He is also sentenced to pay the children’s mother NOK 225,000 in compensation, and for having used violence and threats against her. The abduction took place during a trip to Egypt last summer. When the trial went before the Buskerud District Court a few weeks ago, an opportunity arose to retrieve the children from Sudan with the help of the Norwegian authorities, but the father did not want to sign on to it. At the same time, many Norwegian citizens received help to get out of the war-torn country. The children, who are all under the age of ten, are with the man’s family in Sudan. Took breaks in court to call family During the trial at the end of April, the mother said that she is constantly afraid of her children, whom she has not seen for almost a year. It emerged that the children were probably with the man’s family in Sudan. Breaks were taken during the court for the father to call his family, in an attempt to get the children out of the country. But he finally said no to this. Little chance of getting the children home Children’s welfare lawyer Sjak Haaheim. Photo: Caroline Utti / news – The verdict shows that when you take children out of a country, there is a severe criminal reaction to it. That’s according to Sjak Haaheim, who is the three children’s legal aid lawyer. – The sentence does not solve anything for the children because they are in Sudan. The chance of the children coming to Norway is very, very low now, and I see no prospect of that assessment changing in the next few years. It is very difficult to see that the Norwegian authorities will have any opportunity in the near future to bring these children home, he says. – But doesn’t the mother have something she should have said in the matter? – There are no options for the mother other than to ask for assistance from the Norwegian authorities. As long as the father does nothing, the father chooses to leave the children in a war zone. Grew up in Norway All three children were born in Norway and have Norwegian citizenship. – I am constantly afraid that something or other may fall on the house where the children are, she said. The man was also charged with having prevented the Norwegian authorities from coming into contact with the children, and for physical and psychological violence against his wife. Monica Hanø is the prosecutor in the case. Photo: Caroline Utti / news The father pleaded not guilty during the trial. The prosecution’s claim was for four years in prison, while defender Monica Behn Jacobsen believed the man should be acquitted. Each of the three children is awarded NOK 50,000 in compensation from the father in the judgment. Prosecutor Monica Hanø says in a comment to news that she is satisfied with the verdict: – I am very satisfied that the Buskerud district court has followed the prosecution’s assessment of the evidence. – Will any appeals be considered from the prosecution’s side? – It is too early to say anything about now. It is up to the public prosecutor to decide. In that case, there will be a question about the sentencing which was somewhat different from what was claimed. We will make that assessment within a reasonable time, says Hanø. The man’s defense attorney did not want to comment on the verdict now.
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Convicted of abducting his own children to Sudan – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
