Lawyer of detained American annoyed, reacts: Client offered to remain on the island, but police preferred to detain him at airport PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 08 August 2011 14:45
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The local lawyer of an American who was detained on Aruba has told his client to use his right to remain silent as the man has already given extensive declarations to the police.

Lawyer Michael Lopez expressed he was annoyed at authorities and said this was not the way to treat someone who has given all cooperation in the investigation.

An American man, Gary Giordano said he met the woman he gave up as disappeared after a snorkeling trip at Nanki, San Nicolas, on a dating website. They used to meet twice per month in the U.S.

The morning of his arrest, on Friday, Giordano met with the disappeared woman’s mother as well as the Consul of the U.S. for the Dutch Caribbean. The mother deemed it unnecessary for Giordano ta remain on the island, as did the Consul. He was also questioned that same morning again by investigators; he gave and signed a nine-page declaration and told investigators he was to travel, asked if he should stay longer on the island, but got no answer. The conversation with investigators took place in the presence of his lawyer.

When Giordano was detained at the airport, now considered a suspect in the disappearance, he called his lawyer while being transported to the precinct. His lawyer instructed him to use his right to remain silent as he had given extensive declarations to police already.

The suspect owns a type of job agency in the U.S., is divorced and has two children who live with their mother, to whom he pays alimony.

He declared that he and the woman had indeed bought insurance before they left the U.S., but this was just a regular travel insurance and the woman’s mother is the beneficiary on hers.

Giordano will probably be seen by a prosecutor on Monday.

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written by Glenn , August 09, 2011
Let's hope the police don't botch this case as badly as they did the Natalee Holloway Case. At least we don't have to worry about this suspects family paying off the prosecutor and the police as happened with the Holloway case. Joran went on to murder again at least one more times and probably more than we know about. So nice of the islanders turning against the Mother of the slain girl in favor of a serial killer. All of Aruba took leave of their senses on that case. Arubans should be ashamed of how they acted then.
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written by Maggy Salz , August 09, 2011
@Glenn, you have no idea what you are talking about. The island still pays for beth's free stays and c**ktails every time she comes to raise awareness or more like when she needs a free vacay. BTW have you ever seen a US city, county, state give all public employees two days off with pay to conduct a search for any person who dissapeared? Well Aruba did. Stop watching crappy faux and get facts! Furthermore, it is not as if all cases in the US get solved!
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written by stacie , August 09, 2011
I am sure Beth loves to vacation on the island where her daughter died a horrible death. Yea, that totally makes sense.
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written by Maggy Salz , August 09, 2011
She does come to Aruba, demands free stay at luxury hotels! She comes in and stays for free and drinks at the bar! Lots of videos to prove to! This case has nothing to do with the island--it is American killing American!!
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