At the very least the brothers lie delayed the investigation, lead to the security guards arrest and allowed the potential guilty party and his father to hide evidence.
Apparently obstructing justice is not a crime in Aruba but normal practice..why else would everyone lie so freely? Their passports should have been taken and not allowed to leave pending resolution based on their prior lies. I hope they can at least be sued civily by the security guards and Natalees family..what a crock, one can try and defend Dutch Justice, but impeding an investigation should be a crime, without a penalty, why not lie? Is perjury against the law? Did they take statements under penalty of perjury?