Disappearance of Lørenskog – Fear the case is closed

After ten days in custody, murder victim Tom Hagen is again a free man, after the Supreme Court of Appeals Committee upheld the ruling of the Court of Appeals on Friday afternoon.

The Eastern Police District writes in a press release shortly after they maintain the murder charge.

Just before 5.30 pm, Hagen left the Oslo prison in a silver-gray Audi, along with his defender Svein Holden.

– When you have not tolerated legal trials, there is a significant risk that this investigation will result in a significant question mark.

This is what Swedish criminologist and author Leif GW Persson told Dagbladet.

– Worse, endless

He is not surprised by the launch.

– It wasn’t entirely unexpected. In Sweden he probably had not been arrested.

The criminologist is clear that he believes that the release may complicate police work. He believes that, among other things, the decision may have consequences on what coercive means the police can use.

– Now it is public that has been investigated and eavesdropped. They have limited opportunities so far, if they can continue.

He emphasizes that he does not have a detailed understanding of Norwegian criminal and procedural law, but believes that the similarities between Norway and Sweden are greater than the differences. Now he fears that the case will be closed.

– That you do not come to an end. Finally, the investigation is complete, the woman is still missing and it is up to everyone to decide if they believe that Hagen or someone else was behind. It’s a shame. A worse ending than none.

Hagen’s new arrest difficult

Former Kripos investigator, now a private investigator, John Christian Grøttum, says today’s development is a real crisis for the police.

– They seemed very safe then, but unfortunately it is so, that if you are too impatient without having completely safe information, you risk exactly what happened now.

“You mean the police took a risk when Tom Hagen was arrested?”

– Yes, it can actually look like this. But I doubt they played to make it last. They were probably relatively safe, and I don’t think they felt in any way that they were taking a risk, he says.

Grøttum does not anticipate that the police will arrest Hagen immediately. Neither did the former police chief, now a private investigator Finn Abrahamsen.

– Since they have let Hagen go, I interpret that he does not have enough reasons to prepare a new charge that they believe will be jailed. It is very dramatic for the police, it must be said, he tells Dagbladet.

Abrahamsen believes that the release hampers further police work on the case.

– If not, they would not have asked for imprisonment. They would probably work in silence. Now they have lost that opportunity. It is clear that generally it can be said that it is an explosion for the police. I don’t think they expected this.

1930s man arrested

On Thursday night, the police made another arrest in the Hagen case and charged a man in his 30s with murder or complicity in the murder of Anne-Elisabeth Hagen. The man rejects the punishment and describes the charge as absurd.

According to the police, the man has a relationship with Tom Hagen and is familiar with the man’s experience in IT and cryptocurrencies.

Both Grøttum and Abrahamsen refer to the new arrest as interesting. Especially considering the experience of man.

Abrahamsen says he believes the arrest may be a tactical move for Hagen.

– Their plan, because they have a plan for all this, was probably that the other prisoner would come a little later, presumably this is what made them not question Hagen.

He believes it is a tactical move by the police who have been waiting to arrest the man for 30 years, but that the arrest had to be accelerated when custody of Hagen was processed in the court system.

– Then comes the launch. Then you lose tactical handling. Hagen is now aware of the arrest. He will still face what the person arrested in the interrogation says, but Abrahamsen believes it is no longer a surprise.

– You probably can’t access the house

Despite the fact that Hagen has been released from custody, both Grøttum and Abrahamsen believe that the police investigation into his properties may continue as before.

– I doubt if you have any chance of accessing there. Among other things, the house in Sloraveien is likely to remain in police custody in the future. They probably haven’t finished the investigation there, and cases are often resolved by finding microscopic details, Grøttum says.

– The police have latches there. No one can break them without the consent of the police. The way I see the house now is considered a seizure, Abrahamsen thinks.

Prosecutor Haris Hrenovica of the Eastern Police District, according to the Supreme Court ruling, could say that the investigation is ongoing and that the police are still aiming to find Anne-Elisabeth, what happened to her and who has a role. if.