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May 3rd
2024
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Gjert Ingebrigtsen’s defender is strongly critical of the police investigation

Gjert Ingebrigtsen’s defender Heidi Reisvang criticizes the police’s work and says that investigative steps requested by the defenders have not been carried out. The media are also criticized for their handling of the case.

Heidi Reisvang at Elden Advokatfirma is Ingebrigtsen’s defender together with John Christian Elden. She says the athletics profile is deeply unhappy about the situation his family is in, including the victim in the case. At the same time, Reisvang tells NTB:

– Although it is an enormous burden for both Gjert Ingebrigtsen and his family to be in this situation, he is prepared to defend his innocence in court when that day comes, says Reisvang and continues:

– The interrogations that have been carried out in the case, in all essentials, come from a closed circuit and appear to have been partly carried out in an echo chamber. Gjert Ingebrigtsen himself denies any form of criminal guilt in this case, says Reisvang, who adds that Ingebrigtsen does not recognize himself in the descriptions that form the basis of the indictment.

NTB has presented Reisvang’s criticism to police inspector Terese Braut Våge in Sør-Rogaland police district.

– In a case like this, there will of course be an extensive circle of people who can say something about the family over the years. It is therefore absolutely necessary to prioritize which witnesses we believe are expedient to question. When selecting witnesses, we have made a comprehensive assessment of what we believe needs to be further clarified in the case, she says.

Earlier this week, charges were brought against athletics coach Gjert Ingebrigtsen. He is accused of abuse in close relationships. The indictment covers matters relating to one of the athletics profile’s children. He pleads not guilty. (NTB)