ORANJESTAD, Aruba — Lawyers for one of three young men rearrested in the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway accused prosecutors of rehashing old evidence and predicted all three suspects will be released again.
Attorneys Ronald Wix and David Kock told reporters Monday that prosecutors gave them an 11 1/2-page summary of the evidence, and said it mostly contained segments of interrogations that had not been transcribed previously and recordings of conversations from cellphones and discussions inside the home of their client, Satish Kalpoe.
They disputed prosecution claims that the evidence — submitted to a judge to justify detaining their client and the two others — is significant or new.
“They will be acquitted. They will be freed,” Wix said.
Separately, a judge in Aruba ruled there is enough evidence to detain suspect Joran van der Sloot for an initial eight-day period while authorities pursue the investigation. A judge had already made such a ruling for brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe.
Prosecutor Hans Mos shrugged off the criticism, noting that the defense lawyers are also barred from disclosing details about the evidence.
The Kalpoe brothers — Satish is 21, Deepak, 24 — were rearrested Wednesday along with Joran van der Sloot, 20, on suspicion of involvement in the death of Holloway, 18, who was last seen leaving a bar with them on May 30, 2005.
