When the police met with the press early today, police lawyer Christian Hatlo said that Zaniar Matapour, who was arrested last night for the shooting, is an acquaintance of theirs from before. According to what news is informed, the police are now investigating whether they have been radicalized in recent years. The 42-year-old is charged with murder, attempted murder and terror. Two people have been killed and several others injured after the shooting that hit the capital last night. After the shooting episode, the police security service (PST) has raised the threat level from 3 to 5. The highest threat level. They consider the shooting an extreme Islamist terrorist act. The perpetrator must have a long history of violence and threats. – PST has had knowledge of the perpetrator back to 2015, with concern that he is being radicalized and part of an extreme, Islamist contact network in Norway, says PST chief Roger Berg. PST had talks with the perpetrator in May, but it was not considered that the perpetrator had intentions of violence. news has previously been convicted by Matapour. He has previously been convicted of aggravated assault and possession of drugs: in 1999, he was first sentenced to 10 months in prison for a stabbing at a nightclub. When the appeal went to the Court of Appeal, he was acquitted on several of the charges. The verdict states that the court took into account his young age and “obvious mental problems”. He was instead sentenced to 30 days in prison. In February 2016, he was convicted of possessing 100 grams of cocaine. The conditions were several years back in time. He received 30 days unconditional imprisonment, and 90 days unconditional imprisonment. He also had to pay a total of 21,500 kroner in confiscation and legal costs. In 2019, Matapour was arrested and charged after a shot was fired at a home in Oslo. According to news, he was not convicted of this affair. In September 2020, he was convicted of walking with a folding knife in a public place. He was fined 12,000. The video below shows the arrest of the 42-year-old. From Iran The 42-year-old lives in central Oslo. He is a Norwegian citizen, but originally from the Kurdish part of Iran. He came to Norway in the early 90’s with the rest of the family. The old judgments state that Matapour is on disability benefits. – The defender has emphasized that no one has a duty to contribute to their own prosecution and that this must at least apply to a heavily medicated person diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. After the presentation of evidence, it must be assumed that the accused has lived in Norway for a long time, but that he has received disability benefits from 2013, it is stated in the judgment from 2016. In connection with a remand in custody in 2007, Matapour health is also an issue. – The accused appears to be very depressed, and the court assumes that he will soon receive his usual medication for depression, it says. A ruling from 2021 states that the accused “has had mental problems for a number of years such as PTSD, delusions and difficulty concentrating” Matapour’s motive is currently unknown, but the police do not rule out that the action can be linked to the accused’s health. – In an overall assessment, the police assume that the perpetrator’s motive was to create serious fear. Psychiatry is also a theory, says prosecutor Christian Hatlo. He has still not been questioned, and he has changed defense counsel. Cecilie Nakstad was first appointed as Matapour’s defender, but confirms to news that she is no longer. Naktstad tells news that she never met the 42-year-old. He is now represented by lawyer John Christian Elden. .
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Zaniar Matapour (42) is the terror suspect after the shooting in Oslo – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
