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The Norwegian court: We warned about the arrest
Amanda Hällsten
Updated 18.12 | Published 17.32
Then she called him - and cleaned his house, according to VG's information.
The police notified the Norwegian court that they planned to arrest Marius Borg Høiby.
The court then contacted the Norwegian crown prince couple and told them about the police's plans, reports VG.
"The royal court then informed the crown prince couple about an incident with Marius Borg Høiby and about a possible arrest," writes Guri Ofstad Varpe, head of communications for the Norwegian court, in a statement.
The police do not want to comment on why they notified the court, Norwegian media write.
Details: Warned the son
It was on August 4 this year that Marius Borg Høiby was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his former girlfriend.Half an hour before the arrest, the police made contact with the bonus prince. By then, his mother Crown Princess Mette-Marit had already managed to inform her son that the police wanted to arrest him, according to information to VG.
After that, the crown princess must have gone home to the bonus prince and cleaned up.
Then she is said to have driven the son to Jansløkka school - where the police were waiting for the son.
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Marius Borg Høiby
Mette-Marit has cleaned a perpetrator's home
Jenny Alexandersson
Published 2024-10-31 16.40
It is one of the most fundamental foundations of a democratic society.
But we also know that there are tears in that safety net.
When the police are about to arrest the Norwegian crown princess's son, Marius Borg Høiby, for assaulting his then-girlfriend on August 4, they call and warn Marius.
But he already knows the police are coming.
His mother called and told him that, according to VG. She was probably informed by the court's bodyguards who had been informed of the upcoming arrest by the police.
Marius has just over half an hour to prepare.
When the police arrest him at Jansløkka school 33 minutes later, they confiscate his mobile phone. It is broken and missing a sim card. The information that the police hoped to extract from the phone is now much more difficult to obtain.
According to VG's sources, Crown Princess Mette-Marit should have gone down to Marius' red villa, which is a stone's throw from the Crown Prince's family's house at Skaugum, during this half hour. There she is said to have cleaned her son's residence. Then drove him to the meeting place.
Before a police intervention, the Crown Princess has therefore cleaned the residence of a suspected perpetrator.
Never mind that it is her beloved son's home. But we have to distinguish between the need to protect a troubled child and the love for it - and the fact that Marius is suspected of serious crimes.
Even the police should be ashamed for warning Marius.
Confidence in the royal house and the monarchy sinks when it is tarnished by the events. It is the worst crisis in many years, say several commentators in Norway. The court is equipped to handle a well-defined crisis. But when it swells on all sides and causes the royal scenery to collapse - then more than silence is required on the part of the court.
The royal house has tried to distance itself from Marius' crime with a single argument. He is a private person who is not part of the royal house and therefore they do not need to comment on his activities.
The royal house has tried to distance itself from Marius' crime with a single argument. He is a private person who is not part of the royal house and therefore they do not need to comment on his activities.
It is true. But if VG:s source information is correct, the crown princess is highly involved in Marius' case. This is extremely serious information.
Everyone can understand a mother's love for her child. Mette-Marit has had to experience Marius' struggle with diagnoses since he was a child and in recent years also an addiction. That worry must have been terrible.
But for the Crown Princess, it is also about bearing a responsibility to protect an institution that is part of Norway's statehood.
That is no small burden.
Everyone can understand a mother's love for her child. Mette-Marit has had to experience Marius' struggle with diagnoses since he was a child and in recent years also an addiction. That worry must have been terrible.
But for the Crown Princess, it is also about bearing a responsibility to protect an institution that is part of Norway's statehood.
That is no small burden.
If you want to a tax-financed royal family, the people demand that the members have high morals, act as role models and protect the democratic values.
In this case, Mette-Marit has failed.
No one is demanding that the crown princess distance herself from her son. But she must not protect Marius from the legal system. A statement from her and a distancing from violence and drugs could become an important starting point in the social debate around men's violence against women. She can do that without hurting her son.
Above all, she owes the Norwegian people an explanation regarding her actions on Augu
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