Marius Borg Høiby
His lawyer is “deeply concerned”
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The defender of Princess Mette-Marit, accused of son Marius Borg Høiby, broke her silence and gave a first major interview. She was “deeply concerned” about the development of the case.
Since Marius Borg Høiby, 28, was first arrested last August, more and more details have emerged. At the end of February, the experienced lawyer Ellen Holager Anenæs, 77, took over the defense of the eldest son of Princess Mette-Marit, 51, who is charged with rape, assault and material damage. After the lawyer, who was the leader of the Norwegian police monitoring authority in the mid -1990s, has so far commented on the case pretty carefully, she has now broken her silence. She gave the TV station TV2 an interview where she showed “deeply concerned” about the development.
Marius Borg Høiby’s defender gives interview
In fear that more confidential details could come to the public, Høiby is currently rejecting to continue to be interviewed. “I am deeply concerned about the development of this matter. What is now happening is that the study can simply be sabotaged,” says Andesa. In the conversation, she condemns the “constant leaks in police investigations, also with strictly secret information and the reproduction of this information from the media” and “huge media pressure” on Høiby. Anenæs’ office recently prayed the Oslo police station by two reviews to examine the leaks in this case because they were a violation of the obligation to go. “As soon as something seeps out of police, it’s a crime,” the defender explains.
Ellen Holager Anenæs is Marius’ defender.
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Police comment
Police confirmed the entrance to the reports to TV2. The evaluation of whether this was done internally with the police was forwarded to the police office, Rune Alstadsæter, communications director for Oslo Police District said. In addition, the police station itself checks whether there is a reason for further investigations. “Generally, it is unfortunate for a case whose information is published from the case documents during the case,” says Alstadsæter Evasively. In the interview, Høiby’s defense attorney on the other hand confirms that not only information from “normal” police documents leaks through, but also “also from secret documents”.
According to the lawyer, the development conducted the ongoing investigation. “The police will ask Marius. They will definitely. And Marius will explain to the police. But how can this happen in the circumstances? That’s the question I ask myself,” Duckenæs said. One consequence may be that the police are unable to shed light on the case because information from Høiby could be missing. “This is not possible without his statement,” she concludes.
Used sources: tv2.no, Dana Press
