By Heidi Røsok Dahl
Bureau believes police district has behaved in a manner that maintains the requirement for high quality processing of criminal cases in their treatment of the report to the whistleblower Robin Schaefer.
The Lithuanian girl Monika Sviglinskaja (8) was found dead at his home in Sund at Sotra Hordaland 14 November 2011. After nine months of homicide investigation, the case was dismissed because the police thought it probably involved a suicide.
Policeman and whistleblower Robin Schaefer has been highly critical of management’s handling of the matter. First, in May 2014 it was decided that the investigation should be resumed.
Severe reaction
– From our side, it is important to emphasize that corporate penalties are a severe reaction. It is also so that the case is processed at a high level in Hordaland Police said Jan Egil Presthus, head of the Bureau.
– The criminal here is that overall there was not Schaefers report treated in a good and trustworthy manner, adding Presthus to.
– The case was dismissed even though it obviously should have been reopened, he said.
Dismissed
The cases against three investigators and a prosecuting lawyer in Monika case is dismissed, said the Bureau.
Instead of giving fines to individuals, the Bureau has chosen to impose fines on the entire police district.
– We believe that the error was committed, was committed by several. It is possible to make mistakes on an individual level without incurring criminal liability, says Presthus.
The mother’s former partner, a 32 year old man convicted litauer was in October 2014 arrested and charged with murder of eight-year-old. He refuses to have anything to do with it. (NTB)
Hordaland police takes thinking time
Acting Police Chief John Reidar Nilsen Hordaland Police acknowledge mistakes in the investigation of Monika case, but taking time to think before they decide whether they adopt the fine.
– We want a process that is thorough, and with good quality. It does not mean that we do not regard this as serious. The case has been stressful for Monika relatives, he said.
– As acting chief of police, I must make sure it is implemented that allows this does not happen again, says Nilsen. (NTB)
Monika mother considering appeal a decision
mother Monika Sviglinskaja am glad that Hordaland police held responsible in the case. She still stand bemused to a part of the rationale and considering appeal the decision.
mother, Kristina Sviglinskaja, is pleased that the Bureau has investigated thoroughly and that today there is an evident result, informs counsel her, Stig Nilsen.
– The result comes as no surprise to her and shows that it was correct to report the case, the lawyer said.
He and Monika mother says, however, that they are surprised grounds for the decision. Especially this goes on the treatment of whistleblower, policeman Robin Schaefer, forms the basis for the fine of 100,000 kroner to the Hordaland police.
– According to the decision is the treatment of Schaefer and his work to have the case resumed internally that is the basis for the penalty, not the serious and numerous errors that were committed in connection with the investigation, said Stig Nilsen.
– We must thoroughly go through decision to take a position on this and will use the future to read the explanations that are given. We will decide whether we will appeal the decision within the time limit of three weeks, said counsel. (NTB)
Notifier: – A perched erection
Notifier Robin Schaefers lawyer characterizes Bureau conclusions as good redress.
Norwegian Bureau for the Investigation of Police Affairs has imposed Hordaland Police fined NOK 100,000 for serious dereliction of duty in their treatment of the report by Schaefer about Monika case.
Schaefers lawyer Jens-Ove Hagen says he has noted that the Bureau leader, Jan Egil Presthus characterizes Schaefers report thorough and trustworthy.
– It must be said to be a good redress for Schaefer. One can also say that it was high time, says Hagen to TV 2.
– It is not Schaefer who have reviewed this matter. There is a legal aid lawyer. He has never been out to “get” some police colleagues. He wanted to reveal a rough shortcoming in the treatment of this matter. He has been very frustrated for a long time because he did not get any response, continues Hagen.
He stressed that he has not yet read the prosecution decision but perceive that Presthus characterize this as a collective shortcoming by the police. (NTB)
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