(Dagbladet): Public Prosecutions took today out a very serious indictment against former police top Eirik Jensen. Jensen risk supreme penalty when the trial of gross corruption and drug crime starts in Oslo District Court on August 22 this year.
Jensen denies culpability. The man defends, John Christian Elden law firm Elden says he is surprised by the indictment.
– I am surprised that the Public Prosecutor has ordered defendants against Eirik Jensen. Having undergone evidence in the case, I can not understand that there are grounds for an indictment, said lawyer John Christian Elden, who together with Arild Holden defends Jensen.
– Based on criminal
– Do you mean that there is no evidence against Eric Jensen?– the indictment is based on an amount of circumstantial evidence that can be interpreted at will, said lawyer John Christian Elden told Dagbladet.
– Do you like lawyer Eric Jensen gained access to all the evidence and documents in the case?
– Yes, and we can not see that there is a basis for this indictment . Prosecutions have based this indictment on a criminal man (Gjermund Eirik Cappelen, editor.) Explanation and claims.
– How do you react Eirik Jensen that he is now charged with risking 21 years in prison?
– Our client is looking forward to trial, where he wants to explain himself and clear himself of the charges. He is relieved to finally get a clarification, said John Christian Elden told Dagbladet.
Aftenposten karakterisrerer Jensen even prosecuted as shocking.
– It will be good to see his opponents eyes during the upcoming trial, he comments to the newspaper.
– Thorough analysis
Chairman Jan Egil Presthus in Norwegian Bureau for the Investigation of police Affairs is clear that he did not want to forhåndsprosedere case against Eric Jensen.
– We shall present our evidence in court when the trial starts on August 22 in Oslo District court said Jan Egil Presthus.
– How have you arrived at the police superintendent Eric Jensen has received financial benefits for at least 2.1 million.
– Beyond that we have carried out a thorough analysis, I do not want to say more than that referring to our website, where we discuss the relationship, says Presthus.
on the website of the Bureau states:
“the Public prosecutor has also given orders to the chief of the Bureau to withdraw charges against the police officer for gross corruption. Bureau chief has even brought charges against Bærum man for serious corruption. Corruption indictment applies that the police officer from 2004 until 19 December 2013, on the occasion of his position in the police received from Bærum man money and other financial benefits for a total value of at least £. 2.1 million, including contributions to the renovation of a bathroom in 2005/2006 with a value of £. 292 250 “.
Not equal to Setting
– Public Prosecutions has ordered that it should press charges against Jensen, the order similar setting to the Bureau?
– no, it is not fully identical. Beyond that I do not want to comment on the relationship, says Presthus.
“The indictment in this case is based on an extensive investigation. It is concerned with explanations from about 250 witnesses and collected a large amount of electronic tracks which are analyzed. It collected data and conducted analyzes related to the police officer economy “ says Bureau.
– We do not want to argue the matter in advance in the media. The Bureau is going to present evidence in court, says Presthus Dagbladet.
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