During a press conference on Friday morning, the police state that a man is wanted in connection with the shooting. news has confirmed that the man the police are now looking for internationally is Arfan Bhatti. Bhatti’s long-time defender John Christian Elden tells news that he is not familiar with the wanted list. – The police have not asked me, says Elden. He states that Bhatti has been at a known address in Pakistan since before the summer. Previously convicted of shooting Arfan Bhatti is a Norwegian Islamist who has been convicted of having participated in the shooting at the synagogue in Oslo in 2006. On the same day as the mass shooting in Oslo, news said that Arfan Bhatti had posted quotes about the murder of homosexuals on Facebook. Screenshot from Arfan Bhatti’s Facebook page. Photo: Skjermdump / news On 14 June, the Islamist posted a picture of a burning rainbow flag and a quote calling for the murder of homosexuals. news has previously written that Matapour had contact with Bhatti. This summer it became known that the Oslo police and PST considered whether they should seek Bhatti internationally. He has also been convicted of threats and of having shot a person during a torpedo mission. Bhatti has praised Osama bin Laden and supports Sharia law. Arfan Bhatti holds an appeal during a demonstration outside the Storting against Norway’s participation in the war in Afghanistan in 2012. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB Elden has also been appointed as defense counsel for terrorist accused Zaniar Matapour. It is not possible for him to represent both clients if they are charged in the same case. – No, it can be difficult to do, says Elden to news. Defender Jon Christian Elden. Photo: Olav Døvik / news The police with few details The police did not want to release the name, photo of the person concerned, or other information during the press conference. Police prosecutor Børge Enoksen says that the man is in his 40s and that he is a Norwegian citizen. The man is charged with complicity in a terrorist act and is known to the police from earlier. – For the sake of the investigation, I cannot say anything more about the details of the case, Enoksen said. Police attorney Børge Enoksen. Photo: Camilla Svennæs Bergland / news A short time later, news nevertheless confirmed that the man in question is Arfan Bhatti. Martin Bernsen, senior advisor in PST, confirms to news at the same time that they are assisting the Oslo police district in the matter. Has not given an explanation On Monday this week, the Oslo district court decided that the detention of Zaniar Matapour be extended by four new weeks. He was then present in court, but did not testify. This was confirmed by police prosecutor Ingvild Myrvold to news on Monday. Matapour has thus still not allowed himself to be questioned by the police. The 43-year-old is charged with having committed murder and attempted murder with terrorist intent, after the shooting in Rosenkrantz’ street. Matapour is currently being forcibly admitted for judicial observation at the Regional Security Post at Haukeland University Hospital. Two people were killed and 21 people were physically injured after the mass shooting.
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