02 - 08 - 2008 / 8:45 p.m. (G.M.T.)

Joran van der Sloot continues to deny
during new police interrogations

On Friday the 8th of February Joran van der Sloot was interrogated at a police station in Rotterdam by detectives of the Aruba Police Corps and the Corps Federal Police. This was announced by the Aruba Public Prosecutor.

Joran declares that he conducted the talks in the car while being under the influence of marihuana. He makes no further deviations from his statements as made earlier during the investigation. He denies having had anything to do with the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.

The interrogation lasted approximately two hours. Joran’s lawyer was present at the time.

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