even probable.

One fact that hasn’t been completely explored in the first group of fishermen, in the same early morning hours that Natalee disappeared, one or more people broken the doors 1, 2, and 3 of the fishermens’ huts and kept what was in them.
The watchman of the first crew of fishermen observed that the only things missing was a large knife and a large basket. For what do you need a large knife and a basket? They could have used the knife to open the basket to put Natalee’s body, along with some rocks, then go throw it in the sea, far off the coast with a collaborator?

This is a theory which gained more strength when a detector made by an American in Aruba detected human bones, teeth and and iron in the sea! Coincidence? Maybe, but it’s worth investigating the matter more in depth.

Natalee’s case will not disappear. Now that Joran opened his mouth in Holland, he made it again a current event. The irony of all this is that Arubians don’t have anything to do with the case.

The principal suspects is Dutch, the lead investigator was Dutch, the prosecutor is Dutch and the five judges involved are Dutch. If you think about it, an attempted boycott against Aruba is unjust, because it is misdirected and won’t achieve the desired results.

In a democracy, the executive branch cannot intervene in the judicial one. No matter how much pressure is put upon the government, it cannot give any sort of order to the prosecutor nor the judges. On the contrary, ‘trias politica’ can’t work
I have full understanding of the suffering of Natalee’s mom and the uncertainty of the rest of the family. All the want is the truth, to find their child, no matter what condition she may be in, to then put the matter behind and return to their home to resume their lives.

Try putting yourself in her place, that you have a child who has disappeared in the hands of three suspicious individuals, the principal one set free because he wants to continue his studies.

Because of that America is questioning so severely the handing down of justice in Aruba, because things have happened which make no sense, have no justification and can’t be explained legally nor rationally.

[translated by Getagrip]

Order of Lawyers is of the opinion
Dutch Superior Court and Supreme Court should protect Aruba from criticism of the Natalee Holloway case
Bon Dia Aruba
10/03/2005

ORANJESTAD – Lawyer Mr. M. Schwengle, representing the Order of Lawyers took the podium during the judges’ swearing in ceremony. He observed that the Order of Lawyers is extremely worried with the Natalee Holloway situation, especially the criticisms that are affecting our island.

CRITICISM

The Order of Lawyers wanted to observe that the Public Ministry [prosecution’s office] has received many criticisms in the way it gave information and even about the manner in which investigation was conducted, from various persons who do not dispose of documents of the case.

Mr. Schwengle observes that we should realize that we live in a world that is dominated by open communications. This requires getting close to the media but in a way that preserves the interests of the investigation. Also, one cannot lose sight of the international perception of our judicial system which has a direct influence on the economy of Aruba.

No matter how severe or trying the circumstances, one has to observe all the rules of the process, especially in a penal case.

SUPREME COURT

The Order of Lawyers understands the frustration of the family, but completely condemns the disproportionate criticism which has been made on certain media in regards to our judicial system. The Order of Lawyers wants for the Aruban community to have the protection, and stay protected by the Superior Court and the Supreme Court.

[translated by Getagrip]

As of today Government opens applications for new government spokesperson
Bon Dia Aruba
10/03/2005

ORANJESTAD – As of today, the government has taken the steps to search for a new spokesperson. Although the government still has its ‘perschef’ officially on paper, Sr. Manolo Giel, during the four years of the Oduber Cabinet’s government, Mr. Ruben Trappenberg operated as government spokesperson or often called ‘perschef’. The latter is moving on to a new endeavor, one that he himself chose and applied to, and after an analysis he applied to the airport, Mr. Ruben Trappenberg succeeded in being accepted as the airport’s spokesperson, which at this company has another title.

As a matter of fact, Mr. Trappenberg assumed his post at the airport today, which means that automatically the government has no official spokesperson to speak to us anymore. During the course of the last four years, Trappenberg led the direction of the promotion and projects of the government.

He did this by working in the press department, independent of the Bureau Voorlicthing, which is BUVO. In his functions he worked on new and creative programs which gave the government a totally different image. Today, Mr. Trappenberg assumed his post at the airport to step aside and open up the post of government spokesperson to another person.

There is still no candidate to fill that post and it is not known what will happen to it, perhaps the function will be filled in the coming days.

The fact is that they have a person who is officially government spokesperson, but during the last four years he never really assumed the post, since Trappenberg did the job.

This issue awaits Prime Minister’s Oduber return to Aruba, since the spokesperson falls directly under his command, in this way he will find the next government spokesperson who will assume the charge for the next four years of MEP rule, or perhaps for another party.

[translated by Getagrip]

AHATA and ‘Task Force’ request an urgent meeting with Prime Minister, in regards to the Aruba boycott
DIARIO Aruba
10/03/2005


ORANJESTAD(AAN): Recently, AHATA consulted with a lawyer’s office for advice and representation, in relation to the mother of the young American woman Natalee Holloway’s mother, Beth Twitty who has asked Americans to boycott Aruba.

Due to this AHATA, seeing this after the Aruban people have supported Beth Twitty in different ways to help to find her daughter, she has gone on different well known American programs to ask for a boycott of Aruba.

She practically told American to start a campaign to boycott Aruba, on among many shows, the famous Dr. Phil.

After looking at this, the Strategic Communications Task Force of Aruba met, to look at what is going to happen, seeing that, after assessing the matter, the boycott will have negative consequences for our tourism and economy.

According to AHATA, the negative American press attention becomes worse if Aruba doesn’t make a move.

For this reason, AHATA and the Task Force sent a letter to the Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, to get an urgent meeting to discuss this matter.

[translated by Getagrip]