The case summarized A man in Troms lives in fear after being subjected to serious violence. He has been granted a violence alarm, but the police have none to release. The police in Troms confirm that they lack violence alarms and that there is a general lack of capacity for mobile violence alarms. The Norwegian Police Directorate is aware that the demand for violence alarms is increasing, and is working to introduce violence alarms with new technology in 2024. Lawyer Johanne Grue Reiten expresses deep concern about the situation, and emphasizes that it is unacceptable that people should live in fear after being exposed for serious violence. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – He is very scared, and makes sure not to be alone. So says lawyer Johanne Grue Reiten at Elden law firm. Her client has been granted a violence alarm, but the police in Troms have run out of time. The man lives in fear. – He feels that the defendant repeatedly breaks the restraining order, and that it does not help to report the violations. The lawyer says that the client has been subjected to violence that was so severe that it was a coincidence that he did not die from the injuries. Confirms that they lack violence alarms The police in Troms confirm that the man has not received a violence alarm because they have no more to issue. – We generally feel that there is a lack of capacity for mobile violence alarms in the police. That’s what Lene Fabek says, who is section leader for investigations in the Troms police district. Section leader for investigation, Lene Fabek, from Troms police district, confirms that they do not have enough violence alarms. Photo: Rune N. Andreassen / news She says that they rarely get all the violence alarms they order. – It is very regrettable, says the section leader. She says that a mobile violence alarm has been ordered for the man who has not received it, and that it will be delivered when they receive it. Fabek adds that the Troms police district has a low threshold for assigning violence alarms. Increasing demand for violence alarms The Directorate of Police is responsible for ensuring that the police districts have enough violence alarms. The Norwegian Police Directorate states that they are not aware of the case in Troms, but are aware that the demand for violence alarms is increasing. Department director Bjørn Vandvik says that it is very unfortunate that someone who should have a violence alarm does not. He still believes that there are enough alarms available. Department director in the Norwegian Police Directorate, Bjørn Vandvik, believes there are enough violence alarms available. Photo: Ørn E. Borgen / NTB – We know there are alarms that are no longer in use, and then we have to be careful to follow up closely, he says. The police districts have around 2,000 violence alarms, and at any given time around 25 per cent of these are not active, says Vandvik. – Everyone who needs a violence alarm should get it. It’s about us having to make use of the alarms we have, he says. Vandvik also says that work is underway to introduce violence alarms with new technology during 2024. – Deeply concerned Lawyer Johanne Grue Reiten says that she is deeply concerned about the situation. – You cannot live in fear when you have been exposed to a serious incident of violence and the restraining order has been broken several times, she says.
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Lawyer worried because the police in Troms are free from violence alarms – news Troms and Finnmark
