– One of the several questions that the police want to ask the accused in questioning is what thoughts he has had about his choice of clothing, says the prosecutor in the Oslo police district, Ingvild Myrold, to news. Matapour (43) is charged with murder, attempted murder and terror. He has so far not been questioned by the police, just over a month after the shooting. These photos are from a restaurant in the center of Oslo at approximately 16.10 on Friday afternoon. Photo: The police A surveillance image of the 43-year-old shows that on the Friday before the attack he was wearing a prayer cap, blue T-shirt and black trousers with three stripes. Change of clothes When Matapour took the 18 tram towards Oslo city center on Saturday night, he had a new outfit. He had put on a cap and a yellow T-shirt. Matapour sits on the 18 tram in a yellow T-shirt and a blue cap. Photo: The police A picture VG has published from the arrest clearly shows that Matapour was wearing a yellow shirt over a blue one. Image material from the night also suggests that Matapour was wearing different trousers than at the restaurant earlier in the day. The police have several theories Now the police are investigating why Matapour dressed the way he did. The yellow T-shirt made Matapour easily visible. – The clothing that the accused was wearing when he committed the act has been secured. Forensic examinations of the clothes are carried out. The police have several theories about what could be the reason for the choice of clothes, and that will be one of the questions the accused will be asked during questioning, Myrold tells news. The police will not go into what theories they have. Police attorney in Oslo police district Ingvild Myrold. Photo: Sverre Holm-Nilsen / news – Good overview of his movements The police now believe that they have a good overview of where Matapour was before the shooting. At 0.55, tram number 18 left the Rikshospitalet in Oslo, on the night of Saturday 25 June. 17 minutes later the tram arrived at the courthouse and Matapour started shooting. – The police believe they know where the accused went on the tram, says Myrold to news. For the sake of the investigation, the police do not want to say which tram stop is involved. – There has been a thorough investigation, and we have obtained a picture of his movements before the incident, both during the day and at night. The timeline fills up. There are some points we are still not quite sure about, but we believe we have a fairly good overview of his movements, says Myrold. The accused is said to have used an MP40 and a pistol during the attack. Kripos is investigating both weapons used in the case. PST believes several people were behind Matapour, who is in custody with a letter and visiting ban. Although he is also isolated from others for at least another two weeks, the police are careful not to comment on the investigation. They still don’t know if he had accomplices. – It is an important part of the investigation to investigate whether there are accomplices. We cannot rule out whether one or more people played a part, and we will continue the investigation into that question, says Myrold. However, PST has been clear that they believe the shooting was a terrorist attack, and that more than the accused were involved. – We firmly believe that it is extreme Islamists who are behind this, said PST chief Roger Berg to news in June. – How can you say that? – It is based on what we have of knowledge. Both before the attack, how the attack was planned, the day of the attack and intelligence that we have afterwards. It gives us an image that makes us believe that it was an extreme Islamist attack, said Berg. PST manager Roger Berg. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell / NTB
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