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With reference to renowned Norwegian authors such as Jens Bjørneboe, Johan Borgen, Ketil Bjørnstad and Edvard Hoem and many more, lawyer John Christian Elden documented on Wednesday morning that Norwegian male authors use the word ‘pee’.
The somewhat amusing list came in response to the fact that linguistics expert and professor emeritus Sylfest Lomheim thought on Friday that the use of the same word in one of the threatening or confession letters in the case was more compatible with the letter was written by a woman and not by a man.
The prosecution believes that it is Laila Anita Bertheussen who wrote the letters, but she refuses to endorse them.
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The statement also sparked a debate outside the courtroom, and on Monday Lomheim had to defend his position in a debate against author and linguist Helene Uri.
– 152 male authors use the word pee in their texts, Elden said, referring to a study from the University of Bergen.
The discussion about the term was the last part of the presentation of evidence in the criminal case against Laila Anita Bertheussen before prosecutor Marit Formo began her closing proceedings on Wednesday.
Bertheussen himself came to court with a web of material with a caricature of Edvard Munch’s “Scream” face and with the text “Guilty of having urinated” and the subtitle “Pisspreik si nu æ”.
Believes Bertheussen has little credibility
Formo noted how he believes Bertheussen has little credibility in the criminal case against him.
State prosecutor Marit Formo during the trial of Laila Anita Bertheussen’s trial in room 250 of the Oslo District Court on Wednesday. Bertheussen, who cohabits with former Justice Minister Tor Mikkel Wara, is accused of attacks on democracy and threats against prominent politicians. Photo: Berit Roald / NTB
He began the prosecution closing procedure in the criminal case against Bertheussen by analyzing how he believes the court judges should assess the credibility of the 55-year-old defendant.
– Our view is that the court should be skeptical of the defendant’s own explanation unless it is supported by other evidence in the case, Formo told the judges.
He noted that Laila Anita Bertheussen had refused to answer simple questions about the use of medicine, that she refused to contribute to independent writing tests and that she displayed a very selective memory in her interrogations with the police and in court.
– We think it is striking that there are many things that you do not remember, said Formo.
– Memory works well when there is something going for it, but correspondingly bad when it comes to points that don’t suit it.
