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Van der Sloot’s ‘friend’ refused US entryFriday 08 February 2008 The man who helped secretly record Joran van der Sloot confessing to disposing of Natalee Holloway’s body has been banned from entering the US, the Telegraaf reports on Friday. Patrick van der Eem was supposed to accompany crime reporter Peter R de Vries on a media tour about the case in the US but was sent back at the border because of his criminal record, the paper says. Van der Eem, who plied Van der Sloot with marijuana during their conversations, has made no secret of his drugs convictions. Meanwhile, the Aruban justice department has said it will decide after this weekend whether Van der Sloot will be arrested again in connection with the disappearance of 18-year-old Holloway. Earlier this week, the examining judge said the revelations in De Vries’ tv show were not serious enough to merit arresting the Dutch student for the third time. © DutchNews.nl Get the DutchNews.nl newsletter in your mailbox: Click here to subscribe
It may seem like a tough line and often laws in any country are inconsistent but you have to restrict people with criminal records from coming into the country. America has enough criminals already inside, why welcome criminal outsiders. By roland | February 8, 2008 4:03 PM I agree with both jadensmokes and roland. I (being American by birth) think some of the laws in the US are just plain silly... but anyone can say that about some of the laws in any country. Still, you have to have standards and convicted and suspected are two entirely different things. In the US, you are still innocent until proven guilty. While I may not agree with the law, I agree with the enforecment policy. By Tim Lee | February 11, 2008 9:54 AM Place your comments: |
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I don't understand America. We let illegals cross our borders everyday undetected. It is my understanding that Patrick Van der Eem was in prison for marijuana. This is a small crime in America unless the amount confiscated is large.
But, my country quickly and easily let Joran enter when he has been connected suspiciously to a murder investigation!
By jadensmokes | February 8, 2008 12:35 PM