Aruban Police Officer Suspcted of False Reporting of Witness Declarations

Aruban police officer, Edgar Maduro, is suspected of false reporting. Maduro is now formally suspected of violating article 194 of the Criminal Code, in other words, false reporting. You mean after all this time there is an actual criminal code in Aruba for false reporting on a declaration? Maybe the OM would like to go back and re-evaluate all of the declarations by Joran Van der Sloot, Deepak Kalpoe, Satish Kalpoe, Paulus Van der Sloot et all and see if the same criminal codes were not violated in the case of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. Its the least the OM could do after 3 years have transpired since Natalee Holloway went missing.

The Public Prosecutor (OM) is now suspecting him of false reporting and decided to hear the police officer again.  After Maduro was confronted on Thursday with the existing suspicion, he told the OM before the interrogation that he appeals to his right to remain silent.  Maduro didn’t want to listen to the findings of the National-detective and left with his lawyer after having left behind a written statement saying that he does not see any reason for adding to the statements he had already given. 

Maduro is now formally suspected of violating article 194 of the Criminal Code, in other words, false reporting. 

Suspected police officer Maduro appeals to his right to remain silent (Amigoe: 6/1/2008)

Edgar Maduro (r) with lawyer Jean Maurice De Cuba on his way to the National detectives for interrogation.  

ORANJESTAD – Police officer Edgar Maduro was interrogated as suspect on Thursday morning, in the case in which he reported an attempted manslaughter by lawyer Hendrik Croes.  It appears that Croes self has also reported against Maduro on April 24.

The Public Prosecutor (OM) is now suspecting him of false reporting and decided to hear the police officer again.  After Maduro was confronted on Thursday with the existing suspicion, he told the OM before the interrogation that he appeals to his right to remain silent.  Maduro didn’t want to listen to the findings of the National-detective and left with his lawyer after having left behind a written statement saying that he does not see any reason for adding to the statements he had already given. 

Maduro indicated further that the questions during his interrogation on April 2 came directly from the office of Mister Croes.  The OM indicated in a reaction that this remark is entirely Maduro’s view.  The OM decides after the National-detective rounds off the report, how the case against both suspects, Croes and Maduro is going to be concluded.

FALSE REPORTING

When Maduro was heard on April 2, the OM became suspicious that he wasn’t entirely truthful in his reporting of March 16, 2008; also as a result of witness declarations, including two police officers, TV-images, and marks on Croes’ car and his statements.

The OM decided to investigate some more and the National-detective reconstructed the incident at the roundabout of Paradera on May 18.  Maduro is now formally suspected of violating article 194 of the Criminal Code, in other words, false reporting.  He was therefore summoned by the OM for interrogation early this week and his superiors were also informed.  According to the OM, the KPA has also informed the police union.