Jan Helge Andersen charged in new investigation of Baneheia case – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

– The fact that Jan Helge Andersen has the status of accused is an automatic consequence of the fact that a limited search has been carried out on him, as part of the investigation of the case complex. The status of the accused means that he has some special rights in the case. This is what the public prosecutors Johan Øverberg and Andreas Schei say to news in an e-mail. They do not want to comment on what the previously convicted 41-year-old is charged with, or why the charge comes now. So far, Andersen has only been a suspect in the new investigation, which is now led by the Oslo police district. – The case is still under investigation. The purpose is to shed light on the case in the best possible way. An investigation against Jan Helge Andersen will naturally also be relevant to Viggo Kristiansen’s position. This is what the public prosecutors say, who also emphasize that neither the police nor the prosecuting authority have taken a position on the question of guilt and the further prosecution of the case. Wanted to investigate PC According to VG, the police must have shown interest in a PC with Jan Helge Andersen. But the police will not comment on either the purpose of the search or any findings. In 2002, Jan Helge Andersen and Viggo Kristiansen were sentenced to 19 years in prison and 21 years in prison for murder and assault against Stine Sofie Sørstrønen (8) and Lena Sløgedal Paulsen (10) in Baneheia in Kristiansand, respectively. The verdict emphasized that Andersen appointed Kristiansen as the principal. Kristiansen has in all years denied criminal guilt. LIE: One of them is not telling the truth. Viggo Kristiansen in a car on the way home after serving almost 21 years. Jan Helge Andersen pictured during the reconstruction after the killings. Photo: NTB SCANPIX / POLICE If the new investigation ends with a full acquittal for Kristiansen, the police can prosecute Jan Helge Andersen for murder and false accusations. The public prosecutors do not want to comment on whether the police will now argue that Jan Helge Andersen was alone in the killings. – We do not want to comment on the other questions while the case is under investigation.



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