On Thursday, a man in his 30s made for imprisonment for having given false testimony in connection with the investigation of the death of Veronica Heggheim Step fence, newspaper Bergens Tidende.
– Based on the information we are sitting on, we believe that man has given false testimony in the witness interrogation, says regional sheriff Asle Karoliussen Sogn og Fjord Ande.
It was NRK Sogn og Fjordane who first publicized indictment.
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– Important with proper explanation
In a ruling from Sogn District Court Friday, the man in custody until December 7th. He was arrested earlier in the week.
– It is immensely important that witnesses give correct information. When the witness has given false information, we believe it is right to go to detention, says Karoliussen.
The charges also include violation narkotialovgivningen.
– This part of the indictment concerns a minor drug offenses related to cannabis. He acknowledges guilt for this relationship, says defender Trygve Staff.
Continued role as witness
Karoliussen emphasizes that man still has role as a witness in the investigation of the death.
– There are currently no circumstances suggesting that the man should have had something with the disappearance to do, says regional sheriff.
The police will not yet go into what the man has explained in interviews.
The man is domiciled in Indre Sogn.
Worried misunderstandings
accused defends says that man is now concerned about the misunderstandings indictment could result.
– The struggle for him that newspaper readers may get the impression that he is indicted in Veronica’s case. He is not, he is accused in his own case, Staff says.
Police also stressed in a statement that the false statement is a separate offense.
The defender says that the accused is prepared to help clear up any confusion about their explanations.
– He thinks it’s okay that he now gets explained again Staff says to bt.no.
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