Murder Victim’s family is angry with how investigation is going
Case reconstruction took place last Thursday night in Sabana Basora
DIARIO Aruba
10/14/2005

ORANJESTAD (AAN): In the month of June, a cruel case took place in Sabana Basora that shocked not only those who live in the neighborhood but also the whole community.

A man who showed no signs of life was discovered in the surroundings of Santana Central in Sabana Basora.

It deals with the body of a man with multiple cuts on his body. His throat was almost exposed.

At once, suspicion arose that this was a serious case, murder with criminal hands involved. Various suspicions arose, which dealt with a possible hit, reprisal, and a number of other versions circulated. At the moment when the authorities discovered the body, they checked the house where the victim lived, and there discovered a lot more blood.

In this end, it is illustrated why the case was that authorities concentrated here, because in their point of view this was the place where the crime took place.

The victim was living in this house with a woman, and she is one of the first ones to have noticed. In the first instance, the suspicion didn’t point towards the woman. Due to her acting in such a way that the suspicion was not aimed in her direction.

However, slowly, on the basis of the investigation and also compiled reports, the finger was pointed in her direction.

Investigators in charge of the case found sufficient indication that the woman was involved in the murder, for which it decided with the support of the Public Ministry [prosecutor’s office] to detain her.

In this way, the interrogation started and the woman came head down that she committed the cruel act. She showed that she used a machete with which she held the man in such a way that he could not resist and by consequence he died from the multiple serious wounds he received.

Apparently, the woman committed the act as a reprisal. What the reprisal consisted of is not clear. It’s the Court of Justice that will tend to this cruel case.
One point that still no one can believe and cannot comprehend is that the woman alone committed the act. Possibly there is one or more persons involved.

The question has arisen, if it’s true that the woman has such strength to launch this attack, hoist the man in a pickup and transport him from the house to the Santana area, where the lifeless body of Rene van Heinegin was discovered. The woman, Yesenia Castillo, is in KIA at this moment.

On the evening hours of Thursday, authorities conducted a reconstruction of the case where the female suspect was transported to the location to give details of what happened.

DIARIO found, that the investigator prepared this event along with TOD and the prosecutor for the reconstruction to take place.

Victim’s family is none too happy

“While they can’t even resolve the case of Natalee Holloway…what is of a poor dark skinned San Nicolas born Arubian?” This is the reaction of the family of the deceased, Rene van Heinegin, which they indicated to DIARIO in a telephone interview from St. Maarten.

They explain that the majority of the siblings live in St. Maarten and Holland. Only the parents are still in Aruba, but the great anger comes from the family not getting any sort of ‘feedback’ from the criminal investigation that’s under way.

The case of their brother isn’t finding attention like that of Natalee’s? Because their brother is a dark skinned Arubian? “If the investigator can’t resolve Natalee’s case, how can they solve the crime of their own people?” said the sister to DIARIO.

The look at the case this way: A dark skinned Arubian from San Nicolas is cruelly killed in a new district. But everything is going quite slow and no sort of information is reaching them.

To top it all off, a sibling was told that police in Aruba was going to conduct the reconstruction of events this coming Sunday. Now he calls, they tell him that suddenly the reconstruction took place last Thursday evening. And the parents in Aruba are without a vehicle and could not find a way to get to the place. In the end, they couldn’t get there.

Simply said, the families are none too happy with the investigations that are currently taking place in Aruba.

[translated by Getagrip]

Investigation In N. Holloway Case Still Ongoing
Aruba.com
10/11/2005

The investigation into the disappearance of the American tourist N. Holloway is still ongoing. The investigation continues and the team is searching for new leads that may help solve this case. At the same time, the investigation that has been done until now is being revised and evaluated.

The Public Prosecutor's Office is of the opinion that it's important to bring the following forward with regards to how criminal investigations are conducted on the island of Aruba. The Public Prosecutor's Office is an institute that has been established by law and the office forms part of the administration of justice and the judicial power on Aruba. The Public Prosecutor's Office has specific tasks that are lain down in the laws of the island. One of the most important tasks, which is carried out by the Public Prosecutor's Office as a part of the judicial power on Aruba, is the persecution of criminal acts. The Public Prosecutor's Office carries out this task by leading the criminal investigation that is done by the police. After the investigation is finished, the Public Prosecutor's Office decides if a case will be brought before a judge through a citation.

In the persecution of criminal acts, the Public Prosecutor's Office operates completely independent from the Minister of Justice and the Government of Aruba. The Public Prosecutor's Office does not have to justify its actions with regards to the persecution of criminal acts to the Minister of Justice or the Government of Aruba. All the accounting that the Public Prosecutor's Office has to do, will be done before the Common Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Only the Common Court of Justice judges if the Public Prosecutor's Office has done its work, the persecution of criminal acts, correctly. If that's not the case, the Common Court of Justice can give the Public Prosecutor's Office the necessary instructions. The Minister of Justice and the Government of Aruba do not have a say in this process. They cannot give instructions to the Public Prosecutor's Office to persecute somebody or to start a criminal investigation.

If a concerned party in a criminal case, for example somebody who has filed a complaint with the police, is of the opinion that the investigation is not being done or not being done in a reasonable amount of time, this person can file a complaint with the Common Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.

Aruba Truth Spins Again: "John Pauly Speaks Out About Aruba Media Coverage"
10/08/2005

A former newspaper reporter who ruffled his share of feathers at Channel 7 and Channel 2, Pauly might seem to be an odd choice for his Aruban role. "I know both sides of the story," said Pauly. "I'm an aggressive journalist, but I'm also a very honest and ethical journalist."

Continue reading: Aruba Truth

John Pauly, pictured with the van der Sloots, at their residence, on the day of the principal suspect's release:

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]

DIARIO Editorial: Where has Jorge Pesquera been?
Jossy Mansur - DIARIO Aruba
10/01/2005

ORANJESTAD(AAN) – First off, and with all due respect Mr. Pesquera, where were you the in the days that the American TV channels were in Aruba? Currently, you are in no position to demand equal time on American TV to counter the ‘attacks’ against Aruba. In particular now that Dr. Phils has called out for Americans to stop visiting Aruba. I don’t believe that the strategic group can do something, especially not with the spokesperson you have appointed, I am doubtful that this will help in any way.

The only way to prevent the supposed boycott was to speak before you have spoken, that is to say during the time that the American TV channels (Cable News Networks) were in Aruba. They were disposed to concede as much space as you would have wanted, but apparently, you weren’t interested.

To you and government representatives. And please spare me your opinion of Ruben Trappenberg, because he is one of the ones who made things worse due to his not answering questions, by instead fighting with interviewers, making ridiculous accusations and diverting attention away from the incompetence and indifference of his government (employer).

Now (...) that you see that it is serious that they want to start a boycott against Aruba, you enter in a panic and want to reach out to the unproductive media to try to diminish the effects of a possible boycott.

You want to counteract a forming boycott? First begin by looking at reality in the face. Start by analyzing the accusations and see if whether they have basis or not.

Do you by any chance question Joran’s release and the reasoning behind it that Joran has expressed his wishes to continue his studies as being correct? What kind of justice is this? And do you know, or are you up to date on all of what Joran has admitted to the Polis in his first declaration?

Then why do you say “baseless accusations”? The accusations have a solid basis, believe me, it’s the boycott that has no basis, because the Aruban people have given all their cooperation to find the young woman, treated the family well and with courtesy, and showed genuine interest to have the case solved.

Did the judge who came from Curaçao probably plan take the decisions he took, spoiled the case? With all due respect for the position you have taken, have you [actually] seen what happened?

The case was resolved in phases the same judge planned: first release Paul v.d. Sloot (I don’t have anything against him, and don’t accuse him of anything either); then he came back to release the Kalpoe brothers (second phase); and the third phase he executed now when came to set Joran free because Joran expressed his wish to continue his studies.

I have similarly not made any accusations of any sort against the Kalpoe brothers; what I have repeated is what can be found in the Polis reports where they started pointing the fingers one against the other!


It is in the three phases here that Americans see the corruption of our justice system, the same that Van der Straaten pointed out with courage and it is on this basis that they are proposing a boycott to see if in this way the truth can come out.

You have a way to prevent the boycott, but not by your own criteria. I, Tito, Arlene and others who went on television and showed our faces, because we formed the contacts with the American TV channels to achieve this.

In my case, although you don’t have to acknowledge it, I have gained the trust of the American people, because I spoke the truth to them. You should read the thousands of emails that I have received and continue to receive!

It is the friendship I have formed with Natalee’s family, and not only the family’s influence, but also the channels via the family, who descended on Aruba, to have the freedom and the right to call our government and our justice system a corrupt one, confirmed for us in the same way by Jan v.d. Straaten, supported by Eric Zaandam and SPA [police union]!

It is us who have the courage to confront the truth and to speak without fear, to make a difference. Neither you nor any other group or spokesperson will arrive to where you can prevent a boycott, if you do not confront it speedily, that can do great harm to our economy.


In the end, I ask myself: where were you when the American TV channels were in Aruba? Where was the government? What have you done to prevent what is coming towards us? I consider you to be an honest person, for this reason I believe that the moment has come for you to demonstraste this by admitting that you and the government failed barbarically in the moment where you could have done something.

It is now too late for your plan; now I will enter into action to see what influence I can have on Beth and, via her, on the channels that form part of the boycott. And it is I, again, who will have to beat at the doors of many friends that I have made who are producers of the most important Cable News Networks programs.

And I tell you here, not to commend myself and even less by arrogance, but to heed the call of the people, to help resolve the problem because they have faith in me that I can accomplish this.

(I do not know) whether I can or cannot achieve this in the comming weeks, because I don’t know how deep their rage against our justice system is, which they call corrupt, nor how firm they are in their decision to launch a boycott against Aruba!

[translated by Getagrip]

Philanthropist and powerful lawyer from America start a national campaign against Aruba
DIARIO Aruba
9/30/2005

ORANJESTAD (AAN): The MSNBC show Rita Crosby Live which ran Wednesday spoke with a powerful lawyer and a Philadelphia philanthropist who are going to help to launch a national campaign in America in efforts to boycott Aruba.

Natalee Holloway’s mother, Beth Twitty, was in Philadelphia Wednesday to meet with a renowned philanthropist from that city, Joe Mammana. She also met with a lawyer because she doesn’t want to leave any stone unturned.

From here, Natalee’s family wants to explore any any option they have available to find their daughter. Now, with the help of a powerful lawyer, they will start that process.

The lawyers are Marty Trichon and Elliott Curson. One is a former prosecutor, who is a very ‘hard core’ person and will look at the case from all angles. He works in the style of reason first, and emotion later.

The other was involved in President Reagan’s election campaign in 1980. He is an expert in Public Relations. He will look to form a team to advise what to do in regards to Aruba.

What option are they looking for? Joe Mammana says that personally, he will go against Aruba in all possible forms. He found that people in Aruba haven’t been honest and haven’t been just. Personally, Joe wants to boycott Aruba and will start a national boycott of the island.

He wants for Joran van der Sloot to realize, that the time has come to to wipe that smile off his face and he plans to smack it off. They will not stop until the time that they know where Natalee Holloway is and until the time Beth Twitty can put her head on her pillow at night and sleep peacefully.

Beth Twitty reacted to what Joran declared to the “A Current Affair” crew recently. She believes that what Joran, Deepak and Satish did with Natalee is “gang rape”, which is a crime.

With a national boycott, they hope to pressure the authorities in Aruba and start to accuse the youngsters here of more crimes [?] Beth Twitty repeated, that she has asked for millions of people to support her to please not travel to Aruba nor any other Dutch territories until Natalee is returned to her. She is convinced that Aruba has the ability for this to happen!

[translated by Getagrip]

Rudy Croes: ‘Twitty’s attitude is incredible’
Amigoe [English edition]
9/30/2005

[link to Amigoe.com article]

According to Beth Twitty in American TV Interview: Absolutely, Joran is not telling the truth
DIARIO Aruba
9/29/2005

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Beth Twitty - mother of Natalee Holloway, who disappeared in the past month of May on a graduation trip she made to the island – declares in a TV interview that Joran van der Sloot lied when he denied that neither he nor the Kalpoe brothers had sexual relations with her daughter before her disappearance.

Beth Twitty answers on the show “A Current Affair” that in a declaration made by JvdS, he admits to having sexual relations with Natalee Holloway.

Holloway Twitty, according to CNN, appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday and on CBS’s “The Early Show”. She says that the men, vdSloot and the Kalpoe brothers, Satish and Deepak declared to the Aruban authorities that they had sex with her daughter after they left a bar the night of May 30th.

During this interview, which took place on Monday, CNN indicates that JvdS said: “I kissed with her but neither did Deepak or Satish ever had sex with her and no one ever said otherwise".

Not only that, Beth Twitty spoke in an interview for “The Early Show”. Joran also admitted in front of 10 witnesses, when he was being questioned the morning of May 31, of a sexual assault committed against Natalee.

According to CNN, JvdS declared to the American press that he and Natalee were drinking until they left the bar and that Natalee wanted to go with him, and that he wanted to go with her. "It was totally consensual".

JvdS is currenty in Holland attending his studies. On this, Natalee’s mom has also expressed that she has plans to go to Holland to make sure that the case is not forgotten.

Additionally, CNN asks Twitty for her reaction about Joran’s statement that never in his life has he touched a girl in an aggressive manner, and that there’s nothing anyone can say otherwise. According to Beth Twitty, "Absolutely he's lying".

CNN adds that vdSloot admitted that he and the Kalpoe brothers lied initially and told authorities that they took Natalee to her hotel.

Also, he said that he later said that he went to the beach with Natalee and due to leaving her alone at that late hour he decided to lie [unsure about the accuracy of this last sentence]. "We agreed to lie” Joran said, according to CNN.

Finally, during the interview with the show “A Current Affair”, Joran declared that he lied because he was scared and that he didn’t want to admit that he left Natalee on the beach.

[translated by Getagrip]

John Merryweather: At no moment did I defend Joran v.d. Sloot or the Kalpoe brothers
DIARIO Aruba
9/29/2005

ORANJESTAD(AAN) --- Related to a press release yesterday “Merryweather wants to challenge Natalee’s mom?”, Mr. John Merryweather reacted yesterday by indicating that the contents of much of that article was based on the misinterpretation of his thoughts and that he will contest it.

He starts by explaining that in the first place, it goes without saying that he prays for the Twitty and Holloway families. “At this time, we also pray for Aruba because it is due to the Twitty family, who has asked for a boycott of tourism to Aruba, against citizens who have nothing to do with what happened to Natalee, sadly she was last seen on her trip to Aruba.

He continues to explain that Aruba has a competent corps: justice system, laws, public ministry, and police corps, assisted by the FBI, assisted by specialists from Holland, supported by the government who gave half a day off to employees to help in the search and weeks and months have passed without a positive result.

At a certain point in time, Aruba began to be ridiculed by America in television channels, and activity started here (in Aruba) to defend our justice system which is being questioned by America.

They understand some of our laws but not others, and I heard mentioned once “plea bargaining” a bargaining of the innocence of an innocent Aruban citizen. I can’t support this.

One thing is for certain, the Dutch system that we share, defends innocent people, it is absolutely confirmed that if you are not proven guilty, you are innocent.

This is all the assurance we have if tomorrow any of us is detained for 10 days or 4 days, but not that a demand is made for a case to be brought against us.
If nothing can be proven, no person can bargain with our innocence, says Mr. Merryweather who mentioned two things that bothered him about the article.
Never has he defended Joran v.d. Sloot nor the Kalpoe brothers. “I don’t have to defend anything. They have lawyers who are experts in our island’s laws who are able to defend them and we have a public ministry. “Who am I to defend them? I think logically about the case and the information I have is that which I have gathered from the press, among others, DIARIO”

Resistance has started to grow and the call for a boycott of Aruba doesn’t only originate in Alabama, but started in the cable channels and I, like any other Aruban, am very worried.

At a certain point, our judicial system was been ridiculed so much and I supported a small demonstration in front of the court and will be the spokesperson of the group, without being asked, because I wanted to.
After that, for one reason or another, the next day American channel 5 found me and two days later I refused an interview because it wasn’t my intention at all to seek publicity or to speak for the whole community.

“I don’t speak for the people, that is the truth. We are not an organization who has authority to speak on behalf of the people of Aruba. However, due to the reaction of hundreds of Aruban citizens who support and encourage us to continue the plight for our country, I don’t have any problem in doing so”, Mr. Merryweather wanted it to be known.

[translated by Getagrip]

Some Arubans are treated less nicely when visiting America
DIARIO Aruba
9/28/2005

ORANJESTAD (AAN): The image Aruba is acquiring with some Americans is none too pretty. Now that Beth Twitty is suggesting that Americans not travel to Aruba or any other Dutch territories, on almost all channels, as well as on the popular Dr. Phil Show and soon on the hugely popular Oprah Winfrey Show, the situation is worsening.

There are millions of Americans following the case of the Alabama student who went missing in Aruba. The general opinion is that the government of Aruba hasn’t done anything to find Natalee, nor to maintain the three young suspects detained.

They think that in Aruba, corruption is the order of the day and that because Joran’s father has the title of judge, he could have easily caused his son to regain his freedom.
Now what? It seems that many Americans will (take out their anger?) on any Aruban that goes to their country.

Evil Eye on Arubans

DIARIO received last week, various reports of Arubans visiting America, under the ‘evil eye’ they have gained from Americans. This has even happened to Arubans who have lived a long time in America.

A known local citizen has indicated that he telephoned the US to make a reservation in an American hotel. The female operator was speaking very nicely and was cheery until the time when she asked “where are you calling from”

When the citizen replied “From Aruba”, at once the tone of the conversation changed drastically.

Another case: There have been a few local merchants who have also reported that they have received really bad treatment when traveling abroad for conventions.
When walking in the Convention Center with a badge on their shirt, with the word Aruba appearing in large. Americans see the name “Aruba” and they flee and at once (refuse?) to speak with the Aruban participants.

In the eyes of Americans, Aruba is condemned for freeing the youngsters, and for having no word as to what happened to Natalee Holloway.

Besides that, DIARIO has received information that an American cab drivers speak (rudely?) if they know you are from Aruba. This is what happened to some people who visited Las Vegas.

An Aruban was on a street corner when this happened, and the only thing he could do was keep his mouth shut and walk away.
But not all Arubans will keep their mouths shut! DIARIO has learned that some got into a discussion and defended the island, as he should.

Aruban Credit Card

What else is happening to Arubans in America? DIARIO has received confirmation that an Aruban was in a department store looking for assistance from a salesperson, said (something?) and the sales person found out that the person was from Aruba. At this point, the saleslady did not want to continue assisting the Aruban customer.

The situation of Arubans residing in America is becoming tiring, they have found ‘harassment’ to the point where they’d rather not identify themselves as Arubans.

However, even if you don’t identify yourself as Aruban, you may be identified as such when going to complete a purchase at a cashier. A lady tells DIARIO that when she took out her credit card from Aruba Bank to pay for a purchase at Macy’s in Atlanta, the cashier saw the word ‘Aruba’ and she started to have a word with the client she was serving.

The ‘verbal attack’ are launched against the Arubians who travel to America, and now some local people are asking starting to answer “We are from Curaçao”, when asked where they’re from.

A local journalist also found a ‘negative lecture’ when he arrived to Miami and boarded a car rental bus and started conversing with the chauffeur. The chauffeur was Cuban and didn’t have a nice word for Aruba.

Is the boycott against Aruba working or not? Commerces in Aruba are complaining about a slowdown in the month of September in general. Some days you even didn’t see one tourist walking in the mall or Main Street (Caya Principal).
Some hotels are half full, and cabdrivers are complaining about ‘off-season’.

Although local authorities keep saying that demand for travel to Aruba is high, one must take a logical look at this situation. DIARIO also received confirmation that in the beginning of September, there was one US – Aruba flight that only had a dozen tourists on board. They each took up 3-seat rows to lay down and sleep.

“The worst is yet to come”, a citizen explained to DIARIO. Aruba has demonstrated to the American people that the investigation of Natalee’s case (continues?)

In case this does not happen, some hotel workers will have to be laid off for lack of tourists. We hope that October will be better than this month.

[translated by Getagrip]

Chamber of Commerce (KvK) want an investigation to force Justice Department
Amigoe
9/27/2005

Oranjestad – The Chamber of Commerce (KvK) wants an independent investigation to a possible political pressure to the police and the DA. The Chamber of Commerce wants this investigation after the statements of former commissioner Jan van der Straten, who can be considered as a well informed person of Justical business at high level.

The Chamber of Commerce is afraid that the political pressure to the Justice Department will decrease the investments on Aruba. “ Aruba needs to be a legal justice system where everyone has the right to a equal and fair treatment. Investors should work in a stable and good climate. The Chamber of Commerce (KvK) is begging the authorities to give this investigation high priority

[translated by EdwinW]

Joran Topic Starts Again
DIARIO Aruba
9/27/2005

ORANJESTAD (AAN) --- A FOX film crew recorded an interview with Joran in Holland and yesterday FOX along with CNN started on the topic of the case once again but although the issue is well known, it is the first time with Joran who is in Holland.

Natalee's mom, Twitty again was at FOX giving information that indicates that she is in New York to continue to work on the case.

While waiting for hurricane Rita to pass, the case of Natalee will start again now that her mother is in New York to continue with her campaign against the lack of progress of the case in Aruba.

[translated by Getagrip]

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]

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]

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]

Paulus van der Sloot in Holland to help Joran settle down
DIARIO Aruba
9/15/2005

Some time has passed since a judge has released the suspects (JvdS and Kalpoe brothers) in the Natalee Holloway disappearance, and Joran has decided to go to Holland instead of America.

In ISA, Joran was a good student and wished to go study in America.

However, after having been incarcerated in the case of the disappearance of NH, he can no longer go to America since the judge has ruled that he is restricted to the Dutch Kingdom, in order to be available to tend to Aruban justice, something that the judge has deemed necessary.

Since Joran wanted to continue his studies, he decided to go to Holland. According to our information, he is studying at Arnhemse Hooge School in Arnhem.

His studies will last 4 years and if he graduates from Hooge School, and desires to go to University, he will study 2 more years.

Currently, Joran's father, PvdS is in Holland to help him settle down, get used to Holland and help in such matters as buying books for school, find a doctor and open a bank account.

According to some accounts, Joran is doing well in school which started the first week of September.

Today is also an important day for Joran, as it is when a judge will fax his decision from Curacao as to whether Joran has to return to Aruba to incarcerated again, or whether he remains free in Holland for the time being.

[translated by Getagrip]

Due to a problem with the flight the case was postponed to this morning
Public Ministry appeals Joran vd Sloot and the brothers Kalpoe's freedom
Deals with appeal of vd Sloot DNA test also!
Bon Dia Aruba
9/09/2005

There will be three different cases taking place in the case of Natalee Holloway.

The fact that the principal suspect has recovered his freedom and has started his studies in the Netherlands doesn't mean that the case has come to an end or that there's nothing more to do.

The same goes for the two brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe.

The case of Public Ministry's appeal deals with the suspension of detention of both the brothers Kalpoe and Joran vd Sloot. It also deals Joran vd Sloot's appeal issue of JvdS taking the DNA test. This will all take place this morning

The case had to take place yesterday afternoon, but due to a problem with the flight, the judge from Curacao postponed the case to this morning

JORAN VD SLOOT

The first case of the day is to be in regards to JvdS, his lawyer will fight to prohibit a DNA test be taken from his client.

The second instance deals with the Public Ministry's beroep(?) against the suspension of vdS's detention.

KALPOES IN COURT

It is Bon Dia Aruba's understanding that for this morning's case, the brothers Kalpoe will be present. JvdS is in Holland, therefore will obviously not be present.

However if today's case falls in the Public Ministry's favour, vdS will have to return to Aruba to take responsibility for himself here.

[translated by Getagrip]

Report on the Prosecution's Appeal of the Suspended Detention
DIARIO Aruba
9/06/2005

The prosecution's appeal of the suspended detention will take place Thursday afternoon at 2 pm.

Judge Terberg will come from Curacao (and then go back to confer with the 2 other judges, I assume, like has happened in the past).

Kock said it's not necessary for the suspects to attend, however his client will attend.

Classes in the NL start next Monday, so Joran will probably fly in for the day.

So what happens if Joran flies in and the prosecution wins the appeal?

[translated by Getagrip]

Marriott Beach Pond Draining
Bon Dia Aruba
9/05/2005

At around 7.30 in the morning, firemen started to to drain the water in a pond north of the Marriott, next to the fishermen's huts.

This was done at the request of Jansen, who heads the team investigating the case of Natalee Holloway. The reason why they decided to conduct a rigorous search was because this is the last place that suspect Joran v.d. Sloot was with Natalee Holloway.

After draining 80% of the water, they used a crane to look through the mud and found different items. There was a handbag in which there was a headband. Aside from this, the bag was full of rocks, which indicates that the person who threw it in the pond didn't want it to be found.

Aside from the handbag and the headband, they found 2 cloth bags, a machete, 2 items of drug paraphernelia and a shoe. All the articles were in the mud and had to be washed to determine if they had anything to do with the investigation.

The work lasted until nightfall. All articles were confiscated and now they will be further looked into to see if they are related to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.

Yesterday durin the day a few divers dove in the the vicinity of the fishermen huts again to look for clues.

[translated by Getagrip]

Bon Dia article - page A5
9/02/2005

The family of Joran v.d. Sloot, Kalpoe brothers and Freddy Zedab Arambatzis are under threat, according to information gathered from various blogs. Bon Dia has gathered this information and received emails that mecenaries will come to Aruba to kill Joran if he is released.

A certain Tazzman who is greatly supported by Blogs for Natalee, claims "we see the situation unfold, we see the v.d. Sloot family cry out that Joran is innocent, and the Kalpoe mom cry out that her sons are innocent as well. B....t!".

The message is followed by a person who posted in rhielworld.com that they will come to Aruba to eliminate Joran, his family, and other persons. According to Tazzman, this is the truth.: "There are more than 3 people in Aruba. There were 12 at the beginning, 9 lay low since information was sought (?). Paulus, Anita, Joran, the Kalpoe brothers, Lorenzo, Mrs. Kalpoe.

This is where the situation gets ugly. They also say that there are others involved in the cover-up: "Here's a also greeting for Ruben Trapenberg"

Perhaps these people are expressing their frustrations but will do nothing, but in another email to Bon Dia, a person also relayed that they have information about merceneries in Aruba, ex-military who plan to kidnap Joran, to torture him and extract information as to Natalee's whereabouts.

[translated by Getagrip]

MSNBC Visits KIA
DIARIO Aruba
8/25/2005

An exceptional case took place in court Wednesday afternoon, in relation to the recording of an America TV crew in front of KIA's cell of suspect JvdS, who is detained in relation to the case of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.

A team of the TV channel NBC/MSNBC had an appointment yesterday with the KIA director, Mr. Freddy Maduro, to conduct an interview but there it was nothing unusual. However, what happened later is that the KIA director after the interview (...) took the American journalist to the cell of JvdS and created a judicial revolution never seen in the penal history of Aruba.

FREE TOUR THAT HAS COMPLETELY SHAKEN ARUBA

According to information DIARIO has obtained, the KIA director declared that it was true that the American TV crew was there to conduct an interview with himand as part of the interview, he had the authority to have the interview.

After the interview, the KIA director and the team of journalists, with a cameraman conducted a tour of some sections of KIA - among them, a sector where there are women detained and at a given time, they passed the sector where JvdS is detained.

(the next paragraph I had a problem with, so it may be off, translated what I could)
When the American journalist saw Joran, he started hitting the glass window that separates the section of the detained and that's when the big problem begins,they walk with the director to that area and were in front of the door of the cell of JvdS, and they started filming and asking questions.

JORAN WAS NONE TOO HAPPY
(Something about Joran's lawyer saying that MSNBC used 'tricky' means to film and interview JvdS)

After the judge listen to both sides, he gave Joran the opportunity to give his account? Joran said that at no time did he give the permission to the American journalist to film and interview him.

According to vdS, he was confronted by the American journalist, and had no option to hide or try to avoid any form of interviewing or filming. He couldn't even hide in the bathroom because another detainee was in there.

TWO FRIENDS SAY "HI"

The American journalist asked vdS how are you and he answered I'm doing fine after he says two of his female friends say hi? (gets fuzzy here for me, but something to the effect that he didn't really want to continue the interview but he didn't have where to flee or hide and he didn't have the possibility of covering his body ...he was in short boxer briefs)

The lawyer for the American journalist presented as an argument to the court the example of the Muslim man who shot the filmmaker Van Gogh and the value to the public of seeing his photo, it was of great importance to the public to have this as information and this is one of the important duties the press fulfills.

After a few minutes recess, the judge read the verdict saying that vdS's privacy was violated because there was no possibility for him to avoid the filming and interviewing, and he also dismissed the argument that the filming had any public value.

The judge's verdict was that the American TV channel was prohibited to tramsmit what was filmed in KIA and if it violated this, it would have to pay 1 million Florin per airing.

BULAMENTO DI CABEZ
Wednesday night, KIA director, Mr. Freddy Maduro, who was also present in court got notification that he was immediately suspended until further notice. The case here is that a big problem has been created for a few people involved, in which case there will be more repercussions. Then, looking at this case from another angle, due to his sincerity Joran 'flew' the head of the KIA director (expression to mean, got him fired?)

[translated by Getagrip]

More Alleged Victims Come Forward against Joran
DIARIO Aruba
8/22/2005

[link to translated article by arubagirl for Scared Monkeys]

ORANJESTAD (AAN) — Last night on The O’Reilly Factor of Fox one could hear how the parents of an American girl (today 18 years old) who was a girlfriend of Joran three years ago and this family is convinced that Joran van der Sloot is innocent in the case of the disappearance of Natalee.

It was mentioned that the youngsters met each other at a pool of a hotel where the family would have had a Timeshare, how Joran visited the family in the states and how he had contact with the girl via E-mail until recently.

This is contrary to what also reached the editorial desk, indicating that there is a girl of 17 years old who apparently will press charges against Joran to the authorities for rape. According to this information that reached our editorial desks, apparently there are 3 girls who want to press charges, but that two of them have not yet decided, but that the other does have the intention of pressing charges soon.

Midnight Jogger Bulletin
DIARIO Aruba
8/22/2005

Police got an anonymous tip from a person who regularly jogs very early in the morning hours, in the area of Rooi Santo and the Aruba Racquet Club.

This person is male and now his information is considered very valuable to Police.

The Police requests that the jogger get in contact with the Police spokesperson, Papito Comencia by telephone at 583-3483 or 582-4000

As of yesterday, this person has not reacted to the request. DIARIO doesn't know if there was someone there to answer the phone. An American journalist tried calling live, but one of the numbers was a fax machine and the other, no one answered.

It is known that this person (witness) possibly saw a very suspicionsly parked vehicle in the early morning hours. This would corroborate the other witness who said that he saw this vehicle, with the suspects Deepak, Satish and Joran.

[translated by Getagrip]

More Search Teams Can Be Expected on Aruba
DIARIO Aruba
8/13/2005

[translated by arubagirl for Scared Monkeys]

Oranjestad (AAN): During the almost 80 days of investigation in the case of Natalee Holloway, all sorts of resources have been used to localize the body of the disappeared teenager, either alive or dead.

The arrival of the new group of Florida with the two dogs, Astro and Rhino, brought the question if this is the last resort to localize the young girl.

Detention of the two security guards, after that the three young teenagers, of which two have received their freedom, and now one is still under continuous interrogation, didn’t give any result.

Investigators from the Netherlands came and FBI from the US to do an investigation, and nothing has helped as yet.

Sophisticated equipment was brought that were used in a helicopter to fly in the west and northwest area of our island to detect heat or a buried human body, which didn’t give any results.

From the US the Equusearch team came that also didn’t achieve anything, nor the private detective that the family brought and worked illegally on our island didn’t achieve anything in their investigation.
All the while, [Aruban] police force and Aruban investigators and Judicial deports received blow after blow from the “experts” almost every night on American television and who do not know what they are talking about regarding Aruba or our legal system.

What they were good at was to discredit our island and they questioned our dignity of our people.

It went so far that the Netherlands sent some F-16 to fly and investigate, what also doesn’t have much credibility on our island, seeing as when they left after two days of flying they disappeared and no one heard anything else about this presumed investigation.

A gardener came forward who saw the young men in the morning after the disappearance of Natalee, in the car in the vicinity of Racket Club, and this alleged witness also disappeared like the F-16s.

Another witness came forward who allegedly saw movements at the Dump and later could not indicate with clarity what he saw and where he saw it, and caused that again the Dump was being dug up, without any results.

Today a Florida group came to contribute their efforts. The questions is if they are the last resort.

This almost certainly not the case, as more groups want to come search on our island, and let us not forget that there are groups who are after the reward money and will come to also try their luck.

Indications are thus that the Florida group with their equipment and two dogs, we can expect arrival in the coming weeks of other groups to continue the search.

Lawyers of Beth Twitty Will Enter Complaint Against Deepak, Depending on What Deepak Declared to Police
DIARIO Aruba
8/11/2005

[link to translated article by ? for Scared Monkeys]

Oranjestad (AAN): From the lawyers of Beth Twitty, DIARIO understood that after Deepak entered his complaint against Beth Twitty to the police, because he supposedly the lady intimidated and threatened him at his workplace, the lawyers of the mother of Natalee want to sit with [a] prosecutor, to see what exactly was declared by Deepak in this case, seeing as according to Beth, in no way did the threatened or intimidated the young man.

According to the lawyers, if the case is so that Deepak is once again telling lies, just like he did in the beginning of this case, Beth Holloway will enter a complaint against him for this, seeing that here we are dealing with a false complaint, which is punishable by law.

Warning Letter Was Sent To The Mother of Natalee
DIARIO Aruba
8/11/2005

[translated by arubagirl for Scared Monkeys]

Oranjestad (AAN): As is known, Deepak Kalpoe with his lawyer entered a complaint against the mother of Natalee Holloway, Beth Twitty, dealing with the visit that she did at the work place of Deepak last Monday.

According to the mother of Natalee it was by pure coincidence that she was there, and the reason why she entered the internet cafà © was that she noticed that the flyer dealing with the disappearance of her daughter was not there anymore. She said that when she entered, she saw Deepak working in there.

What captured our attention the most was that on the American channel one could see that there was a hidden camera that was taping in an illegal way. The same as last time when Beth Twitty went to Montaà ±a to hand out flyers and she said that she came upon the house of Paulus van der Sloot.

In a conversation that we had with the authorities where the complaint was entered, they explained to us that what she did was punishable [by law] since she allegedly threatened Deepak and told him to stay pending to see what was going to happen to him.
What is odd that in the video that the American channel showed, the voice did not go in the air, they put the image, but without voice, and that’s why one cannot hear what she said to the Kalpoe sibling.

Authorities said that they can understand the pain of the mother and that they will not act immediately against her. The lawyer will be allowed to sent a letter to her and if this does not help, then, they will act according to the prescribed law.

Not to be outdone or laying back and taking this frivolous action by Deepak, Beth Holloway Twitty fires back as she has done the entire time in her efforts to find her missing daughter. From todays Diario comes also the following translated article:

Appeals case on behalf of the suspects
DIARIO Aruba
8/11/2005

[translated by arubagirl for Scared Monkeys]

Oranjestad (AAN): Yesterday morning at court the umpteenth case took place, relating to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. After the Judge of Instructions rejected the petition of of the lawyers of the suspects to prohibit the FBI get documents and tapes of the interrogations made in this case, the lawyers appealed the decision and the case took place yesterday.

After the case was over, press had the opportunity to talk with the different lawyers in this case.

The first lawyer who came was Antony Carlo, who represents Joran van der Sloot. Carlo said that on behalf of his client he dealt with two appeal cases, where the first dealt with giving documents to the FBI, where the judge heard his arguments and the arguments of the Attorney-General.

According to Carlo, it is not known yet which day the decision will be made. For what deals with the second case of appeal, this is about the rejection of the Judge of Instruction of Carlo’s petition to stop interrogating his client.
It seems that van der Sloot indicated that he has nothing else to say, so he and his lawyer feel that it is not necessary to take him to the police station every time, to keep questioning him.

When DIARIO asked the lawyer if it is true that his client is talking, the lawyer said that he did not want to give a comment and left.

When Mr. Oomen, who represents Deepak Kalpoe came out of court, was not very interested in talking to the press, especially American press. He started to walk away, however he answered questions of local press, while the American press became frustrated, reason being that he said nothing in English.
According to DIARIO that this was because Beth Twitty went to the workplace of Deepak and had a hidden microphone and camera.

The mother did this in cooperation with NBC, thus American press. Maybe the lawyer is angry with American press for this reason, and he refused to speak with them at that moment.

When Oomen came outside, DIARIO asked him his opinion on the fact that Beth Twitty taped his client in his workplace. Oomen explained that the complaint that his client entered against Beth includes this fact as well, and that it is now in the hands of the police.

DIARIO also talked with lawyer Kock who represents Satish Kalpoe, who said that he and his client did not agree with the rejection [of the petition to forbid FBI access to the documents and tapes of the case] of the Judge of Instructions and that he hoped that this Monday he will have a positive result.

One of the aspects that he regretted was that also one of the reasons why he does not want FBI to have certain information is because recently Beth Twitty traveled to the U.S. and now she returns with a lot of confidential information.
According to Kock this cannot be and this is why it is not good for the FBI to have all documents and tape.

According to Kock, what Beth did, meaning that she taped Deepak with a hidden camera is something that can not happen [not allowed] in the U.S. He says that he understand that the mother is desperate and that she is trying everything so that the case will not die out. Kock does not think that there is information or indication, as shown in the press, that his client will be detained again, seeing that since the day that the Kalpoes came out [of jail], they did not receive an invitation of the police or any legal agency, to answer questions again.

[Note: For ‘case’ read ‘court case’. The article says ‘case’, but they mean ‘court case’. Also, the Attorney General appears on behalf of the government in appeal cases. There is nothing special about this. Just so that there isn’t any confusion. ]

DIARIO Editorial: Natalee: A Mystery That Has A Solution!
DIARIO Aruba
8/8/2005

[translated by arubagirl for Scared Monkeys]

One of the cases with the highest profile known in recent times, happened on Aruba and kept (and is still keeping) the attention of the Aruban and American People, just like other people around the world, tied to it to know the few real details that have been given. On Aruba, comments given by certain “experts” in the U.S. have caused some disgust, since in reality those comments have not adjusted themselves to the reality of our islands, nor of our Police Corps.

Several of us (including lawyers) have decided to talk openly with the gigantic media companies that are on Aruba, to satisfy the titanic demand that exists to know the developments in this case Unfounded criticism has been launched against us, not because we have decided to talk the truth, but because envy is a difficult thing to keep under control.

Listen, people: the more you try to hide the truth, the harder it is going to hit you when it gets out. The damage that has been done by those media communications are superficial, momentary and products of minds who have little analytical capability. To make ourselves ridiculous walking on the street with denigrating signs about the U.S. or its biggest news media, belongs to people without brains, without the real capacity to measure the consequences of such actions. Let the defense of Aruba in the hands of the Americans, and let [the Americans] know that we are willing to answer whatever question that they have without fear of speaking the truth. Remember that the battle between David and Goliath is a Bible story. Today, in a 1000 such battles, in 999 of the cases, Goliath would swallow David whole!

Furthermore, the publicity for Aruba as tourist island, as desirable destination to have a pleasant vacation, is so immense, that there is not enough money to pay a second of it. The publicized images by all the channels are so beautiful that I myself want to visit again the beaches that I have more than 30 years without enjoying. People who live in the most remote parts of the world know now about Aruba, where it is, how beautiful the beaches are, how attractive and modern the hotels are, and when this case comes to its conclusion (and it will come!) the boom in tourism for Aruba is going to be so enormous that will leave everyone stunned!

Now the cardinal question: Why not allow the FBI actively participate in the case? It has been present since the first day alongside the Police, as observers, speaking to and sharing experience with our cops, but not free to participate actively in the investigations. Allow me to compare the participation of the FBI with the medical attention that our people receive abroad. When a patient in Aruba, for example, in a advanced state of his/her illness, can’t be attended anymore by our doctors, what do we do? Do we let him/her die in the hospital or do we send him/her abroad to receive adequate medical care that we don’t have in Aruba? Of course that we sent him/her to save his/her life!. That does not mean that our doctors are incompetent, nor that they don’t know what they are doing, but that we don’t have the sophisticated equipment that the big countries have.

The same for our Police Corps. This is a case that, because of its implications, because of the mystery involved, because of the demotivation caused by the Minister of Justice in his war against our cops, must be opened completely to FBI veterans, one of the most professional agency in the world! And completely free! Bringing them in is not a reflection on the capacity of our cops, on the contrary, it demonstrates their professionalism and their will to resolve this case in the most efficient and rapid way.

Currently, a small Russian submarine is stuck under sea and three countries offered help to Russia (a gigantic country!), U.S., U.K. and Japan. What did Russia say? No, I don’t want your help? No! [Russia] said that she accepts all help that can save the life of the crew on board of the submarine! And they have been rescued! Here is an enormous country, with all sorts of technology, that accepts the help of other countries, why can we in Aruba not do the same?

The letter of Nel [Oduber, PM] and Rudy [Croes, Minister of Justice] on itself is not enough, it must go further in consulting with Foreign Relations in the Netherlands, for them to take the iniciative in contacting the State Department and allow, just like we permit the intervention of doctors in Houston, Venezuela and Colombia, the intervention of the super-effective agents of the FBI!

Those who want to keep on criticizing our interventions on television may keep on doing so because in my case it will have no effect: I will keep on informing the Aruban People and American People on the details that here at Diario we are able to discover via our contacts. The vast majority of people, know that I’m not going to think, speak or do something that is against the interests of Aruba.

I am of the opinion that we are reaching the conclusion of this case. It’s not going to be a mystery that will stay without a solution. Our police agents, and the Justice Department are much more prepared to take the case to Court than what many think. Prosecutor Jansen feels that she has a very strong case, and what deals with the team of Aruban investigators, headed by the always effective Roy Tromp, he is totally competent and has enough evidence to present (via Prosecutor) a solid case against the guilty in the disappearance of the American citizen, Natalee Holloway, that came to Aruba to celebrate her graduation, and disappeared. This case deserves all the attention that we can give to resolve it, and so permit the family to take her back to Birmingham, to thus go on with their lives and achieve the spiritual and mental peace that they need to survive the loss of a child, which is a tragedy of enormous magnitude.