[KansasGirl]

Prosecuters are asking only 30 years? That’s not nearly long enough.

[Sooth2222]

"Prosecuters are asking only 30 years? That’s not nearly long enough."

I agree, "forever" would be better -- but:

"Peru is one of nine countries in the world that does have the death penalty, but only for crimes 'committed in exceptional circumstances'. This means crimes that are committed in times of war or genocide or crimes under military law."

[wideawake]

Like many countries, Peru has no life imprisonment statutes.

The longest sentence one can receive is 30 years.

In Norway the longest sentence anyone can serve for any crime is 21 years.

[Emmett McCarthy]

Well, it’s a Peruvian prison and I doubt many survive 30 months, much less 30 years.

[MasterGunner01]

Thirty years is enough. There are a lot of things that can happen to Mr. Van der Sloot while he's in prison for murder. I wouldn't give him more than a year in the general prison population. Right now, Van der Sloot is in solitary confinement and away from the other prisoners. If you put him in with them, he's not got a prayer.