Croes refers to the many reactions he received, after he accused the former investigation-leader and chief of police Jan van der Straten last week of favouritism in the early stages of the investigation into the disappeared American teenager. In a conversation with the American FoxNews, the Dutch House-member Hero Brinkman of the extreme right party PVV, called Aruba ‘corrupt as hell'. Also many other media in the US brought Croes' the statements up for discussion, because ‘he just now brought it up'.
PVV pressed in vain to have the Dutch detectives for the Kingdom investigate the accusations. PVV didn't get any support for this in the Lower House. The Dutch state secretary of Kingdom Relations, Ank Bijleveld did say yesterday the Minister Croes must start an investigation immediately to verify whether van der Straten obstructed the investigation into the disappearance in Aruba.
Bijleveld indicated that she cannot force Croes to start an investigation, but it is strange to her that after so many years, the minister has just now come with the accusations. Bijleveld assumes that the accusations do not tally. If necessary, the Netherland is willing to help, says Bijleveld.
Minister Croes doesn't want the Netherlands to interfere and has not started the investigation because of the Netherlands. "I don't need instructions from her." Croes has also criticized the Dutch government's part in the case. He says that Aruba had to keep silent about the fact that Joran was a Dutchman. "He had to appear as an Aruban as much as possible. A Dutch minister had personally requested that and I won't say who this minister is." Bijleveld said not recognizing herself in this criticism. She says that the Netherlands has given her support in all sorts of ways to the investigation that was carried out under leadership of Justice in Aruba.
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