When the police met the press early today, police lawyer Christian Hatlo said that the man who was arrested last night for the shooting is an acquaintance of theirs from before. According to what news is informed, the police are now investigating whether they have been radicalized in recent years. The 42-year-old is charged with murder, attempted murder and terror. Two people have been killed and several others injured after the shooting that hit the capital last night. news has reviewed the man’s verdict. He has previously been convicted of aggravated assault and possession of drugs: in 1999, he was first sentenced to 10 months in prison for a stabbing at a nightclub. When the appeal went to the Court of Appeal, he was acquitted on several of the charges. The verdict states that the court took into account his young age and “obvious mental problems”. He was instead sentenced to 30 days in prison. In February 2016, he was convicted of possessing 100 grams of cocaine. The conditions were several years back in time. He received 30 days unconditional imprisonment, and 90 days unconditional imprisonment. He also had to pay a total of 21,500 kroner in confiscation and legal costs. In 2019, the man was arrested and charged after being shot at a home in Oslo. According to news, the man was not convicted of this affair. In September 2020, he was convicted of walking with a folding knife in a public place. He was fined 12,000. From Iran The 42-year-old lives in central Oslo. He is a Norwegian citizen, but originally from the Kurdish part of Iran. He came to Norway in the early 90’s with the rest of the family. In the old judgments, it appears that the man is on disability benefits. – The defender has emphasized that no one has a duty to contribute to their own prosecution and that this must at least apply to a heavily medicated person diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. After the presentation of evidence, it must be assumed that the accused has lived in Norway for a long time, but that he has received disability benefits from 2013, it is stated in the judgment from 2016. In connection with a remand in custody in 2007, the man’s health is also an issue. – The accused appears to be very depressed, and the court assumes that he will soon receive his usual medication for depression, it says. A ruling from 2021 states that the accused “has had mental problems for a number of years such as PTSD, delusions and difficulty concentrating”. The man’s motive is currently unknown, but the police do not rule out that the action can be linked to the accused’s health. – In an overall assessment, the police assume that the perpetrator’s motive was to create serious fear. Psychiatry is also a theory, says prosecutor Christian Hatlo The man has still not been questioned, and he has changed defense counsel. Cecilie Nakstad was first appointed as the man’s defender, but confirms to news that she is no longer. Naktstad tells news that she never met the 42-year-old. He is now represented by lawyer John Christian Elden. .
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