In the apartment, the police found, among other things, the black IS flag and t-shirts with the logo of the terrorist group. On 23 September last year, the police in Oslo confirmed that they had charged and internationally wanted Arfan Bhatti for complicity in the terrorist act in Oslo on 25 June. A week later, on Friday 30 September, the police searched Bhatti’s apartment at Majorstua in Oslo. Found black flags and T-shirts news is aware that the police found, among other things, black flags with white text, rolled up in the apartment. The flags correspond to the flags of the terrorist groups IS and Jabhat al-Nusra. The flag found is similar to this. The photo was taken in Raqqa in Syria when militant Islamists celebrated the establishment of the so-called Islamic State. The black t-shirts also had the same mark on the stomach. Photo: Reuters Black t-shirts with the logo of the terrorist group IS on the stomach were also found. One of them had printed the name of Arfan Bhatti at the top of the back. – The police do not want to comment on what findings have been made in connection with the searches that have been carried out, says police attorney Ingvild Myrold at the Oslo police district to news. Police attorney Ingvild Myrold will not comment on news’s information. Photo: Olav Døvik / news According to news’s understanding, the flags and T-shirts were not seized by the police. The only things seized were some mobile phones, a router, a printer and two notepads. Almost 200 photos were taken inside the apartment, according to news. The police also reportedly used a dog during the search. Elden: – In terms of freedom of expression, Bhatti’s defender, John Christian Elden, says the client has previously received a similar flag back from the police in a case that was dropped. Defense attorney John Christian Elden (back) and Arfan Bhatti arrive at the Oslo district court for a trial in 2018. Elden has been Bhatti’s lawyer for several years. Photo: Vidar Ruud / NTB – I have no interpretations of flags or T-shirts as the police have not sent any of this for interpretation or confiscated it, but it was several years ago part of another criminal case against Bhatti that was dismissed as no criminal offence, says Elden to news. – It was undoubtedly within freedom of expression to keep flags and T-shirts in a private apartment. As I cannot communicate with Bhatti about the case as long as he is in prison in Pakistan, it is not possible to answer news’s questions, says the defender. Charged with aggravated terrorism Arfan Bhatti is charged with complicity in aggravated terrorism with a penalty of up to 30 years in prison. Norway has asked to have him extradited from Pakistan. He is in custody there while the matter is decided in court. Bhatti himself opposes extradition. The Norwegian authorities are trying to get Arfan Bhatti extradited from Pakistan to Norway. Here outside the courtroom in Islamabad. Photo: news The legal process in Pakistan has been characterized by a number of delays. It was announced that the decision on whether Bhatti can be extradited to Norway would come from the first court in Romjula, but there was again a postponement. Now the court says that the decision will come on 8 January. This decision can then be further appealed several times. Bhatti’s Norwegian defense attorney says the client denies any connection to the shooting incident on 25 June 2022. Terror defendant Zaniar Matapour and Bhatti knew each other and had a lot of contact. They met several times before Bhatti traveled to Pakistan a few weeks before the terrorist attack. In Pakistan, Bhatti posted a photo of a burning rainbow flag and a quote calling for the killing of gays on Facebook. Screenshot from Arfan Bhatti’s Facebook page. Photo: Skjermdump / news After the terrorist attack in Oslo, he is said to have also written messages to what he thought was a leader in the terrorist group IS, but who was in reality an agent who worked for the Norwegian Intelligence Service.
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The police found an IS flag in Bhatti’s apartment in Oslo – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
