The case in summary • A Swedish 19-year-old and a Norwegian man in his 30s have been charged with attempted arson in Aurskog.• The police believe that the fire was a commissioned mission from a criminal network.• There is no clear connection between the two accused men, and the police are still investigating the Norwegian’s role in the incident.• The police are certain that several people were involved in the attempted arson.• A man in his 40s who lives in the house that was attempted to be set on fire has previously received threats of arson and violence.• This man had a violence alarm on when the arson attempt took place. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. A family of four had to escape from their burning house in Aurskog early in the morning on 25 June. The fire was lit. Now the police are shedding new light on the case. – The investigation points to a commissioned mission from a criminal network. This is what police prosecutor Marit Aurdal in the East police district tells news. She will not say anything more about what the police know about the network or the motive for the order. According to the police attorney, there is currently no clear connection between the Swede and the Norwegian. – It seems that the Swede has been given the task of carrying out the order, says Aurdal and adds: – We have also chosen to charge the Norwegian with complicity, but we are still investigating his exact role in the incident. INVESTIGATOR: Police prosecutor Marit Aurdal in the East police district Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news Ensure that more people are involved The police are sure that more people were involved in the incident, says Aurdal. – Based on what we have now, we have a good picture of who the others involved are. Nevertheless, no one other than the Norwegian and the Swede has been arrested. Aurdal will not say why. ARRIVED: A 19-year-old Swedish citizen was quickly arrested after a search with a dog at the scene. Photo: Andreas de Brito Jonassen / news The Swede pleads guilty to attempted arson, but the Norwegian denies criminal guilt for complicity. – He is clear that he has not understood that he may have contributed to this incident. That is why he also does not plead guilty, says the Norwegian’s defender, lawyer Usama Ahmad. The Norwegian has so far not explained himself to the police, on advice from his lawyer. – It still applies until then. We continuously assess it. DISCLAIMER: Lawyer Usama Ahmad defends the Norwegian charged in the case. Photo: NTB Ahmad says the reason is that all documents in the case are still classified. This means that he and his client do not have access to the police’s information in the case. The Swede’s defender, lawyer Tor Even Gjendem, says he has no comment on the case. Threats of arson and violence A man in his 40s who lives at the address has previously been in contact with the police because he has received threats and felt threatened. – I do not want to go into why he has received the threats, but they concern arson and violence, says Aurdal. According to the police attorney, he received a violence alarm following the threats. He also had this on the morning the attempted arson took place. Published 14.08.2024, at 18.44
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