Diario: Natalee’s case is truly becoming like a cakià ±a

Diario Aruba; April 26, 2006: CASO DI NATALEE DI BERDAD BIRANDO MANERA UN CAKIÃ’A Tambe peor cu un Telenovela!

Natalee’s case is truly becoming like a cakià ±a [?]
Also worse than a soap opera!

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Different reactions have come in with the claim of how the young Geoffrey van Cromvoirt was able to sleep with his pillow and blanket at the police station, while other Arubans…when they are locked up…have to sleep on a cement bed.

Meanwhile, the American press now continues to camp out in the direct area of Geoffrey’s home. Every one is trying to obtain an image of the family. However, from the US, producers of big programs such as the Today Show, as well as Good Morning America are looking for them in every corner to try to obtain an exclusive interview.
(Full translation at Getagrip)

Diario: Geoffrey set free Monday, Another youngster (A.B.) interrogated 6 hours

Diario; April 25, 2006: GEOFFREY A WORDE LIBERA DIALUNA Otro hoben a keda 6 ora den interogacion

Geoffrey set free Monday
Another youngster interrogated 6 hours

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Monday, the prosecutor decided to set the suspect Geoffrey van Cromvoirt free, and the American press was swarming the Beach police station like ants.
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Diario Editorial: Natalee’s case and the Aruban People

Let us not forget what Thomas Jefferson said about “Freedom of Speech” and the role of the newspaper (press).

“The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.” –Thomas Jefferson to Edward Carrington, 1787. ME 6:57

“The press [is] the only tocsin of a nation. [When it] is completely silenced… all means of a general effort [are] taken away.” –Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, Nov 29, 1802. (*) ME 10:341

Diario; April 18, 2006: E Caso di Natalee y pueblo Arubiano

Editorial: Natalee’s case and the Aruban people

I have said on many occasions that in Aruba, the people many times are not taken duly into account by their authorities and things that affect them directly – their well-being, the solidity of their economy, their good name as a hospitable people – have all been pushed into a corner and buried in such a manner that it’s not able to be discovered. This is not done for their defense, but to abide by rules that are good for nothing because they maintain the ignorance as to what’s going on.
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Diario: How was he not brought in front of the judge as usual? Geoffrey’s detention has to do with drug possession as well!

Diario; April 19, 2006
Di con no a trece normal dilanti na Huez Comisario?
DETENCION DI GEOFFREY TIN DI HABER CU POSESION DI DROGA TAMBE! Sospechoso nobo ta worde representa pa Abogado Mr. Eline Lotter-Homan

How was he not brought in front of the judge as usual?
Geoffrey’s detention has to do with drug possession as well!
New suspect is represented by attorney mr. Eline Lotter-Homan

ORANJESTAD(AAN): When any native son is detained, and has to be presented in front of the Judge Commissioner, according to the rules, the detained is brought to the Justice Building.

But what happened Tuesday? This was not the case. The new detainee in the Natalee’s case, Geoffrey van Cromvoirt, was not brought to the Court Building! Why? Because he is Dutch…because of this they want to protect him? This is what some people called and asked DIARIO. More than clear, the newspaper told them they better call and ask the Public Prosecutor.

Why did they not follow normal procedure in such a situation? If the case was that an Aruban was detained, would they not have brought him to the Court Building no matter what the cost?

Finally, in the afternoon hours, a Judge Commissioner went to the Noord police station, where the 19 year old detainee was presented. Here, the Judge Commissioner reviewed the detention formalities, and decided that the detention was conducted legally, and the prolongation of the detention for 8 days as asked by the prosecutor is valid.

When exiting, prosecutor mr. Karen Janssen had a smile on her face. This shows in a silent way that they are happy with the decision.
(Read the full translation at GetaGrip)

Diario; Taping the ‘reenactment’ of Natalee’s case

Diario; April 2, 2006: Grabando e “reconstruccion” di caso di Natalee

Taping the ‘reenactment’ of Natalee’s case

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Last Sunday night, using the car that Police confiscated for the weekend from the Kalpoe brothers, they held a ‘reenactment’ to record for Dutch TV.

DIARIO’s photographer barely had the chance to take a picture, given that 3 different American TV crews were standing around and they did not want to bother ‘Recherche Yearwood’.

Has the police force declared war against the local press?

They want more witnesses to come forward this way.

For this reason, starting today, DIARIO is giving key witnesses and ‘alternative’ to give information. Read page 3.
(Get a Grip)