No one in the family of two was injured when the fire broke out in the home in Aurskog-Høland on 25 June this year. A Swedish 19-year-old was arrested near the crime scene. He later explained in questioning that he traveled to Norway to light the house on fire. The case has clear ramifications to criminal circles in Sweden. According to news’s information, it must have been people associated with the now illegal MC club Satudarah who ordered the job. – The investigation so far gives clear indications that the arson is a commissioned mission ordered by people connected to criminal networks, says police attorney Marit Aurdal to news. She does not want to comment on news’s information about the association with the notorious MC club. Four petrol cans were found outside the alighted home, according to the police. Photo: Police Released from Sweden The police believe that the 19-year-old was offered to take on the assignment for payment from someone in Sweden. He is said to have then received help from facilitators on the Norwegian side of the border. A total of four people have been arrested in the case. Two Swedes aged 19, and two Norwegians in their 20s and 30s. The other 19-year-old was extradited to Norway this week. Investigative documents news has gained access to show that the police are convinced that it was he who gave the even-aged arsonist the task of setting fire to the house. The supposed client has been convicted in Sweden a number of times. news’s mapping shows that he has been convicted of abuse, robbery and drug offences, among other things. Norwegian police believe this man was the client for the arson attempt in Aurskog-Høland in Photo: Swedish police Should get NOK 20,000 The Norwegian man in his 20s who has been arrested in the case was hired to collect money from the father of the family in Aurskog-Høland. For the assignment, he was to receive NOK 20,000, according to an imprisonment order from the Romerike and Glåmdal District Court. He has linked himself to the plot, but denies criminal guilt. The Norwegian in his 30s is charged with complicity in attempted arson. He has not explained himself to the police, and will request to be released from custody, says defense attorney Usama Ahmad at Elden Advokatfirma. The defense attorneys for the other accused do not want to comment on the case. Saved by surveillance camera The father-of-two who is offended in the case is said to have received threats several times in the past. Among other things, threats were made to set his house on fire. – There was also an unsuccessful attempt to light the detached house on fire the night before the house burned down, says Aurdal. After the attempt to set the house on fire, the victim set up a surveillance camera on the outside of the house. He was also assigned a violence alert from the police. – The video camera helped to make the victim in the house aware that there was a fire, and so that he was able to wake up the other people in the house so that they got out unharmed, says the police attorney. Police attorney Marit Aurdal. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news – Seeing more cross-border crime The Swedish gang wars have shaken Sweden for many years, and Norwegian authorities and politicians have long feared that gang violence will come to Norway. For a long time, the Norwegian police have warned against Swedish networks that try to establish themselves in Norway, as well as against Swedish contractors who take on violent assignments in Norway. The police call this “crime as a service”. In recent years, several people connected to some of Sweden’s bloodiest gang conflicts have appeared on the Norwegian side of the border. The Swede who was shot in Moss last year is said to be connected to the infamous Foxtrot network, while seven young men connected to the Shottaz network are currently in the custody of the Oslo police. – We see in several cases that the crime may become somewhat more cross-border. Especially between Sweden and Norway and the other Nordic countries. It is an important focus for the police now, says police attorney Aurdal. Published 17.10.2024, at 18.37
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Two Swedish 19-year-olds arrested for attempted arson in Aurskog-Høland – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
