ORANJESTAD, Aruba — A judge has ordered the conditional release of a Dutch teenager in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway (search), but he must remain available to police and is still a suspect, his attorney said.

Joran van der Sloot (search), 18, could be released as early as Saturday and remain free pending the outcome of the probe of the missing American girl, said Antonio Carlo.

The judge's decision "only has to do with the pretrial detention. The primary condition is he has to remain available to police," Carlo said.

The announcement came after Carlo argued in a hearing that prosecutors have produced no evidence that his client was involved in Holloway's disappearance or a crime had been committed.

The prosecutors office declined to comment, saying it hasn't received the entire order for the release, but expected it Friday.