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Murder suspect Joran van der Sloot files $10 million lawsuit against South American authorities–and murder victim’s father

By Eric Pfeiffer | The Sideshow – Tue, Nov 29, 2011

Van der Sloot, being arrested by Peruvian authorities on June 7, 2010. (Karel Navarro …

Joran van der Sloot, the man still suspected of murdering disappeared American student Natalee Holloway in Aruba, has filed a lawsuit against authorities with the Chilean and Peruvian government as well as Richard Flores, the father of a second murder victim whom van der Sloot is suspected of slaying. Van der Sloot's suit, which seeks $10 million in damages, alleges that the defendants violated his human rights as he was investigated for the murder of Stephany Flores.

The 24-year-old van der Sloot is alleging that Chilean authorities violated his rights during his forcible extradition from Chile to Peru to face murder charges in the May 30 killing of Flores, a 21-year-old Peruvian business student, who was found dead in van der Sloot's hotel room in Lima on June 2, 2010.

Van der Sloot has been charged with first-degree murder and robbery in the Flores case after his prior indictment by the U.S. government on charges of attempting to extort $250,000 from Holloway's family in exchange for information on her death and the alleged location of her body.

The Huffington Post's David Lohr explains the charges in van der Sloot's lawsuit:

The lawsuit alleges there was "pressure from the then-President of the Republic Alan Garcia Perez" to have him extradited. The suit further argues that police in Chile denied van der Sloot access to a telephone or computer so he could communicate with his family and alleges he was "deprived of his right to counsel."

In addition to Perez, the lawsuit implicates former Peruvian Minister of Interior Octavio Salazar, former police generals Miguel Hidalgo and Cesar Guardia, and Ricardo Flores, the father of murder victim Stephany Flores.

Peruvian officials claim van der Sloot made a full confession to the murder of Flores, claiming he broke her neck after catching her using his computer to research his involvement in the Holloway murder case. Van der Sloot later retracted the confession, saying it was made under duress.

"I did not want to do it," van der Sloot allegedly said about the attack. "The girl intruded into my private life. ... We argued, and she tried to escape. I grabbed her by the neck, and I hit her."

A confidant of the van der Sloot family claimed yesterday that Joran was suffering from post traumatic stress at the time of Flores' murder.

The Peruvian government dismissed an earlier lawsuit from van der Sloot, who claimed he was arrested without a warrant and not given access to a translator while being pressured to confess to Flores' murder. "All this with the intention of pressuring me to accuse [me] of homicide," van der Sloot said in court documents.

Van der Sloot faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted, with his trial set to start just after the New Year on Jan. 6.

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Fed up • 14 days ago
He is not dead yet???..shame on his fellow inmates..don't know they would probably receive anonymous donations for sending him to HELL ???..and do the families of the women he killed a great favor...
Sinful • 27 days ago
G...oh wait....he CONFESSED...all that under duress crap is just a way to back out of it. BTW...do all countries give you a phone call and "right" to counsel...or is that just in the US? Hmmm...this guy is proven to be a sleeze bag no matter what else he is. Let him have his day in court...if he's innocent of this charge...then he's guilty on something else they haven't found out about yet...he's just that type of guy.
Peter S • Sacramento, California • 28 days ago
Suing the victim's father?! Wow-a new low for subhumankind!
JamesB • 27 days ago
Oh, for pete's sake! I'd give some convict a thousand dollars of commissary credit to shank this worthless p-o-s! He's a poor little rich kid thinking that he can make all of his evil go away with money and publicity. And the lawyer that agreed to file the suit should be hung up by his thumbs!
Wm. • 12 days ago
Van der Sloot has been descibed by Tea Party leadership as "handsome and forgetful, a little naughty, and a lot like a young Rick Perry." They are looking to bring him to the US and run him as a candidate in the future.
G • 28 days ago
People commenting hate on here need to realize one point. Nobody knows this guy murdered anyone. He is simply the main suspect. He is still innocent unless a court can prove him guilty beyond reasonable doubt...You people should be ashamed of yourselves...Have you or a loved one ever been accused of anything? Would you expect to lose all of your rights and chances because someone accuses you of something? Anyone can accuse anyone else of anything at any time....REMEMBER THAT!!!!
- Bluejays 12 days ago
  He admitted he broke the girl's neck after she snooped around his personal life to find about his involvement in the other murder, What else do you need a video of him actually committing the murders?
- Bluejays 12 days ago
  and ps. that's what tons of retards were saying about Rafferty as well...
- Terri 12 days ago
  Gee... G Something you'd like to get off your chest?
Shalong40 • Guangzhou, China • 28 days ago
Isn't there a 'vexatious' -type name for this type of ridiculous claim! He should locked away(or better yet executed)...if convicted....his victims had no rights nor should he! I am really tired of people who push rights for these dirtbags....only the victims had rights here!
spyke • Miami, Florida • 4 mths ago
he is one of the biggest jerk-offs...his poor mom raised a real fool...none of those inmates there have gone in his cell at nite & give him what for??? thought it would be done by now...
el condor • Calgary, Canada • 5 mths ago
Wonder when he airs his first reality show from prison? I am accepting donations....as soon as it reaches $1 million, I will personally eliminate this pig and post it on U-Toob.
Wheels • 6 mths ago
I was suffering from the post traumatic stress of having just killed someone so that caused me to kill more people....What a dirtbag.
- Ultimatedestination 6 mths ago
  Nope a dirt bag would have more class this guy is worst than that....hes just a murder trying to get paid.
- Wolfgangjr 6 mths ago
  Send him to Texas, as they will treat him to a day at the executioners palace.
- E. L . L 6 mths ago
  Dirt bags like that claiming PTSD... pleease!!! He suffers from pure meanness and hate,. The nerve of the #$%$ to file a lawsuit against ANYONE... YES.. LET THE BAS T _ _ D BE CONVICTED HERE IN TEXAS, WOULD BE A PLEASURE TO WATCH THE NEEDLE AT WORK ON A REAL PIECE OF CRAP LIKE HIM !!
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Tami • Eagle, United States • 6 mths ago
He is one sick person, what about the human rights of those two girls!!
- Lynda 6 mths ago
  That's what i say his victims had no rights to have their lives spared why should he have any human rights in my book hes not human ! Hes a monster with no regard and no respect for others !
- Don 6 mths ago
  And the 3 people who disapproved of your comment are pretty low themselves.
- Linnette V 6 mths ago
  possibly more than 2 ? who knows?
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Filomena • Newark, United States • 6 mths ago
Here we go, Post Traumatic Stress? From what? He was free and traveling the world while the Family of Natalee Holloway were grieving for their daughter. He was dating and murdering another woman while trying to extort money from the Holloway Family.
Man Up dirt-bag, you killed two women, now it is time to pay for your crimes.
- fedup 6 mths ago
  This.Exactly.
- Outraged 6 mths ago
  All this scheming career criminal does is seek out victims, murders them, then tries to scam the victims families. He deserves to have his sentence ended before trial. If he were to go free, he would rack up a victim list comparative to other serial murderers. He did both murders, so it's time to pay for your sins, #$%$ bag. Why not import his #$%$ to Texas? Or, to a place that still advocates hanging? These families need justice...just as swiftly as he took their childrens' lives.
- elmo fudd 6 mths ago
  personally i am sick of the holloways and all their #$%$ they need to take some blame for letting a little tart like that go their for spring breck with someother tarts
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laura • Salisbury, United States • 6 mths ago
This fool absolutely disgusts me
- SUSAN 6 mths ago
  The sad thing is that he isn't a fool and he is a complete psychopath.
- durham nc 6 mths ago
  and who the hell is you
- Not Slick willy 6 mths ago
  van Der s.l..u.u.t is normal for his tribe!
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Emily • 6 mths ago
PTSD from what?!....he must be traumatized by thoughts of his last murder.
G.W.iz a hoax • Muskegon, United States • 6 mths ago
What low-life lawyer would take on a loser like him? His rich enabling father is dead, let's cut to the chase...Ready....Aim....Fire. Case closed.
The Central Scrutinizer • 6 mths ago
They don't come much slimier than this killer. Couldn't an "accident" be arranged to remove him from society...?
citizen • 6 mths ago
Post traumatic stress! Sure, its not his fault he killed the girl. What a bunch of hooey. The guy needs to stay in prison!
American Made • Carlisle, United States • 6 mths ago
If the Peruvian government allows this suit to move forward, then shame on them. He's not satisfied that he's killed one and is suspeted of killing another. He should not be allowed to torment the victims' families any longer!
Steve S • Monticello, United States • 6 mths ago
Shoot him and the lawyer that helped him file suit
YoMama • New York, United States • 6 mths ago
It's time to meet your maker, Joran.

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