After confronting Joran van der Sloot in a Birmingham federal courtroom as he pleaded guilty to extortion, Beth Holloway on Wednesday was asked if she hoped Aruba might now prosecute him for killing her daughter, Natalee.

Despite having confessed to killing the 18-year-old Mountain Brook High School graduate on a beach in 2005, Holloway 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.”

Prosecutors in Aruba, reached for comment by AL.com, said they hope to comment in the coming days.

However, multiple media reports have indicated that in Aruba the statute of limitations for homicide is 12 years.

“Any admission of guilt in Holloway’s death could not lead to any local prosecution,” NBC News reported.

The Associated Press has also reported that in Aruba the statute of limitations is six years for involuntary manslaughter and 12 years for homicide.

As part of his plea deal on the extortion and wire fraud charges, van der Sloot confessed to killing Natalee, saying he kicked her in the face and then bludgeoned her with a cinderblock when she refused his sexual advances. Van der Sloot said he threw her body in the ocean.

Former Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Jay Town on Tuesday told AL.com that it was unlikely Aruba would file charges.

“He’s admitted it before, and Aruba hasn’t done anything about it,’’ Town said.

“I think we’ll find there was a lot of corruption in Aruba that prevented not only the prosecution but even the investigation of the disappearance and death of Natalee Holloway.”

AL.com journalist Ivana Hrynkiw contributed to this report.