The case summarized: Viggo Kristiansen was acquitted in the Baneheia case in 2022. Then he had served 21 years in prison. On Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30, he must attend the Gulating Court of Appeal to testify in the case against Jan Helge Andersen. Andersen is charged with abuse and killing at Lena Sløgedal Paulsen (10), which he was convicted of in South Rogaland District Court last year. Andersen has previously been convicted of abuse and murder of Stine Sofie Sørstrønen (8). Kristiansen’s lawyer, Brynjar Meling, believes this strengthens the argument that the state should pay Kristiansen NOK 90 million in compensation. Kristiansen was awarded NOK 55 million in compensation from the state last year, which Meling believes is too low. The compensation sum was awarded by the Civil Administration. Set Director Chirstine Wilberg points out that the sum Kristiansen is awarded is historically high in Norway. Viggo Kristiansen served 21 years in prison for abuse and murder, but in 2022 was acquitted in the Baneheia case. The then Minister of Justice Emilie Enger Mehl (Sp) regretted, and called the case Norway’s largest legal scandal. Last year it became clear that Viggo Kristiansen will receive a record high NOK 55 million in compensation from the state. Attorney Brynjar Meling thought this was disappointingly low. To news, the lawyer now repeats the claim of NOK 90 million for Viggo Kristiansen. Meling believes the claim should be easier for the state to understand now. -My client is again dragged into the Baneheia case, by having to testify in the appeal against Jan Helge Andersen. It is a huge burden and a direct consequence of the same justice error already made. It shares the state’s liability, says Meling. Stine Sofie Sørstrønen (8) and Lena Sløgedal Paulsen (10) were killed in Baneheia on May 19, 2000. – We have previously reported Andersen for incorrect explanation, but the Attorney General has declined. It is an additional burden that his false charges are again lubricated in the media. Especially since there are still some out there who have not realized that Viggo Kristiansen is cleansed. Must meet in Bergen Viggo Kristiansen is obliged to meet in the Gulating Court of Appeal in Bergen, Tuesday 29 April and Wednesday 30 April. Meling emphasizes that Kristiansen does not do it with free will. Meling is ready for it will not be a reprise of last year, when Kristiansen was grilled in South Rogaland District Court. – I want to shield Viggo Kristiansen’s reputation as much as possible. In court, I will try to intervene to a greater extent than we did in the district court when he is asked. Defender for Jan Helge Andersen, Svein Holden, does not want to comment on the case against news. Brynjar Meling in the Court of Appeal in Bergen. Behind him is the father of Lena Sløgedal Paulsen, Arne Bernt Paulsen, and the father of Stine Sofie Sørstrønen, Jostein Sørstrønen. Photo: Amanda Pedersen Giske / NTB – The largest amount given in Norway. Christine Wilberg was the director of the case in the case. In an e-mail to news, she writes that the Civil Administration has not yet received any request from the Ministry of Justice and Emergency Management to do something more in the case, and that they relate to the decision made. – Viggo Kristiansen received NOK 40 million in uprising, which is the largest amount given in Norway in such a case – also adjusted for inflation, Wilberg writes, adding: – In addition, Kristiansen received slightly over 15 million in compensation for financial loss. Among other things, for lost income, losses in future income and lost pension earnings. Christine Wilberg points out that the amount Viggo Kristiansen is awarded is historically high. Photo: Ole Gunnar Onsøien / NTB – 90 million may sound a lot of Meling says that on behalf of Kristiansen he has stated that the compensation price of NOK 55 million is not accepted and that it will be legally reviewed. The case is thus not decided, Meling points out. He will now see how Kristiansen is being treated in the Court of Appeal, before taking several legal steps. – We wait until we finish the appeal and see what more burden this has been. We are also waiting for the report notified by the committee that investigates the Baneheia case, says Meling and states:-Both will be the theme further in the damages case. 90 million may sound a lot, but the case is special. Few people have been so incorrectly hated. This is how they calculated the amount among the administration rejected, was compensation for financial loss that others have had, points out director Christine Wilberg. She will not comment on Meling’s argument. When asked how the administration reached the amount of 55 million, Wilberg replies the following. – Fortunately, there are few cases of this type in Norway, and there is therefore little comparative basis. It has been natural to look at the issues of Per Liland and Fritz Moen. – In addition, the Supreme Court has in recent years signaled that the level of redress compensation will be increased. news has asked the Attorney General for a comment on the case. The Attorney General does not want it. The lawyers Mette Yvonne Larsen and Håkon Brækhus represent the parents of Lena Sløgedal Paulsen and Stine Sofie Sørstrønen. They do not want to comment on this case, but have previously pointed out that the appeal case is a huge burden for the parents. Hi! We cover the appeal case related to the Baneheia case in the Court of Appeal in Bergen. Do you have tips or feedback for us? Feel free to contact us. Erica Hvedding Kronheim, Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas and Oddgeir Øystese Journalists’ Send me an e-mail published 29.04.2025, at. 08.11
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Brynjar Meling notifies re -election of compensation for acquitted Viggo Kristiansen – news Vestland
