Regarding Holloway: Investigation on Former Chief Completed
Inzake Holloway: Onderzoek naar oud-korpschef afgerond
26 Okt, 2009, 14:26 (GMT -04:00)
ORANJESTAD — Het justitieel onderzoek naar de handelingen en integriteit van hoofdcommissaris Jan van der Straten is afgerond. “De laatste puntjes op de i moeten nog worden gezet”, aldus Ann Angela, woordvoerder van het Openbaar Ministerie.
Angela laat weten dat procureur-generaal Rob Pietersz de onderzoeksrapportage al heeft doorgelezen, maar dat hij vooralsnog niets kwijt wil over de bevindingen. “Hij vraagt om geduld.” Het onderzoek is in opdracht van Justitie-minister Rudy Croes (MEP) uitgevoerd, op aandringen van de Nederlandse staatssecretaris van Koninkrijksrelaties Ank Bijleveld-Schouten (CDA). Croes had namelijk meerdere malen kenbaar gemaakt dat hij Van der Straten ervan verdenkt het onderzoek naar de verdwijning van de Amerikaanse tiener Natalee Holloway bewust te hebben verhinderd. De voormalige korpschef zou het onderzoek hebben belemmerd om zijn vriend Paul van der Sloot te helpen bij het beschermen van zijn zoon, hoofdverdachte Joran van der Sloot. De oud-politiecommissaris zou van der Sloot en twee andere verdachten bewust pas tien dagen na de verdwijning hebben laten oppakken. De minister stelde ook dat Van der Straten destijds zei: “Dit kan ik mijn vriend Paul niet aandoen.” Jan van der Straten is inmiddels met pensioen.
TRANSLATION:
Regarding Holloway: Investigation on Former Chief Completed
October 26, 2009, 14:26 (GMT -04:00)
ORANJESTAD — The judicial investigation into the actions and about the integrity of Head Commisar Jan van der Straten has been rounded up. “The dots have yet to be put on the i,” said Angela Ann, spokesperson of the Public Ministry.
Angela reports that Attorney-General Rob Pietersz has read through the investigation report, but for now he does not want to disclose anything about the findings. “He askes for patience.” The investigation was ordered by Justice Minister Rudy Croes (MEP), and insisted upoon by the Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations Ank Bijleveld-Schouten (CDA). Croes had repeatedly expressed that he suspected Jan van der Straaten of deliberately hindering the investigation into the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway. The former police chief would have impeded the investigation to help his friend Paul van der Sloot protecting his son, the main suspect Joran van der Sloot. The former Police chief would purposely have waited till 10 days after the disappearance to arrest would der Sloot and two other suspects. The minister also said that Van der Straten had said: at the time “I can not do my friend Paul.” Jan van der Straten has since retired.
Natalee ~ Missing 52 Months
By Lousw, BFN Member
Another month has come to an end once again without knowing what really happened to Natalee or where she may be at this time. 1,585 days of wondering, waiting, hoping that someone would come forward with the truth and end this horrendous situation.
Although it has been so long, there is one thing that I still have and that is Hope. To lose Hope would mean that I concede to defeat – that I give up on Natalee – and that is something that I can not and will not do. Beth has stated her feelings about Hope and I can not agree more. She said, “Hope is a universal message that gets us through the times that are ahead” … “Hope is what keeps me going. You have to keep hoping for the future.”
The reality is that life must go on, but that does not mean that you should not remember. Beth says that not a single day goes by that she does not think about Natalee. I don’t call that a compulsion or obsession, I call it a feeling from the heart. Natalee is in our hearts and will be there forever and we will not forget.
I have put together a small scrapbook about Natalee. I will try to add to it from time to time. The final page of this scrapbook, however, has not been entered and will not be until Natalee is found and brought home. I do have Hope that I will be able to enter that final page.
