For 25 years, the cousin of Birgitte Tengs has fought for a full cleanup for the murder of his cousin, and he still has to wait. The cousin’s father, Jakob, finds it unbearable. – It wasn’t what I hoped for, but it’s no use for me to howl and scream. We just have to wait, says Jakob to news. Jakob is the father of the cousin in the Tengs case. Photo: Marthe Synnøve Susort Johannessen / news The cousin was first convicted in the district court for the murder in 1997, but was acquitted the following year in the court of appeal. In the civil part of the case, he was nevertheless sentenced to pay NOK 100,000 in compensation to Birgitte Tengs’ parents. It is this judgment that lawyer Arvid Sjødin is now trying to have overturned in the Agder Court of Appeal. Sjødin, who was at the meeting, says he is very satisfied with the outcome. Arvid Sjødin is trying to get the compensation judgment against the cousin of Birgitte Tengs annulled. Photo: Josef Benoni Ness Tveit / news – What was discussed was the progress in the case and how it should happen. There it was agreed that a little more work is needed, so it is up to the court to decide what should happen. Whether there will be more meetings or whether there will be a decision, says Sjødin to news. As early as 2003, Norway was judged in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg for having violated the cousin’s human rights. Nevertheless, neither the Supreme Court nor the Court of Appeal has overturned the verdict. Despite repeated attempts on the part of the cousin. – I wish there was a positive signal today. When it doesn’t happen, we just have to try and grit our teeth and wait, says Jakob. On 1 September last year, another Karmøy man was arrested and charged with the murder of Birgitte Tengs. Last week, the prosecution decision against the man came, and the trial against him starts on Monday 7 November in the Haugaland and Sunnhordland district court. Arvid Sjødin believes it is unacceptable that two different men can be convicted of the same murder. He does not dare to estimate how long it will take before the Agder Court of Appeal makes a decision. – I don’t think it will take too long, is Sjødin’s opinion. The parents of Birgitte Tengs’ assistance lawyer John Christian Elden, who was also present at the meeting, have not yet responded to news’s inquiries.
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