Truly I don't know. But my "feeling" is that Paulus VDS is some sort of small fish, but has some knowledge of "things." You know, kinda like the cocky mafia member who isn't really influencial, but hangs out and does some cover ups and dirty work. Maybe he fled the Netherlands because of some difficulty there, (got caught up in something nasty) it got "hot" for him and he had friends who set him up in Aruba. Maybe they gave him some petty job with the appearance of decency. All the while, he remains "beholden" to them.
Now his kid has brought all this attention to the island...and Paulus is on the hot seat. He had to help his son (dispose of Natalee??)in order to maintain his position. The govt. really does not care what happened to Natalee - or truly now, even Joran VDS. They would rather it just all went away. But Natalee's mother, family, the US media, and Americans would not let it just go away. Now all the "players/takers" those who have been benefitting from crime are all in a panic for fear of what will be found, and who might be implicated in participating in the underworld activities of Aruba's elite.
I would think if I am even close with any of my assumptions, Paulus VDS is between the rock and hard place. He is probably shaking in his boots. He is a small fry in this -- who knows just enough and might, in order to save himself and his son say too much. Hence he might be considered quite expendable.
I'm sure that activity has come to a crawl with all the scrutiny. It has to be costing them big time. Probably why Beth Twitty is saying she won't leave. She sknows it's hurting the bad guys.
Surely, the bad aruban govt. guys are working with the venezuelan and columbian bad guys. Maybe Mr. Twity stumbled across something on a business trip.
With their "Criminal Justice System" almost exclusively in the control of police investigators and Judges, this is a system asking for corruption (absolute power). I noted previously how the local reporters are either uninformed or scared to death. They stammer around making excuses for the Govt., or act as if Natalee's disappearance is just one huge inconvenience.
I do believe this is a vipers' nest....a Potemkin village perhaps.
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