– We see this as a serious criminal case, says police attorney Christian Finnanger in the East police district. Yesterday, news could tell that three men aged 30-40 had been arrested and charged with deprivation of liberty, violence and threats against a man in his 20s. The police are still keeping their cards close to their chest, but now confirm that one theory is that the man was held against his will for “about a month”. – He may have been abducted for about a month, and in the last 24 hours before the arrest of the accused, the victim must have been on the move, says Finnanger. Åsted in Moss Finnanger tells news that the man in his 20s may have first been held captive in the Moss area. – On the night of Saturday, we received a tip from the public in the Fredrikstad area, says the police attorney. The witnesses reportedly saw what they thought looked like a man being taken into a car against his will. With the help of the registration number, the police were able to trace the vehicle. – The police managed to track a car that was driving back in the direction of Moss, confirms the police attorney. Two of the men were arrested at the car, while the third man was arrested later that night. – It was messages from the public that led to an action and an ongoing police investigation, which has so far resulted in the police charging three people with deprivation of liberty. Kenneth Hansen is the assistance lawyer for the man in his 20s. He says his client is affected by what has happened. – He is strongly influenced in every way. He is having a tough time, he says to news. Hosted for questioning The accused men are all known to the police, news is told. All three must be resident in Østfold. The sensational case has now been transferred to the department for organized crime in the East police district. The man in his 20s has been questioned by the police. – In questioning, the victim has explained that he has been gone for a long time, and we are now working broadly with several hypotheses about the sequence of events. Two of the accused have been remanded in custody for two weeks with a letter and visiting ban. The third accused has been remanded in custody for one week with a letter and visiting ban. Two of the accused deny criminal guilt, the last one has not taken a stand on the charge against him. Tip news’s crime group: Do you have information about this case or other crime cases? Contact news’s crime group. You can tip us off by e-mail or through news’s encrypted notification service. Here you can tip us anonymously. We also treat all tips confidentially, in line with the Vær varsom poster’s rules on source protection.
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May have been abducted for a month – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
