Property baron cleared of manslaughter and freed
He threatened to sue "just about everybody" involved in his prosecution, adding that police were investigating complaints he had made.
He said: "I hope it will be diligently pursued. If it is not, I have further recourse."
Mr Hoogstraten alleged that he had been prosecuted for killing his business rival despite the identity of the real killer being known.
It was only after the appointment of his new legal team, and of Sir Stephen Mitchell as the trial judge, that he had been cleared.
Judge Mitchell formally found him not guilty yesterday of killing 63-year-old businessman Mohammed Raja in the last round of what became a lengthy legal battle for Mr Hoogstraten.
Mr Raja had been suing him when he was shot and stabbed at his home in Sutton, south London, in July 1999 by two men Robert Knapp and David Croke. They are now serving a life sentence.
Hoogstraten, aged 58, from Uckfield, East Sussex, had also been accused of murdering father-of-six Mr Raja. He was cleared last year by the jury but found guilty of his manslaughter and jailed for 10 years.
In July this year, he won a retrial when it was decided that the judge's direction to the jury at the trial was flawed. It was the start of a crusade for Hoogstraten to clear his name completely.
His lawyers went on to argue that the manslaughter case against him could not stand up in law. There was no evidence on which a jury could convict him.
His defence team won and Mr Hoogstraten was freed on bail on Monday after three appeal court judges said they had no jurisdiction to hear a last-ditch appeal by the prosecution to save the case.
He returned to court yesterday. He did not sit in the dock, but with his lawyers, as Judge Mitchell entered a not guilty plea.
Mr Hoogstraten made a personal statement to the media after leaving court. He said: "This prosecution should never have been brought. I have suffered two years of legal incompetence and dishonesty."
Mr Hoogstraten said he felt sympathy for the Raja family because "they have no finality at the moment.".
As Mr Hoogstraten left the court building, his solicitor Robert Berg said he had already made a statement to the media and he did not wish to say anything further.
Pressed by reporters to say how he felt, Mr Hoogstraten replied: "I am numb I do not feel anything."
When asked if he was relieved, he replied: "Not really relieved I had known this is the situation for some time."
One reporter wanted to know if he was now going to rebuild his life. Mr Hoogstraten retorted: "What do I need to rebuild?"
Asked if he would seek compensation, Mr Hoogstraten replied: "Compensation? Don't make me laugh."
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