For several weeks, the Oslo police have been trying to get the 21-year-old to return voluntarily to Norway. They have had some dialogue with him, but without success. – When we now see that that work is not bearing fruit, an international search is the last step, says police attorney Johannes Hafsahl at the Oslo police district. On the night of 28 April, several shots were fired at Beirut Kebab in Grønland in Oslo. Both employees and customers witnessed what happened. A man in his 20s was seriously injured. In early May, two men were charged in the case. They are said to have disappeared out of the country shortly after the incident. Stays in Iraq According to the police, the accused 21-year-old stays in Iraq. The police believe it was he who shot. Johannes Hafsahl is a police lawyer at the Oslo police district. Photo: Tom Balgaard / news – The hypothesis that he is the shooter has strengthened through the investigation, says Hafsahl. Therefore, they believe it is right to have an international search. Now the public prosecutor has given the green light. Kripos has pressed the button. – This means that the 21-year-old risks arrest when he is out and about in public. – He must consider where and when he will travel, and what risk it entails for him if he travels where he is, and out of the country where he is. Beirut Kebab is located in a small pedestrian street in Greenland. Photo: Amanda Iversen Orlich / news Previously considered deported The accused was born in Norway, but an Iraqi citizen. He has previously been convicted of possession of weapons. – As he is a foreign citizen, the UDI has considered deporting him earlier without this having been done. Hafsahl believes the accused will strengthen his connection to Iraq, when he now chooses to stay there. – When we one day arrest him and get this matter reprimanded, it will be easier for UDI to deport him. Knows that he is wanted The 21-year-old knows that he is wanted internationally. His defender, Olle Nohlin, says so. He cannot answer why his client has not returned and reported to the police unless he has received the go-ahead from his client to answer it. Lawyer Olle Nohlin is defending the 21-year-old who is internationally wanted. Photo: Matrix Advokater – If he then chooses not to return, then it is probably an assessment he has made that it is the most sensible thing to do right now. Nohlin has not spoken to his client about how he reacts to the charges. He points out that he is not allowed to send documents abroad and that most of the case is closed. – We will sit down and talk about that when he eventually comes to Norway, says Nohlin. Photo: ISMAIL BURAK AKKAN / news Photo: ISMAIL BURAK AKKAN / news Photo: ISMAIL BURAK AKKAN / news Co-accused not wanted Another man in his 20s is charged with complicity. The police believe that he is staying outside Schengen. He is wanted in Norway, but not internationally. – He is a Norwegian citizen, and we have more reason to believe that he will return to the country at one point or another, says Hafsahl. Weapons found The police do not yet know what was the motive for the shooting on the night of 28 April. – We have a number of different hypotheses, but for the sake of the investigation, I do not want to go into them in much more detail. Apart from the accused, the victim has not been questioned either. But the police more they have found the weapon that was used. – We are reasonably confident, based on the date, time and place of the discovery and other investigations carried out at the scene, that these are firearms that were used during the incident, says police attorney Johannes Hafsahl. Published 10.06.2024, at 13.06 Updated 10.06.2024, at 13.13
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