Van der Sloot Confession Coerced?
SANCHEZ: All right. Take a look at some security video we're going to show you here. These are from security cameras inside a casino in Lima, Peru. That's Joran van der Sloot sitting at the table. See him right there? And that's Stephany Flores walking up to him and shaking his hand. See that? All right. Watch as she walks around, looks around, then slowly works her way into a seat at the table. This is the moment the two met, just hours before the young woman was beaten to death in Van der Sloot's hotel room. Right now, Van der Sloot is sitting in a jail at the prosecutor's office in Lima, waiting for formal charges to be filed against him and for them to decide which jail they're going to put him in, because apparently his attorneys want to put sure he's put in a "safe" jail. Jean Casarez is a correspondent for "In Session" on truTV. She's good enough to join us now. Jean, I understand you've talked to Sloot's lawyers today. They're hoping to get the confession thrown out. Is that because they really have a reasonable chance of doing so, or simply because they're lawyers and every lawyer would want the confession thrown out? Of course they would.</s>JEAN CASAREZ, CORRESPONDENT, "IN SESSION," TRUTV: Well, when we talked to them today, it appeared as though they definitely think they have a chance. Now, whether they do or not probably remains in the hands of a judge here in Peru. But they're saying that when Joran van der Sloot underwent this interrogation that lasted days, and even hours, that he did have an attorney by his side, but it was a public defender, somebody they told us that was a buddy of the police. And although he is there to enforce rights, he is not really there to enforce the personal rights of Joran van der Sloot. In addition to that, he told us that Joran van der Sloot didn't want him there and didn't agree to having him there. And that may be a key to their case. They also say they believe that some of the evidence collected at the scene has been tainted. That is very common with the attorneys, but I think we're going to see it here with this case in Lima, Peru. And the only question at this point, Rick, is when are formal charges going to be filed? Because this case is now in the hands of prosecutors. They have that criminal investigation that has been worked on all week by Peruvian national police. They are looking at it. And we believe formal charges will come soon, we just don't know exactly when.</s>SANCHEZ: Here's a question for you. And I know it's somewhat rhetorical, but nonetheless, I mean, I'm thinking as people at home are probably thinking, since he was the last one seen walking in and the last one seen walking out, and she didn't leave the room after that, if he didn't do it, what could his lawyers possibly say -- who could his lawyers possibly say then did it?</s>CASAREZ: Well, normally an attorney would say that someone else could have come in, in the two days. But we were able to confirm with Peruvian authorities, Rick, that they went through the entire surveillance videotape of that hallway, and they said nobody else entered that room. So that's going to make a difference. And, you know, Rick, in the United States, we usually don't have surveillance cameras in hallways, but they sure did at this hotel. And that's something that is going to make it much simpler for prosecutors.</s>SANCHEZ: Down to 40 seconds, but that means it would be a slam- dunk with or without the confession, then, right?</s>CASAREZ: But according to his attorney, Maximo Alonso Altez Navarro, he is going to mount a fight. He told us today that, "We're going to trial. This is not a case where we are going to confess. We are going forward." So I do think there's going to be a battle between the attorneys, and it will come in that trial.</s>SANCHEZ: Well, given what we know so far, good luck to him. It certainly looks like the odds are against him. Good stuff covering this story, Jean, since you've been there for us, and for "In Session" on tru</s>TV. CASAREZ: Thank you. Thank you.</s>SANCHEZ: Look forward to talking to you once again. Meanwhile, my colleague Wolf Blitzer is ready to take it away. He is in "THE SITUATION ROOM."