– We have carried out several preliminary investigations, and the information that has come to light has meant that we have now opened a criminal case. A case has been opened under section 282 of the Criminal Code – abuse in close relationships, says police inspector Terese Braut Våge, according to a press release. According to the police, this means that they are in an investigation phase. – The purpose of an investigation is to uncover whether there are criminal circumstances. In an investigation, the police must be objective. When a person has the status of a suspect, the investigation must seek to complain about both things that speak against him and things that speak in his favor, explains Våge. The police currently have no further information in the case. Våge emphasizes that investigations into cases involving abuse in close relationships are cases which, by their nature, require thorough investigation over some time. – A central part of the investigation will be questioning. The police cannot comment on the content of the interrogation all the time the case is under investigation, and it is therefore limited how much information we have to share in the future, says Våge. John Christian Elden is Gjert Ingebrigtsen’s defender. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB Elden: – Not unexpectedly, Mette Yvonne Larsen is assisting as legal counsel and John Christian Elden is assisting as defense counsel. – This was not unexpected, and my client is confident of the outcome of such an investigation, says lawyer John Christian Elden, according to a press release. news has contacted Gjert Ingebrigtsen, who has not yet responded to our inquiry. It was last week that police inspector Terese Braut Våge in the Sør-Vest police district explained to news that the police would investigate whether there was a reasonable reason to initiate an investigation. The statement from the police comes after Henrik, Filip and Jakob Ingebrigtsen wrote in a chronicle in VG on Thursday : “We grew up with a father who was very aggressive and controlling, and who used physical violence and threats as part of his upbringing.” The police are starting an investigation after an article the brothers Jakob, Henrik and Filip Ingebrigtsen wrote in VG last week. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB A long-term conflict The Ingebrigtsen family has been in rough weather in recent months. The break between Gjert Ingebrigtsen and his sons became known in February 2022. Gjert Ingebrigtsen continued as coach for the brothers’ competitor, Narve Gilje Nordås. This must have led to a bad atmosphere between the brothers and Nordås. In late summer 2023, the conflict escalated in the public eye, when it became known that Gjert did not receive accreditation for the WC in Budapest. Read more about the conflict here: This has happened in the Ingebrigtsen conflict From golden smiles, reality shows and cheers, to family quarrels and accusations of violence. Here is the timeline of the Ingebrigtsen conflict. It became known that the running brothers Jakob, Filip and Henrik Ingebrigtsen had broken off their collaboration with dad and coach Gjert Ingebrigtsen. Jakob Ingebrigtsen commented on the break with his coach father. – Some things don’t last forever, he commented after the first race without Gjert. A month and a half after the news of the break-up, Henrik Ingebrigtsen opened up a little more and said that “after so many years it didn’t work anymore”. At the same time, he asked Gjert to step more into the role of father than into the role of coach. Just over a week later, Gjert also broke his silence. – We knew that this wear and tear in the family would sooner or later strike. It has been tough, said Gjert Ingebrigtsen to news. Gjert continued to train Narve Gilje Nordås and Per Svela. He was therefore present during the EC in Munich in the summer of 2022, where he stated that it was special to be in a championship without accompanying his own children. The following six months Gjert student Nordås and the Ingebrigtsen brothers were at the same training camp. Then there was an episode that only became known in the autumn. Henrik Ingebrigtsen expressed that Nordås could not sit at the same table as him, and the association had to introduce measures. Only months after the episode between Henrik Ingebrigtsen and Narve Gilje Nordås, the parties were again at the same training session. The atmosphere must have been bad there too, according to the latter. Late in 2023, the conflict escalated in the public eye, when it became known that Gjert did not receive accreditation for the WC in Budapest. – It has been decided in a meeting today that he will not receive one of the coaching accreditations, based on an overall assessment, said Erlend Slokvik, head of sport in the Norwegian Athletics Federation, to news. The championship was characterized by noise and war of words, and the ice front between Jakob and Gjert student Nordås became very visible. A month after the WC, Nordås spoke out about the WC row and the argument with the Ingebrigtsen brothers. – I hope that people can travel around for conventions and championships to live under the same roof without it being so uncomfortable and tense, so that you almost can’t even be in the same arena, he said. news revealed the aforementioned episode about the incident between Henrik Ingebrigtsen and Narve Gilje Nordås at a training camp. On the same day, the Norwegian Athletics Federation announced that Gjert will not be accredited for the championships in 2024 either. Knut Jæger Hansen went out on news and described Henrik Ingebrigtsen’s behavior as “bullying and harassment”. The Ingebrigtsen brothers wrote a column in VG in which they opened up about the background for the protracted conflict. They described the father as violent and controlling. On the same day, lawyer John Christian Elden rejected all claims on behalf of Gjert. A short time later, the Norwegian Athletics Association made a statement: – The Norwegian Athletics Association’s intention is to provide safe surroundings and a healthy performance environment for our athletes, coaches, managers and people in the support apparatus. Based on Jakob, Filip and Henrik’s statements today, we will take responsibility for intensifying this work, parts of it read. – Based on the information that came to light through the media yesterday, it is natural for the police to investigate whether there is reasonable reason to initiate an investigation,” police inspector Terese Braut Våge told news the day after the brothers’ chronicle. – Yes, that is the plan, Narve Gilje Nordås said when asked by TV 2 whether he intended to continue with Gjert Ingebrigtsen as coach. In an article published in TV 2 and VG, Martin Ingebrigtsen, the brother of Jakob, Filip and Henrik, said that he “has never feared dad”. Show more On Wednesday, Gjert Ingebrigtsen and his lawyer John Christian Elden had a meeting they believe was positive with Norway’s Athletics Federation. There it also became clear that Elden now represents Narve Gilje Nordås in the case.
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