3 Arubans freed in Holloway case
September 4, 2005
SINT NICOLAAS, Aruba -- All three suspects in the disappearance of an Alabama teenager were released from jail Saturday in a setback for the prosecution and the biggest blow yet to Natalee Holloway's family.
Joran van der Sloot, an 18-year-old Dutchman, and two Surinamese brothers, Satish Kalpoe, 18, and Deepak Kalpoe, 21, were released on condition they remain in Dutch territory and be available to police for questioning.
Despite Saturday's releases, police insist the investigation into Holloway's disappearance will continue, but legal observers in Aruba say the release indicates the government has no case.
"The prosecution doesn't [even] know what criminal act occurred," said Arlene Skipper, a lawyer who followed the case. AP
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