On Friday, the government presented the committee that will investigate the criminal case against Viggo Kristiansen. At the same time, they have called a press conference on the matter at 1pm on Friday afternoon. In October 2022, the Attorney General asked the Court of Appeal to acquit Kristiansen, who has served almost 21 years in prison for the murders in Baneheia in 2000. In December, he was formally acquitted. The committee has been set up by Minister of Justice and Emergency Preparedness Emilie Enger Mehl (Sp). She has previously referred to the case as the biggest legal scandal in Norwegian history. Minister of Justice Emilie Enger Mehl. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen These sit on the committee: Professor Jon Petter Rui (chairman), court judge Susann Funderud Skogvang, Deputy State Attorney Iren Mirmojtahedi, docent Anders Nordgaard, lawyer Inger Marie Sunde, police superintendent Ingrid Tveit, Kripos, professor Arne Johan Vetlesen. – The investigative committee has been given one of the most important social assignments that has been given within the Norwegian justice sector for a long time, writes the government in the invitation to Friday’s press conference. Expecting a thorough investigation Viggo Kristiansen’s defender Bjørn Andre Gulstad has previously stated that they expect a thorough investigation, where one must also look at other criminal cases. – It is better to reopen a case too much, than one too little, Gulstad told news on 15 December last year. On the same day, the Minister of Justice reiterated the need for an investigation. – As a rule of law, we must learn from our mistakes. Therefore, the government will set up an independent investigation committee. We will find the reason why Viggo Kristiansen was wrongly convicted, Mehl said then. Viggo Kristiansen was released from Ila prison in June 2021. By then he had spent 21 years in custody. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB Compensation It has previously been reported that Viggo Kristiansen will receive 10 million in advance, while eight people have submitted claims for costs for the time they spent as part of Viggo Kristiansen’s support apparatus. Only the father Svein Kristiansen is likely to receive a larger sum, reports TV 2. The father has demanded reimbursement for legal expenses and for DNA experts. The court calls for further documentation, but writes that it is basically open to him being reimbursed.
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