Joran van der Sloot, the Dutchman convicted of murdering a Peruvian woman and suspected of having killed US teenager Natalee Holloway, has refused to testify in a separate case in Peru.
A spokesman for a court in Lima told media that Van der Sloot was called as a witness in a case against the three taxi drivers who drove the Dutchman across the Peruvian-Chilean border. They have been charged with failing to report Van der Sloot to the police when he told them he was on the run after killing someone.
The three chauffeurs have declined to reveal any details about their trip with the fleeing Dutchman.
It is not clear why Van der Sloot refused to appear in court on Friday. The next session in the trial will be on Monday, and will be held in the Pedras Gordas prison where Joran van der Sloot is held. He is serving a 28-year sentence for murdering and robbing Peruvian Stephany Flores. Van der Sloot has appealed against the verdict.
(rk)
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