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ATTORNEY: Dag Svensson is the defendant’s attorney. Photo: HELGE MIKALSEN
The defender of the 30-year-old man accused in the Lørenskog case tells VG that his charges against him have changed.
The man in his 30s who was arrested Thursday and charged in connection with the disappearance of Anne-Elisabeth Hagen was questioned on Saturday, before being released in the afternoon.
Police wrote in a press release Friday morning that the man was charged with murder or complicity in the murder of Anne-Elisabeth Hagen.
On Saturday night, the man’s attorney claims that the charges against the client have changed:
– Police have changed the kidnapping charge, says Dag Svensson to VG.
Police report the change in a press release.
– The position has been changed to contribute to the serious deprivation of liberty, see Penal Code §255. We have no further comment on the charges now, says prosecutor Haris Hrenovica.
Article 255 of the Penal Code says: “Hard detention is punishable by imprisonment of up to 10 years. In determining whether the deprivation of liberty is serious, special emphasis should be placed on its duration, whether it has caused extraordinary disorders, death or suffered significant damage to the body or health. “
– When was the defendant informed of the change?
– The police stated this when we started the interrogations today, says Svensson.
The interrogations began at 12 noon on Saturday and ended at seven-thirty.
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According to the police, the man has a relationship with Tom Hagen, and the police know that the man has IT and cryptocurrency experience.
– Not guilty
– Why has the load changed?
– I do not know. It’s about intention and degree of guilt, then. There is still a serious charge, says Svensson.
– How does your client face the charges?
– Last but not guilty.
– Do you have any knowledge of what happened to Anne-Elisabeth Hagen?
– No, says Svensson.
The 30-year-old man who was arrested in the Lørenskog case on Thursday night was released by police on Saturday afternoon. This is what the Eastern Police District writes in a press release.
– Several interrogations were carried out last Saturday afternoon, where the man explained himself to the police. He has been released because the police do not believe there is a danger of loss of evidence, prosecutor Haris Hrenovica said in a press release.
For the sake of the ongoing investigation, the police on Saturday night have no further comment to make.
I’d grab the garden again
Tom Hagen was released from Oslo prison on Friday afternoon after being detained for more than a week. The murder charge was confirmed, but Hagen was released after the Court of Appeals ruled that police evidence failed to provide so-called reasonable grounds to suspect murder or complicity in the murder of his missing wife, Anne-Elisabeth Hagen.
When the investigative management of the police wanted to re-arrest the murder victim, Tom Hagen, but the state attorney stood firm. She confirmed Attorney General Kirsti Guttormsen to NRK on Saturday morning.
– It is an important principle that the tax authority must follow the decisions of the court. And then, depending on the circumstances, I thought it was okay not to arrest him immediately after release, Guttormsen tells NRK.
Police appealed the ruling, but it was rejected on Friday in the Supreme Court.
