Legal Dialogs

 
I, Dennis Dominico Jacobs, head agent at the Korps Police force Aruba and at the Atraco team classified, explain the following.

Interrogators: On Tuesday, May 31, 2005, at 19:20, I interrogated and took a witness statement from the man named:
 
Satish Sharma Kalpoe
 
Born in Surinam on July 30 1986, without a profession, a student at (H4I Colegio Arubano) and residing in xxxxxxx on Aruba.
 
Are in Dutch taken off declaration by me, Jacobs, in Dutch it was translated, were put on record and sound as follows:

Interrogators: Describe in your own words the events on the night of May 29, 2005.

Satish Kalpoe: Last Sunday, around 22.00, I picked up my brother Deepak at his work. My brother works at the Internet Cafe, established in the Seaport Marketplace. After I had picked up my brother, we drove home. When we arrived at home, Deepak asked me if I wanted to go with him and Joran to Carlos 'n Charlies. I answered, "yes," I would go with them to Carlos 'n Charlies. (With Deepak and Joran, the witnesses, Deepak Sharma Kalpoe and Joran Andreas Petrus van der Sloot are meant: observation Jacobs) Around 23.30 Deepak and I went to pick up Joran at his house. I don’t know his address, but I can designate to you his house. Then Deepak and I arrived at Joran’s house and we walked in to his apartment, because Joran was busy finishing with homework and printing. After Joran was ready, all three of us left for Carlos 'n Charlies. Around 11.45, we stepped into the building. I saw that there was 60 or 70 persons in the building. All three of us walked to the bar and my brother Deepak bought a whiskey coke for me and also a drink for himself. Joran also bought an alcoholic drink for himself. We stood then at the dancing floor, or stage, for a while and I saw that several persons were dancing. I saw that a white, blonde haired girl was dancing and then she saw Joran and came over to him and said to him in English, "Hi, how are you?" (Hello, how goes it?; observation Jacobs). Joran started to dance after that with the white girl with blonde hair. I only walked around then. My brother with Joran lagged behind. I walked around in the building of Carlos 'n Charlies, but I did not run into (?). After I had walked around, I met Deepak and Joran at the dancing floor or stage. Then, the three of us agreed that it was too boring at Carlos 'n Charlies and that we would go to the house. I saw that Joran was talking with the white girl.
 
On Monday, May 30, 2005, around 01:15, we walked with our guest to Deepak’s car. I sat with my brother in the front of his car. Joran sat with the white girl in the back seat. The girl spoke with Deepak and not with me. My brother drove twice around with his car and I saw that near Dunkin Donuts, a group of the Visibility Team stood. My brother drove then past the Royal Plaza and I saw that a group of people stood there. When the girl saw certain persons in the group, she opened the window and she greeted them. In the car, the white blonde girl said to Joran that they should go to the North side of Aruba to see sharks. Deepak decided to drive to the North side of Aruba so that the girl could see sharks. I saw that when we were on the way to the Lighthouse, Joran was kissing and started fingering the girl. I could not hear what Joran and the girl said because the music in the car was very loud. When we arrived at the Lighthouse, I asked my brother if Joran and the girl would get out of the car to see the sharks. I told my brother that Joran and the little girl were kissing and that they probably would not leave the car. I asked Joran to find out from the girl where she was staying so we could take her back. She told Joran where she was staying and I heard her tell him she stayed at the Holiday Inn hotel. Then my brother drove to the Holiday Inn to drop the girl off there.
 
Around 01.45, we arrived at the Holiday Inn hotel. My brother parked his car at north of the two entryways which are parallel to the lobby of the hotel. The girl stepped out of the car and she fell on the ground because she was very drunk. I saw that Joran got out of the car to help the girl. I saw that he held her under her armpits so that she could stand. After the girl was standing, she pushed Joran. I heard the girl say in a very angry tone to Joran in English: I can stand on my own. (I can only stand up; observation Jacobs) I saw that the girl walked in the direction of the hotel lobby. Before the girl got to the lobby Deepak drove away by means of the second entryway. While driving away I saw that a dark skinned guard who was dressed in black went to the girl and started to talk. I saw also that the guard had a walkie talkie in his hands.
 
Around 02.15, Deepak dropped Joran off at home and around 02.45 Deepak and I were home and when we arrived at home we went to sleep.

Interrogators: Can you give me a description of the large dark guard, who stood at the lobby and walked up to the girl when you arrived at the Holiday Inn.

Satish: He is approximately 1.70 meters tall and has a strong build. He has close-cropped black hair. He wore a black t-shirt and black cotton long trousers, which most of the guards wear. He held a walkie talkie in his hands. If I see the guard again, I will not recognize him.

Interrogators: Did Joran and the girl get out of the car at the Fisherman’s Huts and walk by the sea?

Satish: No. Joran and the girl never got out of Deepak’s car.

Interrogators: Does your brother have a mobile telephone?

Satish: Yes. My brother has a mobile telephone with the number "xxxxxxx". I have a mobile telephone with the number "xxxxxxx".

Interrogators: Can you tell me what the girl was wearing?

Satish: She wore a blue blouse and a skirt. I wore brown long trousers, a blue cap and a blue pullover. She had light straight hair and these gevlecht (?) were not. (With the girl, the missing woman, Natalee Ann Holloway, is meant; observation Jacobs.)

Interrogators: Did you use a narcotic substances with the girl?

Satish: No. I also did not see the girl use narcotic substances.
 
If you still have more questions, I will prepare to answer them.
 
S.S. Kalpoe,

Interrogators: After the witness S.S. Kalpoe was given and read his statement he agreed to sign it.
 
This of my statement, on oath of office made up this warrant, has been closed and has been signed at Bubali, on Aruba on May 31, 2005.

Signed:
 
D.D. JACOBS