Peruvian Judge Affirms Extradition to US of Chief Suspect in Natalee Holloway Disappearance

Peruvian Judge Affirms Extradition to US of Chief Suspect in Natalee Holloway Disappearance
Police present Dutch national Joran van der Sloot to the media in Lima, Peru, on June 5, 2010, in a still from video. Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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LIMA, Peru—A Peruvian judge on Tuesday affirmed this week’s planned extradition to the U.S. of the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway.

The judge’s ruling came less than 24 hours after the attorney for Dutchman Joran van der Sloot filed a writ of habeas corpus in an attempt to stop the custody transfer. Magistrate Elmer Morales informed the suspect of his decision in writing.