The case in summary: A man was arrested on Saturday evening, suspected of having threatened several politicians in Stange municipality. The threats are linked to the recent closure of three primary schools in the municipality. The police do not have a full overview of the number of threatened people, but there is more than one. Four breakaways from the Labor Party contributed to the majority for the school closures, and six to seven people from the party are said to have been contacted by the suspect. The suspect presented himself as an investigator who was to investigate alleged corruption in connection with the school closures. Both acting deputy mayor Erik Kristiansen (Ap) and acting mayor Truls Gihlemoen (Frp) have received threatening inquiries. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. On Saturday evening, a man was arrested by the police, suspected of having made serious threats to several politicians in Stange municipality. The threats are linked to the closure of three primary schools which went through earlier this week. – Now I am not particularly upset, but it is disturbing to experience something like this, says acting deputy mayor Erik Kristiansen (Ap) to news in an SMS about how it feels to be exposed to threats. – Large scale Police attorney Wigdis Hjalmarsen in the Innlandet police district says they do not have an overview of how many people have been subjected to threats, but that there is more than one. – It was based on someone reporting threats, the extent of which led to their arrest. Then there have been more people afterwards who have said they have been threatened. – What were the threats about? – I cannot go into that, but it is of such an extent that they thought it necessary to arrest the person. – Scope? – Yes. Many messages. We are talking about SMSes and telephones. Stangeavisa was the first to report the arrest. Grete Solvår Mikaelsen leads the Stange Labor Party, and says she was contacted by the man who has now been arrested. Photo: Knut-Øyvind Hagen Talk about six or seven pieces Four defectors from the Labor Party ensured a solid majority for the school closures in Stange. According to the head of the Stange Labor Party, Grete Solvår Mikaelsen, there are six to seven people in the Labor Party who have been contacted by the man. She herself received a phone call on Friday morning, she says. According to Mikaelsen, the man presented himself as an investigator who was supposed to investigate alleged corruption in connection with the school closures. She says that although she experienced the contact as unpleasant, it was not so bad compared to what other party colleagues must have been exposed to, by the same person. Acting deputy mayor Erik Kristiansen (Ap) tells news that although he found it disturbing to be exposed to threats, he is not afraid. He does not want to go into more detail about the content of the threats as it is under investigation. Mayor also exposed Acting mayor in Stange municipality, Truls Gihlemoen (Frp), tells Hamar Arbeiderblad that he too has received threatening inquiries. – It is completely unacceptable and unsustainable, and something that must be followed up and dealt with quickly and effectively. We have a political environment in Stange that is safe and good, and we all, regardless of party, agree that in the school matter we have had a respectful tone and those who have campaigned in the school matter have behaved orderly and properly. It is a value we must take care of, says Gihlemoen to HA. Published 17.11.2024, at 20.46 Updated 17.11.2024, at 21.32
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