The Attorney General has today accepted the acquittal from the Gulating Court of Appeal, in line with the proposal from the state attorneys in Rogaland. The agency says so in a press release. There are no circumstances in the Court of Appeal’s decision that provide grounds for an appeal to the Supreme Court, the press release states. In December last year, Johny Vassbakk was unanimously sentenced to 17 years in prison in the district court for the murder of Birgitte Tengs. In addition, he was sentenced to pay NOK 600,000 in compensation to each of his parents. The sentence was appealed, and when the appeal started in the Gulating Court of Appeal in September, the prosecution asked again for Vassbakk to be imprisoned for 17 years. On 5 December, Vassbakk was acquitted by the Gulating Court of Appeal. State prosecutor Thale Thomseth said at the time that she did not recognize herself in the Court of Appeal’s claim that the prosecution has fallen into a confirmation trap.
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The Attorney General accepts the decision in the Tengs case – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
