Tag: crime

Farmer, co-op worker accused of fraud

An employee of Norway's largest cooperative for producers of fruit and vegetables, Gartnerhallen, has admitted to gross misappropriation of funds and testified that he transferred nearly...

Bhatti ordered held in custody

An Oslo court has granted a police request to hold Islamist Arfan Bhatti in custody for another four weeks. He's already been in prison since...

Westerdals refunds the state

The private school Westerdals has settled a dispute with the state by agreeing to repay NOK 42 million in public funding that it should...

Økokrim boss ‘takes criticism seriously’

The special economic crimes unit of Norway's state police, Økokrim, was hit by more stinging criticism this week, this time over how it handled...

Murder defendant delivers his version

After months of silence, a 59-year-old Norwegian man charged with murdering his Thai wife and her 12-year-old son began testifying publicly in court this week....

More unrest hits Oslo neighbourhoods

Emergency crews in Oslo were called out several times during the night after reports that three cars were found ablaze in the Vestli district...

Neighbour dispute lands vandal in jail

A Norwegian man living on the fashionable island of Nesøya outside Oslo was sentenced to 60 days in jail after he literally sawed his...

Trial begins into 15-year-old murder

Egil Tostrup Bråten, a young man from Hedmark who moved to Oslo to study and work, was found stabbed to death just outside his...

Supreme Court rejects Breivik’s appeal

Norway's Supreme Court (Høyesterett) has rejected mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik's appeal that his prison conditions have been too strict and undignified. Now his attorney...

Tourist from India jailed for speeding

The father of a family from India who was on holiday in Norway last weekend is now sitting in jail in scenic Lofoten, charged with reckless...
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