Joran Van Der Sloot And Extradition
May 10, 2012
Joran Van Der Sloot And Extradition, International Legal Defence Counsel senior partner Michael Griffith has told internet newspaper The Huffington Post that the United States government wants to prosecute Dutchman Joran van der Sloot for the murder of Natalee Holloway.
International Legal Defense Counsel is an organisation which counsels and represents people who are serving a prison sentence in a foreign country. Joran van der Sloot is currently serving a 28-year term of imprisonment in Peru for the 2010 murder of Stephany Flores. Under Peruvian law, he could be paroled after serving one-third of his sentence.
The US has requested his extradition in connection with an attempt to extort money from Natalee Holloway’s mother. Van der Sloot, who is suspected of being involved in Natalee’s disappearance from the Caribbean island of Aruba on 30 May 2005, offered to tell her mother where Natalee’s body could be found if she paid him 250,000 US dollars.
He received an initial payment of 25,000 dollars, the remainder to be paid upon confirmation of Natalee’s remains. Van der Sloot later wrote an email stating that the information he provided was false, but kept the money. He used it to pay for a trip to a poker tournament in Peru where he was arrested for the murder of Stephany Flores. The extortion trial is scheduled to be held in 2015. If convicted, the Dutchman could face a five- to 10-year sentence.
However, Mr Griffith told the Huffington Post that the extortion extradition is just a ruse to get hold of Van der Sloot and charge him with the murder of Natalee Holloway. He also said he doubted Van der Sloot would be returned to Peru after a US conviction as demanded by the US-Peruvian extradition treaty.
