'Comments translator must free Joran'

The comments the Dutch interpretor of Joran van der Sloot made about him on the internet, have to result in a not-guilty verdict in the murdertrial of Stephany Flores. Joran’s lawyers state this in the complaint they have filed yesterday before the Inter-American human rights-commission, against the Peruvian state. Van der Sloot’s complaint comes with a claim of millions of dollars. Joran is the prime suspect in the murder of the 21 year old Flores, who’s body was found in a Lima hotelroom on May 30th, 2010.

The Dutch issue of international newspaper Metro reported two weeks ago the Dutch interpretor had made comments on Van der Sloot on the website of the Peruvian newspaper El Comercio. This was three days before he was called upon to translate at Joran’s first interrogation by Peruvian police. In several comments on the website Stein calls Joran a ‘psychopath’, for who ‘justice will be served now’.

In the complaint Joran’s lawyers state these ‘remarks of hate, reluctance and aversion’ are a violation of the American Human Rigths Convention, and the Peruvian constitution. They also blame the Peruvian state for Steins not being an official, sworn in, interpretor: ‘These are all unacceptable irregularities in the police investigation, that must lead to the conclusion that it can not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Joran has committed the crime.’

Article on website Metro Holland


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