(Dagbladet): PST trooped to go up at the home of filmmaker Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen west of Oslo. With him they had orders from the public prosecutor to seize material from the documentary he makes about Ubaydullah Hussain and Islamist groups in Norway.
PST confirms in a press statement that the seizure of material occurred following the arrest of a Norwegian 18-year-old who is charged to tried to join the Islamic State (IS). PST writes that it reached concrete information in investigative material that key evidence was situated in Rolfsen.
– If PST believes that journalists unpublished raw material is an important evidence in a Norwegian criminal case, they have a serious democratic problem, writes John Christian Elden, who defends the accused terrorist 18-year-old, in an SMS to Dagbladet.
– In the worst dictatorship would we accepted this, type Elden.
Pending approval from the court
They seized video files to filmmaker Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen is not undergone, said Police Security Service (PST). Notes will be sent to the court, which will decide whether PST can see contents.
PST believes that after his arrest emerged concrete information about that key evidence was situated in Rolfsen.
– Supplemental The character made it a high degree of probability that this was correct. Further, there were a significant element of urgency to prevent important evidence was forfeited. By waiting for the court’s decision stood there for us as likely that the evidence in the meantime would be forfeited, writes PST.
PST then contacted the National Authority (NAST), as they believed it was a significant hurry element. NAST agreed assessment, and it was decided to rummage writes PST.
Rolfsen was even critical of the raid, but copied the video files to PST when they turned up at home him last night.
– I’m not surprised that PST is interested in my project, but I had not expected any raid. There are strong cost when the troops up to full warrant says Rolfsen.
Have filmed boy
– We have filmed the boy. PST was partly looking for this material, which they took with them, says Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen filmmaker said.
Rolfsen film company Film Curry has a period followed the accused 18-year-old. A film crew was at the airport with 18-year-old when he was arrested. Also Ubaydullah Hussain were present, according Rolfsen. He considered having the material with 18-year-old in the documentary, saying that PST seized hours of material.
18-year-old was yesterday arrested by Swedish security service and was earlier today extradited from Norway to Sweden. He explained that he would not join the some terrorist group. After what Dagbladet familiar with, is the 18 year old not previously convicted.
– He has been questioned, answered all questions and can not see the basis for the charge against him for leaving Norway in favor of
Rhodes writes Elden Dagbladet on Tuesday night.
Despite his young age should the estimated radicalized 18-year-old having been in the attention of authorities for some time, and it is conducted further investigations several places in Norway in connection with the arrest . The man brought to detention tomorrow, and PST say they will provide more information after the remand hearing.
Work on the freedom of speech
Kjersti Løken Stavrum, Secretary General of the Norwegian Press Association, is among those who have been critical to PST procedure. Stavrum require PST refrains from reviewing the footage and look raid as a serious assault on freedom of the press and source protection in Norway.
– This is reminiscent of country we possibly will not compare ourselves with. It has a hugely damaging signal effect saying that you no longer can tell something in confidence to the media in Norway, she says to Dagbladet.Også Stavrum predecessor Per Edgar Bokkvold, Freedom of Expression director Knut Olav Åmås and human rights researcher Anine Kierulf react.
– fittings, non-published material entails a clear infringement of freedom of expression, says Kierulf Dagbladet.
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