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This weekend, Tom Hagen has sat in solitary confinement while waiting for the Eidsivating Court of Appeal to process the appeal of his imprisonment.
Defender Svein Holden has spent the entire weekend in the office reading secretly sealed documents so far. He writes in the letter of support to the Court of Appeals, which will handle the case on Monday.
“After going through everything the police have stated when they asked for custody, I think that is not enough,” Holden told NRK.
Low digital experience
He says there are several moments that speak to Hagen behind the murder of the wife, and the advanced attempt to blackmail the Monero digital currency, which police believe was touched.
CRITICAL: Defender Svein Holden believes there is a lot of evidence against Tom Hagen being the author.
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– As I know him, he is a driving businessman. When it comes to his digital skills, there’s no question he’s old school. You have a good old Nokia, not a smartphone. I quickly found out that there was no point in texting him because I couldn’t, says Holden.
Several other sources around Tom Hagen describe the same image of an “analog” man, who preferably uses pencil and paper. By the time NRK is reported, his phone had scratched the glass so Hagen wouldn’t forget it.
– It doesn’t work to send you an email with attachments, for example. So someone else has to print the attachment for him, and come to him with it on paper so he can read it, Holden says.
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Will understand everything
Various sources with which NRK has been in contact describe Hagen as analytical and extremely concerned with details.
A stubborn businessman who is completely unable to get along with something where he does not understand all the details and can control what is going to happen.
– Then there is the matter of delivering and planning this to someone else. Then there is talk of a scheme that is so technologically demanding that the client, in the scenario described by the police, has no chance to follow, says Holden.
On Monday, he hands the final part of the appeal over to the Court of Appeal. The district court found that there were reasonable grounds to suspect murder or complicity in the wife’s murder, and that several were likely to be involved.
Indisierekke
If there had been overwhelming evidence against Tom Hagen, I suppose they charged him a long time ago. Police even said at the press conference that it is “a complete picture of the evidence,” and that often means there are multiple leads, says NRK crime commentator Olav Rønneberg.
Rønneberg emphasizes that little is known about what evidence the police actually have, as long as they have covered up the case after the arrest. Warns against prejudice.
– The police have a duty to look for moments that prove both guilt and innocence. They must investigate objectively, and the prosecution must be convinced of the question of fault before taking charges. It can be a long way to get to where the case is today, says Rønneberg.
Hagen’s married couple’s adult child support attorney has made it clear they don’t believe the father is behind.
– You cannot have a case where there are doubts about a possible conviction for a long time after. It’s important not to lock yourself up on a lead, but still do extensive research, says Anne Elisabeth Hagen’s assistant attorney, Gard A. Lier.
