Prosecutors in Aruba on Thursday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to send them records from its investigation of Joran van der Sloot, a spokeswoman told AL.com.

The request came after van der Sloot’s confession to having killed Natalee Holloway in 2005 and disposing of her body was made public in federal court in Birmingham on Wednesday.

Spokeswoman Ann Angela said prosecutors in Aruba wish to review DOJ records “before deciding on the procedural steps to be taken.”

It has been widely reported that because the statute of limitations for homicide in Aruba is 12 years it was unlikely van der Sloot would be prosecuted for the killing of the then 18-year-old Mountain Brook High School graduate.

AL.com asked prosecutors in Aruba on Wednesday if there was any plan to charge van der Sloot in light of the detailed confession.

“Your question as to whether the suspicion against Joran van der Sloot is statute-barred, cannot be answered with a straightforward yes or no,” Angela replied today.

“It depends on several factors within the investigation. The Police Force, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Aruba and other investigative entities will follow up on any serious leads that could solve the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. The Holloway case is still an open investigation in Aruba. As it is an ongoing case, the Public Prosecutor’s Office will only provide limited information to the media,” Angela wrote in an email to AL.com.

Natalee’s mother Beth Holloway on Wednesday said she had no hope he would be charged in Aruba.

“Hopefully, maybe, they will look into that. I have what I need,” Holloway said. “I don’t know about that. I’m just sticking with victorious right now.”