Although he was expected to be extradited to the United States in 2038, at the end of his sentence for femicide in Peru, Joran van der Sloot from the Netherlands, He was sent to the northern country last Friday and will soon appear in a federal court in Birmingham, eastern Alabama, the US Justice Department said.

The 35-year-old has had since 2012 a 28-year prison sentence for murdering a young Peruvian.

In the United States, he will be tried for extortion and fraud in a case related to the disappearance of an American in Aruba in 2005, the authorities of the two countries reported.

Supplied to the United States

Under guard by nine Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, Van der Sloot was transferred by plane from a military airport in El Callao, near Lima.

The prisoner was serving a sentence in Peru for the murder of Peruvian Stephany Flores. In addition, he is the main suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba.

Dressed in jeans and a black jacket, he was taken to the airport in a black van by members of Interpol Peru from a prison in northern Lima, where he was being held awaiting extradition.

The ruling allowing his shipment to the United States marks a reversal of the South American country’s decision in 2012 when it said it would not send Dutchman Joran Van der Sloot until 2038 after serving a 28-year prison sentence for murder had served. a Peruvian woman.
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“He is in perfect condition, he is calm, serene, it is a temporary transfer that must be tried in the United States,” Interpol Peru head Colonel Carlos López told AFP, handing Van der Sloot over to the FBI .

“Immediately close your legal proceedings in the United States, you must return” to complete your sentence in Peru, López added.

known murder

Peruvian justice had approved his extradition beyond 2038, when he was due to serve his sentence for the femicide of Flores, aged 21.

A federal court in Alabama is seeking it for alleged crimes of racketeering and fraud related to the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, whom he had met shortly before at a casino.

However, the Aruban court released him due to lack of evidence.

According to the American complaint, Van der Sloot demanded $ 25,000 from Holloway’s parents in exchange for information about their daughter’s whereabouts. After receiving the money, the Dutchman traveled to Peru.

In 2012, he was convicted of Flores’ murder, committed with “cruelty and brutality,” the court ruling said. Both had also met while playing poker in a casino.

From the Peruvian prison, Van der Sloot assured in March 2016 that he had killed the young American in Aruba, according to a video released by the press.

“Yes, I’m guilty too and I accept everything I’ve done” about Holloway’s murder, Van der Sloot told reporters from Radar Online and the National Enquirer at the time without knowing it was recorded by a hidden camera in a video of 51 seconds. committed to Challapalca Prison, in the Andean region of Puno (southeast), where he has been serving a sentence since 2014.

temporary delivery

On May 11, the Supreme Court of Peru declared the US extradition request admissible, exceptionally authorizing the temporary surrender of Van der Sloot for prosecution in that country.

To prevent that, his lawyer Máximo Altez presented a writ of habeas corpus on Monday that was rejected by the courts.

“Joran is a mentally strong guy. He knows what’s coming. He knows he will never get out of it. He has no hope for that,” Altez, who visited him in prison on Tuesday, told AFP.