The former policeman is now being released from Kongsvinger prison where he is serving a sentence of 21 years in prison. Now he has been labeled unfit for parole and will be released from prison today. – We have worked over time on this release, which has been very important in terms of Jensen’s health, and had to be prioritized over the reopening issue. Now he will have time to work on the criminal case in peace and quiet, and to regain his health. It is a wise decision on the part of the Norwegian Probation Service, says the former police chief’s lawyer, John Christian Elden, to VG. Attorney John Christian Elden. Photo: Marthe Synnøve Johannessen / news The release will initially last for six months, as a so-called suspended sentence, according to the newspaper. In June 2020, Eirik Jensen was sentenced to 21 years in prison in the Borgarting Court of Appeal for gross corruption and complicity in serious drug crime. The former policeman has always claimed that he was convicted innocently.
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