Previously, Sjødin has announced a fierce compensation case if Viggo Kristiansen is acquitted. The decision came on Friday morning. – I want to ask the Borgarting Court of Appeal to acquit Viggo Kristiansen, says Attorney General Jørn Sigurd Maurud. – The Baneheia case has had profoundly tragic consequences for Viggo Kristiansen. His loved ones have suffered an unimaginable loss. – Have lost everything Sjødin says it is no surprise that the Attorney General believes Viggo Kristiansen should be acquitted of the murders in Baneheia in Kristiansand in 2000. – There are no alternatives to this, but the confirmation means a lot. So this is very good. The verdicts in the Baneheia case Two little girls, Stine Sofie Sørstrønen (8) and Lena Sløgedal Paulsen (10) are raped and killed in Baneheia in Kristiansand. DNA traces are found on the one girl from Jan Helge Andersen. In questioning, Andersen confesses and says that Viggo Kristiansen was involved in the whole thing, and was the main man. Kristiansand city court 1 June 2001 Kristiansen is convicted of murder and sexual offenses against both girls, as well as some other offences. 21 years’ imprisonment + 10 years’ probation. He appeals. Andersen is acquitted of the murder of Lena, but convicted of the murder of Stine Sofie and complicity in sexual offenses against both girls. 17 years in prison. Both Andersen and the prosecution are appealing the sentencing. Agder Court of Appeal 13 February 2002 Kristiansen is sentenced to 21 years in prison for murder and rape in Baneheia, as well as one sexual offense against a child and breach of the peace against an adult. (He has confessed to things that are not connected to Baneheia.) 21 years in custody. Andersen: The sentence was increased to 19 years in prison. Last year, Sjødin said that it would not be unnatural with an amount between NOK 20 and 30 million in compensation and restitution. On Friday morning, he told news that the sum could be higher than 30 million. – This is a man who has lost his entire working life. He has lost the ability to start a family. He has lost everything in terms of living as a normal human being. This is a serious violation. He is therefore entitled to compensation, says Sjødin. Defense lawyer Arvid Sjødin. Photo: Josef Benoni Ness Tveit / news – No evidence found Before the conclusion that Viggo Kristiansen should be acquitted of the child murders in Baneheia became known, Sjødin said that the Attorney General had no choice but to submit a claim for acquittal. – There is nothing that can lead to a conviction. – Is there no doubt? – No. Considering the regulations that apply to bring an indictment and bring someone to court, the conditions do not exist. We can never expect a verdict here. Then there will be an acquittal, says Sjødin. – Why do you mean this? – It is based on the result the Oslo police got in the investigation. Where there was allegedly evidence against Viggo, the evidence has been transferred to the right man. Thus, there is no evidence from the crime scenes for Viggo. The scene in Baneheia is a stone’s throw from the center of Kristiansand. Here crime technicians investigate after the girls were found in May 2000. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB Viggo Kristiansen was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the murder and sexual assault of Stine Sofie Sørstrønen (8) and Lena Sløgedal Paulsen (10). Jan Helge Andersen was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the murder of Stine Sofie and complicity in the sexual abuse of both. This means Friday’s Baneheia decision for the way forward – Confident of the result The defense attorney spoke to Viggo Kristiansen late on Thursday evening. He had his case reopened in February last year. – Viggo is confident of the result, that he will be acquitted. He and his family will probably follow the Attorney General’s press conference, and take what he says to heart, Sjødin said before the decision was announced. The two biggest judicial murders in Norwegian history are the cases where Per Liland was awarded NOK 14 million in 1996, and where Fritz Moen’s estate, in a settlement with the state, received compensation and redress of a total of NOK 20 million in 2006.
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