On the night of Thursday, a Norwegian man was arrested by Greek police after he stabbed a local policeman in a nightclub in Thessaloniki. The policeman, who was not in uniform or on duty, died instantly from his injuries, according to Greek media. The arrested man in his 40s is registered in Norway. According to Greek media, he has lived in Greece in recent years. – We are aware that a Norwegian citizen has been arrested in Greece. The embassy in Athens will provide consular assistance, said Guri Solberg in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to news on Thursday. Due to confidentiality, they will not comment further on the matter. The man is now in custody, charged with murder, attempted murder and illegal possession of weapons. The incident happened at a nightclub in the city of Thessaloniki, in northern Greece. Previously convicted in Norway The man has previously been convicted in Norway, according to a judge news has read. In 2010, he was convicted of bodily harm and disorderly conduct after a fight at a nightclub in Oslo. He then punched another man twice in the face. The rings he had on his hand caused additional damage, according to the judgement. The sentence was set to prison for 90 days. He appealed to the Court of Appeal, which dismissed the appeal. He was also convicted in 1999, then for robbery and assault “under particularly aggravating circumstances”. news has not found Norwegian sentences for the man since 2010. It is said to have been after an argument at this nightclub in Thessaloniki that the Norwegian killed a local policeman with a knife. The policeman was not at work. Photo: Google Maps Defender: Did not mean to kill The man has been appointed Thodoris Karagiannis as defender. He tells Greek media that his client did not mean to kill the policeman. At the same time, he does not dispute that the policeman was killed. – The only thing that is in dispute, and which must be investigated, is, firstly, that he did not intend to kill, says the defender. – Secondly, there is the condition of both the perpetrator and those involved in terms of intoxication, the perpetrator’s mental health and the exact circumstances that led up to the fatal moment, adds Karagiannis. The Norwegian also claims, according to the defender, that he himself was beaten during the argument. Neither the Greek police nor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have so far responded to news’s inquiries. Neither has the man’s Greek defender. The article continues under the tip box. Tip news’s crime group: Do you have information about this case or other crime cases? Contact news’s crime group. You can tip us off by e-mail or through news’s encrypted notification service. Here you can tip us anonymously. We also treat all tips confidentially, in line with the Vær varsom poster’s rules on source protection. Escorted in a bulletproof vest On Friday, the Norwegian was in a legal meeting in the courthouse in Thessaloniki. Videos in local media show him being escorted out of the building, wearing black clothes and a white mask. According to Greek media, he was also wearing a bulletproof vest. A man then tried to push his way to the Norwegian accused of murder, but was held back by an officer. The Norwegian was placed in a waiting car and taken away. Kripos in Norway has not been asked to assist in the case, says communications adviser Axel Wilhelm Due to news. There is nothing automatic about Kripos assisting in such cases. The port city of Thessaloniki in the north of Greece is the country’s second largest city. The picture was taken in a different context. Photo: SAKIS MITROLIDIS / AFP Argument at nightclub According to several Greek media, the policeman was killed after an argument at a nightclub in Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki. The Norwegian is said to have argued with a bar guest, a friend of the murdered policeman. The policeman must have walked between them, and that’s when he suffered knife injuries. Greek police spokeswoman Konstantina Demoglidou told the Greek broadcaster ERT on Thursday: – The man disturbed others, and our colleague intervened to help remove him from the area. He argued with the friend who was with our colleague and unfortunately caused fatal injuries to our colleague. The other guest was also taken to hospital with minor injuries.
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